EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Umicore Catalyst USA
Pasadena, TX
- Total releases
- 46.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Umicore Catalyst USA: how the 46.3K lbs splits
46.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 46.3K lbs 100.0%
Umicore Catalyst USA's 46.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Umicore Catalyst USA is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pasadena, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 10.3K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 46.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,294 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. Umicore Catalyst USA is pounds #614 and chemical-count #777 at 46.3K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Haldor Topsoe Inc; Solenis LLC; Dupont Bayport Plant; Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Twin State Inc; Tnemec Co Inc; Icp Industrial; Ascent Chemicals - Danville. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; n-Butyl alcohol; Naphthalene; Vanadium compounds.
Umicore Catalyst USA stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 46.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Twin State Inc and Tnemec Co Inc.
Umicore Catalyst USA vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
46K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Umicore Catalyst USA: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Umicore Catalyst USA reports the 1,322nd-largest volume (46.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 86.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Twin State Inc and Tnemec Co Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Umicore Catalyst USA's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 86.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Umicore Catalyst USA's total reported releases rose from 9.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Umicore Catalyst USA's air releases rose from 9.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Umicore Catalyst USA Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Umicore Catalyst USA stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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69% less than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Umicore Catalyst USA releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 46.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 30% (7.9K lbs to 10.3K lbs).
Umicore Catalyst USA: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Umicore Catalyst USA year-over-year reported totals (increased by 30% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 9.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 9.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 9.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 10.3K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 40.2K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 6.1K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 4 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Vanadium compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Umicore Catalyst USA · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Umicore Catalyst USA
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Haldor Topsoe Inc, Solenis LLC, Dupont Bayport Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Twin State Inc, Tnemec Co Inc, Icp Industrial.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Umicore Catalyst USA on cumulative reported pounds (46.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Becton Dickinson Co Holdrege, Discovery Producer Services:larose Cryogenic Plant, Dominance Industries Inc (dba Pan Pacific Products). Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
- Becton Dickinson Co Holdrege Holdrege, NE · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 46.3K lbs reported
- Discovery Producer Services:larose Cryogenic Plant Larose, LA · Natural Gas Processing 46.3K lbs reported
- Dominance Industries Inc (dba Pan Pacific Products) Broken Bow, OK · Wood Products 46.3K lbs reported
- Emd Millipore Corp Jaffrey, NH · Computers and Electronic Products 46.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 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 Ammonia, n-Butyl alcohol, Naphthalene, Vanadium compounds; nearby reporters include Haldor Topsoe Inc. Umicore Catalyst USA stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Umicore Catalyst USA TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Umicore Catalyst USA totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pasadena, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Becton Dickinson Co Holdrege (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Umicore Catalyst USA stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia. 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