EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Trecora Wax LLC
Pasadena, TX · Parent: Trecora Resources Inc
- Total releases
- 2.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 17
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Trecora Wax LLC: how the 2.1M lbs splits
2.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.1M lbs 99.6%
- Air Releases 7.6K lbs 0.4%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Trecora Wax LLC's 2.1M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Allyl alcohol.
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.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Trecora Wax LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pasadena, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 513.2K lbs of releases across 16 chemicals in 2023, and 2.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 821 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. Trecora Wax LLC is pounds #84 and chemical-count #116 at 2.1M 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lubrizol Corp Bayport Facility; Nissan Chemical America Pasadena Plant; Kuraray America Bayport; Bayport_tx. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Lanxess - South Plant; Jost Chemical Co Inc; Occidental Chemical Corp; Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Allyl alcohol; Toluene; Styrene; tert-Butyl alcohol.
Trecora Wax LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.6% off-site transfers) across 17 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lanxess - South Plant and Jost Chemical Co Inc.
Trecora Wax LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.1M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Trecora Wax LLC: Allyl alcohol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Trecora Wax LLC reports the 163rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Allyl alcohol alone is 75.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Lanxess - South Plant and Jost Chemical Co Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Trecora Wax LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Allyl alcohol at 75.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Trecora Wax LLC's total reported releases fell from 587.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 513.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Trecora Wax LLC's air releases rose from 484 lb in 2022 to 907 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Trecora Wax LLC's chemicals reported rose from 14 in 2022 to 16 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Trecora Wax LLC's off-site transfers fell from 586.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 512.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Trecora Wax LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Trecora Wax LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 9835% (5.2K lbs to 513.2K lbs).
Trecora Wax LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Trecora Wax LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 9835% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Allyl alcohol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.2K lbs | 12 |
| 2020 | 494.7K lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 530.1K lbs | 15 |
| 2022 | 587.1K lbs | 14 |
| 2023 | 513.2K lbs | 16 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 17 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Allyl alcohol | 1.6M lbs | - |
| Toluene | 158.7K lbs | - |
| Styrene | 106.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| tert-Butyl alcohol | 106.1K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 83.6K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 51.1K lbs | - |
| Dicyclopentadiene | 22.1K lbs | - |
| Propylene oxide | 2.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2-Butylene oxide | 1.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 12 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| Phthalic anhydride | 0 lbs | - |
| 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol | 0 lbs | - |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Propionaldehyde | 0 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol | 0 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Trecora Wax LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Trecora Wax LLC
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Lubrizol Corp Bayport Facility, Nissan Chemical America Pasadena Plant, Kuraray America Bayport, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Lanxess - South Plant, Jost Chemical Co Inc, Occidental Chemical Corp.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Trecora Wax LLC on cumulative reported pounds (2.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (17). Release-pound peers include Panther Creek Power Operating LLC, Minnesota Soybean Processors, Northampton Generating Plant. Chemical-count peers include Astro Chemicals Inc, Doremus Terminal LLC, Rq Resins LLC. 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.
- Panther Creek Power Operating LLC Nesquehoning, PA · Electric Utilities 2.1M lbs reported
- Minnesota Soybean Processors Brewster, MN · Food 2.1M lbs reported
- Northampton Generating Plant Northampton, PA · Electric Utilities 2.1M lbs reported
- Lanxess - South Plant El Dorado, AR · Chemicals 2.1M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Allyl alcohol, Toluene, Styrene, tert-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Lubrizol Corp Bayport Facility. Trecora Wax LLC stamps HEAVY 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 Trecora Wax LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Allyl alcohol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Trecora Wax LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pasadena, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 1.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Panther Creek Power Operating LLC (Δ 1.5K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Trecora Wax LLC stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Allyl alcohol. 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