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SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR, LLC

Quick Summary

  • Released 40,389 lbs of toxic chemicals to the environment in the most recent TRI reporting year.
  • Assessed $196,326 in total penalties since records began.
Address
12100 SAMSUNG BLVD
AUSTIN, TX 78754
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County
TRAVIS County
Industry
Manufacturing
NAICS (North American Industry Classification)
334413
Inspections
2 · last Jun 13, 2024
Total Penalties
$196,326 · last Jul 16, 2024
Registry ID
110000465531

How This Compares

#256 of 1,879 TRI reporters in TX
#1,896 of 16,877 TRI reporters in Manufacturing

Ranked by most recent year's total TRI releases.

TRI Toxic Chemical Releases

Annual pounds of each toxic chemical released to air, water, and land, as reported to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory. Carcinogen (♦) and PFAS designations are per EPA and IARC classifications.

Emissions Trend (2015–2024) -55% overall
Year Total Releases (lbs) vs Prior Year
2015 63,526
2016 74,192 +17%
2017 40,389 -46%
2018 75,319 +86%
2019 41,636 -45%
2020 38,329 -8%
2021 63,274 +65%
2022 76,790 +21%
2023 69,337 -10%
2024 28,664 -59%

2024

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ammonia 10,017 9,807 210 245,525
Hydrogen fluoride 7,707 7,707 36,514
Ozone 3,845 3,845
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 3,163 3,163
Nitric acid 1,446 1,446 7,181
Chlorine 1,240 1,240 3,070
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 729 729 12,294
Fluorine 359 359 160
Ethylene glycol 100 100 263,878
Copper compounds 54 53 1 116,339
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 4 4 179,246

2023

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 304,350
Boron trichloride 1,536
Propylene 24,127 24,127 2,681
Ammonia 18,382 18,382 355,409
Hydrogen fluoride 8,934 8,934 51,071
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 6,879 6,879
Ozone 4,229 4,229
Nitric acid 2,420 2,420 9,490
Chlorine 1,592 1,592 2,612
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 1,412 1,412 18,359
Fluorine 1,190 1,190 3,206
Ethylene glycol 104 104 289,105
Copper compounds 68 68 241,920

2022

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Boron trichloride 1,422
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 394,158
Propylene 29,786 29,786 3,310
Ammonia 18,788 18,788 415,604
Hydrogen fluoride 10,328 10,328 41,391
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 6,879 6,879
Ozone 4,223 4,223
Nitric acid 2,420 2,420 15,319
Chlorine 1,592 1,592 2,588
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 1,412 1,412 15,817
Fluorine 1,190 1,190 4,055
Ethylene glycol 104 104 285,655
Copper compounds 68 68 308,059

2021

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Boron trichloride 2,951
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 367,779
Propylene 23,858 23,858 2,651
Ammonia 16,993 16,993 543,329
Hydrogen fluoride 7,227 7,227 130,452
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 5,526 5,526
Ozone 2,864 2,864
Nitric acid 2,099 2,099 12,049
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 1,976 1,976 12,701
Chlorine 1,515 1,515 3,290
Fluorine 1,034 1,034 3,225
Ethylene glycol 118 118 328,090
Copper compounds 64 64 210,138

2020

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 352,082
Ammonia 12,809 12,809 401,169
Hydrogen fluoride 7,527 7,527 45,120
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 6,426 6,426
Chlorine 3,482 3,482 5,310
Ozone 2,898 2,898
Nitric acid 2,134 2,134 10,393
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 1,827 1,827 4,717
Fluorine 1,027 1,027 167
Ethylene glycol 135 135 374,628
Copper compounds 64 64 82,045

2019

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 621,348
Ammonia 13,875 13,875 496,123
Hydrogen fluoride 8,694 8,694 45,860
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 6,485 6,485
Chlorine 3,555 3,555 2,843
Nitric acid 2,857 2,857 17,914
Ozone 2,843 2,843
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 2,092 2,092 4,478
Fluorine 992 992 1,991
Ethylene glycol 131 131 361,808
Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate 73 73 72,949
Copper compounds 39 39 267,979

2018

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 632,833
Ammonia 47,968 47,968 400,134
Hydrogen fluoride 8,434 8,434 43,338
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 6,958 6,958
Fluorine 3,599 3,599 242
Ozone 3,038 3,038
Nitric acid 2,936 2,936 14,571
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 1,169 1,169 3,672
Chlorine 986 986 2,745
Ethylene glycol 114 114 320,452
Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate 89 89 89,159
Copper compounds 28 28 217,073

2017

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 444,152
Ammonia 13,107 13,107 388,508
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 8,168 8,168
Hydrogen fluoride 5,650 5,650 41,646
Fluorine 3,686 3,686 388
Ozone 2,913 2,913
Nitric acid 2,791 2,791 14,886
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 1,996 1,996 4,406
Chlorine 1,472 1,472 3,510
Ethylene glycol 314 314 284,195
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 176 176 17,874
Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate 90 90 89,588
Copper compounds 26 26 108,894

2016

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 343,835
Ammonia 37,797 37,797 310,198
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 19,609 19,609
Hydrogen fluoride 4,508 4,508 34,194
Fluorine 3,145 3,145 1,423
Ozone 2,489 2,489
Nitric acid 2,188 2,188 12,320
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 1,670 1,670 4,113
Ethylene glycol 953 953 262,070
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 895 895 74,619
Chlorine 847 847 2,957
Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate 69 69 68,459
Copper compounds 22 22 30,964

2015

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 343,986
Ammonia 31,986 31,986 264,631
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 17,150 17,150
Hydrogen fluoride 3,678 3,678 9,085
Fluorine 2,574 2,574 1,967
Ozone 2,319 2,319
Nitric acid 1,982 1,982 23,154
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 1,288 1,288 3,499
Ethylene glycol 1,084 1,084 281,571
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 1,048 1,048 86,097
Chlorine 350 350 3,003
Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate 51 51 50,685
Copper compounds 16 16 24,370

Waste Management & Recycling

How this facility manages toxic chemicals beyond direct releases — through recycling, energy recovery, and on-site or off-site treatment. Data from the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Chemical Released Recycled Energy Recovery Treated
Fluorine 609,524
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 992,182
Ethylene glycol 3,688 232,074
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 168,513
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 161,305
Nitric acid 1,668 176,343
Ozone 380,648
Copper compounds 114,057
Hydrogen fluoride 29,030 117 1,677,460
Ammonia 11,610 5 254,902
Chlorine 17,206

Off-Site Transfer Destinations

Facilities to which toxic chemicals were transferred for disposal, recycling, energy recovery, or treatment during the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Destination Chemical Disposal Recycling Energy Rec. Treatment
EMD GROUP
MANOR, TX
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 89
ALPHA OMEGA RECYCLING
LONGVIEW, TX
Ammonia 1
ENF KYLE TECHNOLOGY
KYLE, TX
Ammonia 1,489
SOULBRAIN CO LTD
GONGJU-SI
Ammonia 33
MGC TEXAS
KILLEEN, TX
Ammonia 5,477
US ECOLOGY TEXAS
ROBSTOWN, TX
Ammonia 7
VLS HOUSTON
HOCKLEY, TX
Ammonia 4
LINDE GAS & EQUIPMENT, INC.
KINGMAN, AZ
Ammonia 3,284
US ECOLOGY WINNIE
WINNIE, TX
Ammonia 192
MATHESON TRI-GAS
EUMBONG-MYEON ASAN-SI
Ammonia 6,100
TEXAS DISPOSAL SYSTEMS
CREEDMOOR, TX
Ammonia 297
ELEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LLC
ARKADELPHIA, AR
Ammonia 17
VEOLIA ES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS
PORT ARTHUR, TX
Ammonia 44
SET ENVIRONMENTAL
HOUSTON, TX
Ammonia 103
VEOLIA ES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS
PORT ARTHUR, TX
Copper compounds 54
US ECOLOGY WINNIE
WINNIE, TX
Copper compounds 1,076
MOSES LAKE INDUSTRIES INC
MOSES LAKE, WA
Copper compounds 343
BEFESA ZINC US INC.
CHICAGO, IL
Copper compounds 4,855
AUSTIN METAL AND IRON
AUSTIN, TX
Copper compounds 38,947
ALPHA OMEGA RECYCLING
LONGVIEW, TX
Copper compounds 53,246
SET ENVIRONMENTAL
HOUSTON, TX
Copper compounds 2,980
ELEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LLC
ARKADELPHIA, AR
Copper compounds 72
SOULBRAIN CO LTD
GONGJU-SI
Copper compounds 606
ENVIRITE OF ILLINOIS INC
HARVEY, IL
Copper compounds 857
VLS HOUSTON
HOCKLEY, TX
Copper compounds 283
EMD GROUP
MANOR, TX
Chlorine 3,070
VERSUM MATERIALS US LLC
TAMAQUA, PA
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 12,205
US ECOLOGY WINNIE
WINNIE, TX
Ethylene glycol 7,919
VEOLIA ES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS
PORT ARTHUR, TX
Ethylene glycol 92
VLS HOUSTON
HOCKLEY, TX
Ethylene glycol 3,688
US ECOLOGY WINNIE
WINNIE, TX
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 1
TEXAS DISPOSAL SYSTEMS
CREEDMOOR, TX
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 17
MESSER LLC
TOBYHANNA, PA
Fluorine 1
LINDE GAS & EQUIPMENT INC
ALPHA, NJ
Fluorine 85
LINDE GAS NORTH AMERICA LLC
WHITE CITY, OR
Fluorine 74
ADVANCE RESEARCH CHEMICALS, INC.
CATOOSA, OK
Hydrogen fluoride 41
SOULBRAIN CO LTD
GONGJU-SI
Hydrogen fluoride 29,030
ALPHA OMEGA RECYCLING
LONGVIEW, TX
Hydrogen fluoride 2
SET ENVIRONMENTAL
HOUSTON, TX
Hydrogen fluoride 770
US ECOLOGY TEXAS
ROBSTOWN, TX
Hydrogen fluoride 3,705
US ECOLOGY WINNIE
WINNIE, TX
Hydrogen fluoride 146
VEOLIA ES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS
PORT ARTHUR, TX
Hydrogen fluoride 2
VLS HOUSTON
HOCKLEY, TX
Hydrogen fluoride 115
KANTO CORPORATION
PORTLAND, OR
Hydrogen fluoride 2,674
SHOWA DENKO/RESONAC
KAWASAKI
Hydrogen fluoride 29
SET ENVIRONMENTAL
HOUSTON, TX
Nitric acid 550
US ECOLOGY WINNIE
WINNIE, TX
Nitric acid 4,932
ALPHA OMEGA RECYCLING
LONGVIEW, TX
Nitric acid 1,068
US ECOLOGY TEXAS
ROBSTOWN, TX
Nitric acid 31
SOULBRAIN CO LTD
GONGJU-SI
Nitric acid 600

Transfers to Publicly-Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)

Toxic chemicals transferred to municipal wastewater treatment plants during the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Chemical Transferred (lbs) POTW
Ammonia 225,105 WALNUT CREEK WWTP, AUSTIN
Copper compounds 134 WALNUT CREEK WWTP, AUSTIN
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 179,228 WALNUT CREEK WWTP, AUSTIN
Ethylene glycol 252,154 WALNUT CREEK WWTP, AUSTIN

Compliance Violations

Individual permit violations recorded by the EPA across air, water, and hazardous waste programs. Open violations are unresolved as of the most recent ECHO data update.

Program Type Violation Date Return to Compliance Status
caa Open
caa Open
caa FRV Jun 30, 2021 Open
caa FRV Oct 12, 2018 Open
rcra Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Preparedness and Prevention Mar 24, 2011 Apr 5, 2011 Resolved
rcra Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Contingency Plan and Emergency Procedures Mar 24, 2011 Apr 5, 2011 Resolved
rcra Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Tank Systems Mar 24, 2011 Jul 7, 2011 Resolved
rcra Land Disposal Restrictions: Prohibitions on Storage Mar 24, 2011 Jul 7, 2011 Resolved
rcra State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements Mar 24, 2011 Apr 5, 2011 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Mar 24, 2011 Apr 5, 2011 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Recordkeeping and Reporting Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Mar 24, 2011 Apr 7, 2011 Resolved
rcra Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Air Emission Standards for Equipment Leaks Mar 24, 2011 Jul 7, 2011 Resolved

Enforcement Actions

Formal enforcement cases brought by the EPA or state agencies, including administrative orders and civil penalties assessed. Penalty amounts reflect what was formally assessed, not necessarily what was collected.

Administrative - Formal
Clean Air Act · Case 3602860420 · Jul 16, 2024
$186,326
Administrative - Formal
· Case 06-2023-3338 · Jul 19, 2023
$10,000
Administrative - Formal
Clean Air Act · Case 3603657581 · Jul 19, 2023
$10,000
Notice of Noncompliance Issued
Clean Air Act · Case 3603260090 · Jun 13, 2022
Administrative - Formal
Clean Air Act · Case 3601761392 · Oct 22, 2019
$5,437
Administrative - Formal
· Case 06-2013-0622 · Jun 13, 2013
Administrative - Formal
· Case 06-2012-0617 · Jul 26, 2012
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-TXR000018853-1 · Jun 7, 2011
Administrative - Formal
· Case 06-2008-0634 · Sep 22, 2008

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