EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Texas International Refining
Galveston, TX · Parent: Texas International Refining Co LLC
- Total releases
- 8.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Texas International Refining: how the 8.0K lbs splits
8.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 7.8K lbs 97.9%
- Air Releases 167 lbs 2.1%
Texas International Refining's 8.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Texas International Refining is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Galveston, TX, in the petroleum sector. It reported 8.0K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023. That ranks 10,292 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Texas International Refining is pounds #987 and chemical-count #347 at 8.0K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Texas International Terminals; Southwest Shipyard L.P. - Galveston; Martin Operating Ptnr-Galveston; U.S. Coast Guard Base Galveston. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Texas: Calumet Princeton Refining LLC; Onduline Na; Sunoco Llc-Race Fuels; Certainteed Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Xylene (mixed isomers); n-Hexane; Toluene.
Texas International Refining stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.9% off-site transfers) across 9 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.0K lbs (2023–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Calumet Princeton Refining LLC and Onduline Na.
Texas International Refining vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.0K lbs Top 40% higher than 60% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Texas International Refining: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene-led volume
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Texas International Refining reports the 240th-largest volume (8.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene alone is 77.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Calumet Princeton Refining LLC and Onduline Na.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Texas International Refining's pounds in one chemical - here 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene at 77.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Texas International Refining Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Texas International Refining releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.0K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2023–2023). 3 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 6.2K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 451 lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 379 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 305 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 217 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 216 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 132 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 105 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 27 lbs | - |
Texas International Refining · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Texas International Refining
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Texas International Terminals, Southwest Shipyard L.P. - Galveston, Martin Operating Ptnr-Galveston, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Calumet Princeton Refining LLC, Onduline Na, Sunoco Llc-Race Fuels.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Texas International Refining on cumulative reported pounds (8.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Weidmann Electrical Technology Inc (0511005006), Exelead Inc., Carolina Pole Inc. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Weidmann Electrical Technology Inc (0511005006) Urbana, OH · Paper 8.0K lbs reported
- Exelead Inc. Indianapolis, IN · Chemicals 8.0K lbs reported
- Carolina Pole Inc Eutawville, SC · Wood Products 8.0K lbs reported
- Prysmian Cables & Systems LLC Schuylkill Haven, PA · Electrical Equipment 8.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Hexane, Toluene; nearby reporters include Texas International Terminals. Texas International Refining stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Texas International Refining TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Texas International Refining totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Galveston, TX, latest year 2023. NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 0.0% of Galveston TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Weidmann Electrical Technology Inc (0511005006) (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Texas International Refining stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov