Ethylene

CAS Number: 74-85-1

Release Summary

Total Releases
15.9M lbs
Number of Facilities
307
Carcinogen
No
Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxicant
No

Top Releasing Facilities

Facilities with the largest reported releases of Ethylene. Up to 50 shown.

# Facility Release (lbs)
1 EQUISTAR CHEMICALS CLINTON PLANT 1.7M lbs
2 UNION CARBIDE CORP SEADRIFT PLANT 1.1M lbs
3 EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TEXAS OPERATIONS 1.0M lbs
4 WESTLAKE LONGVIEW CORP 946.1K lbs
5 FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS 786.4K lbs
6 CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL CO LP 681.7K lbs
7 THE DOW CHEMICAL CO - LOUISIANA OPERATIONS 622.2K lbs
8 MOBIL CHEMICAL CO BEAUMONT POLYETHYLENE PLANT 532.0K lbs
9 SHELL CHEMICAL APPALACHIA LLC 526.0K lbs
10 LOUISIANA INTEGRATED POLYETHYLENE JV LLC 457.8K lbs
11 DOW SABINE RIVER OPERATIONS 449.2K lbs
12 EQUISTAR CHEMICALS LP 348.1K lbs
13 WESTLAKE POLYMERS LLC 337.6K lbs
14 CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL CO LP SWEENY COMPLEX 238.1K lbs
15 EXXON MOBIL CORP - BATON ROUGE PLASTICS PLANT 212.6K lbs
16 SASOL CHEMICALS (USA) LLC-LAKE CHARLES CHEMICAL COMPLEX 205.7K lbs
17 EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL CO BAYTOWN OLEFINS PLANT (PART) 205.0K lbs
18 INEOS USA LLC - CHOCOLATE BAYOU PLANT 197.3K lbs
19 EQUISTAR CHEMICALS LP - LAKE CHARLES POLYMERS 161.5K lbs
20 INEOS BATTLEGROUND MANUFACTURING COMPLEX 160.7K lbs
21 EXXONMOBIL BAYTOWN CHEMICAL PLANT (PART) 160.0K lbs
22 EQUISTAR CHEMICALS LP 148.1K lbs
23 HUNTSMAN PETROCHEMICAL LLC PORT NECHES FACILITY 145.0K lbs
24 ST CHARLES OPERATIONS (TAFT/STAR) UNION CARBIDE CORP 125.7K lbs
25 SHELL CHEMICAL LP 113.0K lbs
26 WESTLAKE VINYLS INC 111.9K lbs
27 EXXONMOBIL OIL CORP CHEMICAL PLANT (PART) 110.0K lbs
28 CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL CO LP-ORANGE 105.7K lbs
29 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC 105.3K lbs
30 GULF COAST GROWTH VENTURES LLC 101.0K lbs
31 BASF TOTALENERGIES PETROCHEMICALS LLC 95.7K lbs
32 SHELL CHEMICAL LP 95.0K lbs
33 EXXONMOBIL MONT BELVIEU PLASTICS PLANT 94.1K lbs
34 AURORIUM ZEELAND LLC 88.3K lbs
35 DOW VICTORIA SITE 85.5K lbs
36 EQUISTAR CHEMICALS LP 84.0K lbs
37 CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL CO - PASADENA PLASTICS COMPLEX 79.0K lbs
38 LYONDELL CHEMICAL CO 70.8K lbs
39 MOTIVA - PORT ARTHUR CHEMICALS 65.2K lbs
40 OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP 60.9K lbs
41 EXXONMOBIL BATON ROUGE CHEMICAL PLANT (PART) 59.0K lbs
42 BAYPORT POLYMERS LLC - HDPE PLANT 56.8K lbs
43 BOARDWALK LOUISIANA MIDSTREAM LLC 55.5K lbs
44 CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL CO 51.8K lbs
45 JAVELINA CO 51.0K lbs
46 KETJEN PASADENA PLANT 49.8K lbs
47 EQUISTAR CHEMICALS 48.6K lbs
48 NOVA CHEMICALS OLEFINS LLC 47.4K lbs
49 WACKER CHEMICAL CORP POLYMERS DIV 46.1K lbs
50 EXXONMOBIL REFINING & SUPPLY BAYTOWN REFINERY (PART) 46.0K lbs

Health Information

Data comes from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program. Release quantities are self-reported by facilities and may represent estimates. The total shown aggregates reports across all facilities and reporting years.

PlainEnviro presents this data without advocacy framing. The presence of a chemical in the TRI database does not by itself indicate a health risk at current exposure levels. For health-related questions about specific chemical exposures, consult your local health agency or a toxicologist.