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ETHYL CORPORATION

Quick Summary

  • •Released 1,228 lbs of toxic chemicals to the environment in the most recent TRI reporting year.
  • •Assessed $0 in total penalties since records began.
  • •Reports releases of chemicals classified as known or probable carcinogens.
Address
1000 N. SOUTH STREET
PASADENA, TX 77503
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County
HARRIS County
Industry
Manufacturing
NAICS (North American Industry Classification)
325199
Total Penalties
$0
Registry ID
110070135413

How This Compares

#889 of 1,879 TRI reporters in TX
#6,859 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) -95% overall
Year Total Releases (lbs) vs Prior Year
2015 3,658 —
2016 1,584 -57%
2017 1,228 -22%
2018 1,137 -7%
2019 383 -66%
2020 511 +33%
2021 1,198 +134%
2022 1,163 -3%
2023 172 -85%
2024 176 +2%

2024

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 79 79 — — 178
Xylene (mixed isomers) 60 60 — — 43
Cumene 26 26 — — 36 ♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds 7 7 — — 62
1,2-Dibromoethane 4 4 — — — ♦ Carcinogen

2023

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 79 79 — — 120
Xylene (mixed isomers) 58 58 — — 381
Cumene 24 24 — — 24 ♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds 7 7 — — 296
1,2-Dibromoethane 4 4 — — 170 ♦ Carcinogen

2022

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
1,2-Dichloroethane — — — — 538 ♦ Carcinogen
Zinc compounds — — — — —
Toluene 793 793 — — 139
Ethylbenzene 136 136 — — 259 ♦ Carcinogen
Xylene (mixed isomers) 92 92 — — 298
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 79 79 — — 129
Manganese compounds 25 25 — — —
Cumene 24 24 — — 25 ♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds 7 7 — — 1,570
1,2-Dibromoethane 4 4 — — 538 ♦ Carcinogen
Naphthalene 3 3 — — — ♦ Carcinogen

2021

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Zinc compounds — — — — —
1,2-Dichloroethane — — — — 115 ♦ Carcinogen
Toluene 353 353 — — 135
Xylene (mixed isomers) 315 315 — — 311
Manganese compounds 154 154 — — —
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 150 150 — — 195
Ethylbenzene 142 142 — — 259 ♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds 38 38 — — 163
Cumene 27 27 — — 39 ♦ Carcinogen
1,2-Dibromoethane 14 14 — — 115 ♦ Carcinogen
Naphthalene 4 4 — — — ♦ Carcinogen

2020

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Zinc compounds — — — — 43
Manganese compounds 154 154 — — 162
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 114 114 — — —
Toluene 78 78 — — 410
Ethylbenzene 49 49 — — 9 ♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds 38 38 — — 228
Xylene (mixed isomers) 33 33 — — 311
Cumene 27 27 — — 128 ♦ Carcinogen
1,2-Dibromoethane 14 14 — — 158 ♦ Carcinogen
Naphthalene 4 4 — — 21 ♦ Carcinogen

2019

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Xylene (mixed isomers) 341 341 — — 370
Cumene 27 27 — — 127 ♦ Carcinogen
1,2-Dibromoethane 15 15 — — 82 ♦ Carcinogen

2018

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Zinc compounds — — — — 46
Xylene (mixed isomers) 341 341 — — 328
Toluene 274 274 — — 1,542
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 156 156 — — 738
Manganese compounds 154 154 — — 1,671
Ethylbenzene 103 103 — — 21 ♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds 38 38 — — 1,337
Cumene 27 27 — — 123 ♦ Carcinogen
1,2-Dichloroethane 24 24 — — 63 ♦ Carcinogen
1,2-Dibromoethane 15 15 — — 93 ♦ Carcinogen
Naphthalene 4 4 — — 21 ♦ Carcinogen

2017

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Zinc compounds — — — — 20
Xylene (mixed isomers) 332 332 — — 55
Manganese compounds 277 277 — — 305
Toluene 274 274 — — 669
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 117 117 — — 81
Ethylbenzene 103 103 — — 2 ♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds 45 45 — — 830
1,2-Dichloroethane 28 28 — — 69 ♦ Carcinogen
Cumene 23 23 — — 14 ♦ Carcinogen
1,2-Dibromoethane 17 17 — — 116 ♦ Carcinogen
Naphthalene 12 12 — — 2 ♦ Carcinogen

2016

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Phenol — — — — 31
o-Cresol — — — — 31
Formaldehyde — — — — 31 ♦ Carcinogen
Methanol — — — — 1,032
Xylene (mixed isomers) 495 495 — — 84
Zinc compounds 345 345 — — 22
Toluene 274 274 — — 745
Manganese compounds 151 151 — — 504
Ethylbenzene 103 103 — — 5 ♦ Carcinogen
Cumene 74 74 — — 24 ♦ Carcinogen
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 45 45 — — 144
Lead compounds 40 40 — — 1,308
1,2-Dichloroethane 25 25 — — 102 ♦ Carcinogen
Naphthalene 17 17 — — 10 ♦ Carcinogen
1,2-Dibromoethane 15 15 — — — ♦ Carcinogen

2015

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 1,352 1,352 — — 817
Xylene (mixed isomers) 530 530 — — 287
Zinc compounds 345 345 — — 22
Toluene 313 313 — — 729
Boron trifluoride 203 203 — — —
o-Cresol 173 173 — — 5,854
Manganese compounds 151 151 — — 1,315
Ethylbenzene 134 134 — — 22 ♦ Carcinogen
Formaldehyde 91 91 — — 682 ♦ Carcinogen
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 82 82 — — —
Cumene 74 74 — — 134 ♦ Carcinogen
Phenol 45 45 — — 5,788
Lead compounds 40 40 — — 890
Chlorine 40 40 — — —
1,2-Dichloroethane 25 25 — — 81 ♦ Carcinogen
Maleic anhydride 16 16 — — 157,501
Methanol 15 15 — — 21,108
1,2-Dibromoethane 15 15 — — 114 ♦ Carcinogen
Naphthalene 13 13 — — 48 ♦ Carcinogen
Diphenylamine 1 1 — — —

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
Xylene (mixed isomers) — — — 7

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
VEOLIA ES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS
PORT ARTHUR, TX
Lead compounds 62 — — —
VEOLIA ES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS
PORT ARTHUR, TX
Cumene 36 — — —
VEOLIA ES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS
PORT ARTHUR, TX
Xylene (mixed isomers) 36 — — —
VEOLIA ES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS
PORT ARTHUR, TX
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 178 — — —

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