Facility profile
Ascend Performance Materials Chocolate Bayou Plant
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $66,064 in recorded penalties.
Noncompliance quarters
12
Counted from the imported ECHO record over the last 12 quarters.
Penalties
$66,064
Recorded enforcement amount carried into the facility page.
Last inspection
2025-09-04
Displayed as plain language instead of hidden in agency exports.
Trend
Watch
Reported on-site releases are higher in 2024 than in 2022.
| Year | Air | Water | Land | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 101,256 lbs | 6,665 lbs | 11,602,217 lbs | 11,710,138 lbs |
| 2023 | 105,313 lbs | 4,574 lbs | 12,296,086 lbs | 12,405,973 lbs |
| 2024 | 102,632 lbs | 15,002 lbs | 11,770,797 lbs | 11,888,431 lbs |
Chemical breakdown
What this facility is reporting
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Ammonia
Latest 2024 TRI data shows land as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Acrylonitrile
Latest 2024 TRI data shows land as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Acrylamide
Latest 2024 TRI data shows land as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Cyanide compounds
Latest 2024 TRI data shows land as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Hydrogen cyanide
Latest 2024 TRI data shows land as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Acetonitrile
Latest 2024 TRI data shows land as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Acetamide
Latest 2024 TRI data shows land as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Antimony compounds
Latest 2024 TRI data shows land as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Phenol
Latest 2024 TRI data shows land as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Pyridine
Latest 2024 TRI data shows land as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Formaldehyde
Latest 2024 TRI data shows land as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Propylene
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Acetaldehyde
Latest 2024 TRI data shows land as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Methyl isobutyl ketone
Latest 2024 TRI data shows land as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Methacrylonitrile
Latest 2024 TRI data shows land as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Ethylene glycol
Latest 2024 TRI data shows land as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)
Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Acrylic acid
Latest 2024 TRI data shows land as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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n-Hexane
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Acrolein
Latest 2024 TRI data shows land as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Hydrogen fluoride
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Dibenzofuran
Latest 2024 TRI data shows land as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Xylene (mixed isomers)
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Ethylbenzene
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Formic acid
Latest 2024 TRI data shows land as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Benzene
Latest 2024 TRI data shows land as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Methanol
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Copper compounds
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Hydroquinone
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Molybdenum trioxide
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Nitrilotriacetic acid
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Nitrilotriacetic acid trisodium salt
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Thorium dioxide
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
Enforcement layer
Why the ECHO-style detail matters
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $66,064 in recorded penalties.