Purity Isobutylene Plant/Pasadena Terminal

3 penalty actions on recordReports to TRI · ChemicalsClean Air ActClean Water ActHazardous waste (RCRA)

1500 N. South Street, Pasadena, Texas 77503. In 2024 it reported releasing 31 lb of 4 toxic chemicals on site — of every 100 pounds, 100 into the air, 0 into water and 0 onto or into land.

Where it went · 2024
riverAIR31 lb · 100%water: none reportedland: none reportedthe facility
Pounds of TRI chemicals this facility reported for 2024, by where they went. Line widths are to scale with one another; the buildings are a generic drawing, not this site.

Chemicals reported, 2024

ChemicalWhere it wentAirWaterLand
Xylene (mixed isomers)31——
Dicyclopentadiene———
Naphthalene———
Toluene———

Pounds unless marked. Bar length is to scale across the pound rows of this table.

Year by year

  1. 2022118 lb
  2. 2023127 lb
  3. 202431 lb

Pounds released on site each reporting year we hold, split by where they went.

EPA enforcement · ECHO

Compliance record

2inspections on record
3penalty actions
$121.0kin penalties, all years
2025-10-08last inspected
LawStatusLast 12 quarters out of compliancePenalties
Clean Air ActNo Violation Identified 0/12$95.5k
Clean Water ActUnknown 2/12$25.4k
Hazardous waste (RCRA)No Violation Identified 0/12—

ECHO publishes how many of the last 12 quarters a facility spent in noncompliance, not which ones, so the filled boxes are a count.

This facility has been subject to 3 penalty action(s) totaling $121.0k, but is not currently flagged as a significant violator. EPA inspects regulated facilities periodically and assesses penalties when violations are confirmed. Penalty history doesn't necessarily mean the facility is currently out of compliance.

EPA's full facility report on echo.epa.gov →

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