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Celanese - Bay City Plant

Violation Identified across 4 of the last 12 quarters, with $46,575 in recorded penalties.

Violation Identified Chemicals TRI + Clean Air Act + Clean Water Act + RCRA 110031389192 Matagorda County
Noncompliance quarters
4

Counted from the imported ECHO record over the last 12 quarters.

Penalties
$46,575

Recorded enforcement amount carried into the facility page.

Last inspection
2026-02-09

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Reported on-site releases are higher in 2024 than in 2022.

Year Air Water Land Total
2022 113,100 lbs 3,045 lbs 0 lbs 116,145 lbs
2023 110,201 lbs 3,128 lbs 0 lbs 113,329 lbs
2024 167,222 lbs 4,197 lbs 0 lbs 171,419 lbs
Chemical breakdown

What this facility is reporting

  • air 70,815 lbs

    Vinyl acetate

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 39,810 lbs

    Ethylene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 17,662 lbs

    Butyraldehyde

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 15,975 lbs

    n-Butyl alcohol

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 6,465 lbs

    Isobutyraldehyde

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 5,947 lbs

    Propionaldehyde

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 5,108 lbs

    Acetaldehyde

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 4,533 lbs

    Propylene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 2,193 lbs

    n-Hexane

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1,488 lbs

    Methanol

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 395 lbs

    Ethylene glycol

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • water 353 lbs

    Nickel compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • water 308 lbs

    Zinc compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 91 lbs

    Acrolein

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • water 85 lbs

    Diethanolamine

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 79 lbs

    Benzene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 58 lbs

    Cyclohexane

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • water 54 lbs

    Copper compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

Enforcement layer

Why the ECHO-style detail matters

Violation Identified across 4 of the last 12 quarters, with $46,575 in recorded penalties.

Violation Identified Last recorded inspection: 2026-02-09. Total penalties on record: $46,575.