EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant
Texas City, TX · Parent: Dow Inc
- Total releases
- 586.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 13
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant: how the 586.6K lbs splits
586.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 456.6K lbs 77.8%
- Off-site Transfers 130.0K lbs 22.2%
Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant's 586.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 77.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 22.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Texas City, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 93.9K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 586.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,762 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. Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant is pounds #187 and chemical-count #165 at 586.6K 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: Texas City Extraction Plant; Linde Inc Texas City Smr; Blanchard Refining Co LLC; Bp Amoco Chemical Company. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Ineos USA LLC; Rq Resins LLC; Airgas Nitrous Oxide; Americas Styrenics LLC. Other Dow Inc sites in this extract: The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations; The Dow Chemical Co - Beaumont Aniline; Dow Sabine River Operations; St Charles Operations (taft/star) Union Carbide Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene; Propionaldehyde; Propylene; Vinyl acetate.
Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (77.8% air releases) across 13 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 586.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ineos USA LLC and Rq Resins LLC.
Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
587K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant reports the 360th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.2% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Ineos USA LLC and Rq Resins LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant's total reported releases fell from 120.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 93.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant's off-site transfers fell from 32.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant's chemicals reported fell from 12 in 2022 to 11 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant's air releases fell from 87.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 87.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant Form-R facts
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See how Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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86% more 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 Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 586.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 46% (174.6K lbs to 93.9K lbs).
Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 46% 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: Ethylene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 174.6K lbs | 12 |
| 2020 | 87.4K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 110.5K lbs | 12 |
| 2022 | 120.1K lbs | 12 |
| 2023 | 93.9K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene | 158.3K lbs | - |
| Propionaldehyde | 109.0K lbs | - |
| Propylene | 84.1K lbs | - |
| Vinyl acetate | 72.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 46.7K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 39.0K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 38.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Butyraldehyde | 31.3K lbs | - |
| Isobutyraldehyde | 4.3K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 2.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel compounds | 1.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrolein | 112 lbs | Carcinogen |
| sec-Butyl alcohol | 38 lbs | - |
Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Texas City Extraction Plant, Linde Inc Texas City Smr, Blanchard Refining Co LLC, ordered by distance.
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Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Ineos USA LLC, Rq Resins LLC, Airgas Nitrous Oxide.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant on cumulative reported pounds (586.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include American Crystal Sugar Co, Hf Sinclair Tulsa Refining West Facility, Republic Steel-Canton Plant. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal, Global Companies LLC, Shell Providence Terminal. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal Guaynabo, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Global Companies LLC Revere, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Shell Providence Terminal Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Sig Sauer Inc Newington, NH · Fabricated Metals 13 chemicals
Other Dow Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations, The Dow Chemical Co - Beaumont Aniline, Dow Sabine River Operations.
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 Ethylene, Propionaldehyde, Propylene, Vinyl acetate; nearby reporters include Texas City Extraction Plant. Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Texas City, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325110 · Chemicals. 1.2% of Galveston TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Crystal Sugar Co (Δ 321 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene. 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