Ppg Industries Inc

48 facilities · 24 states · 4.5M lbs total releases

According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Ppg Industries Inc is the reported parent of 48 Form R facilities across 24 states, disclosing 4.5M lbs of toxic releases. 24 of 280 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Ohio (1.0M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Ppg Industries Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.

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Release-over-release change

What changed for Ppg Industries Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023

Same facilities, both years

-29.9%

32 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023

Whole inventory

-30.0%

925.7 thousand lb → 648.1 thousand lb, every facility that filed

Between the two reporting years, 3 facilities filed for the first time and 2 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.

  • Ppg Industries Inc's total reported releases fell from 919.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 644.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Ppg Industries Inc's off-site transfers fell from 614.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 400.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Ppg Industries Inc's air releases fell from 304.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 243.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Ppg Industries Inc's water releases rose from 121 lb in 2022 to 133 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

TRI parent disclosure trail

Read Ppg Industries Inc from filing to facility

Largest Form R sites under this parent: Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings; Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex; Ppg Industries Inc Barberton; Ppg Brazil Liquid. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Clean Harbors Inc; Suzano Packaging LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper compounds; Zinc compounds; Certain glycol ethers; Trichloroethylene; Toluene. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Ohio; Arkansas; Pennsylvania. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Fabricated Metals; Transportation Equipment; Plastics and Rubber. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026

Total Releases
4.5M lbs
Facilities
48
Chemicals
280
Carcinogens
24

Largest Form R sites under this parent: Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings; Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex; Ppg Industries Inc Barberton; Ppg Brazil Liquid. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Clean Harbors Inc; Suzano Packaging LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper compounds; Zinc compounds; Certain glycol ethers; Trichloroethylene; Toluene. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Ohio; Arkansas; Pennsylvania. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Fabricated Metals; Transportation Equipment; Plastics and Rubber.

Ppg Industries Inc ranks #283 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Ppg Industries Inc spans 24 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Ppg Industries Inc's disclosed pounds are spread across 48 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.

Parent aggregation for Ppg Industries Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Clean Harbors Inc; Suzano Packaging LLC) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.

Where Ppg Industries Inc sits among TRI parents

Ppg Industries Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Clean Harbors Inc and Suzano Packaging LLC. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.

Higher disclosed volume

Largest chemicals disclosed by Ppg Industries Inc

Copper compounds; Zinc compounds; Certain glycol ethers; Trichloroethylene; Toluene lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.

Chemical Disclosed lbs
Copper compounds 862.2K lbs
Zinc compounds 589.1K lbs
Certain glycol ethers 486.0K lbs
Trichloroethylene 425.0K lbs
Toluene 306.2K lbs

Where does this company operate?

State Facilities Total Releases
Ohio 7 1.0M lbs
Arkansas 1 869.8K lbs
Pennsylvania 2 685.1K lbs
Indiana 5 555.6K lbs
Michigan 5 307.0K lbs
California 4 201.6K lbs
Kansas 1 192.9K lbs
Tennessee 1 108.2K lbs
Oregon 1 99.7K lbs
Texas 4 78.5K lbs
South Carolina 1 72.2K lbs
Illinois 3 57.5K lbs
Missouri 1 50.8K lbs
North Carolina 2 44.4K lbs
Virginia 1 41.5K lbs
Georgia 1 34.5K lbs
Iowa 1 32.7K lbs
Oklahoma 1 23.6K lbs
Washington 1 4.1K lbs
Nevada 1 3.4K lbs
New Jersey 1 1.5K lbs
Arizona 1 1.3K lbs
Connecticut 1 60 lbs
Alabama 1 30 lbs

Facilities (48)

Facility Releases
Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings Alexander, AR 869.8K lbs
Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex Springdale, PA 634.9K lbs
Ppg Industries Inc Barberton Barberton, OH 503.1K lbs
Ppg Brazil Liquid Brazil, IN 445.3K lbs
Ppg Coatings Services Detroit Detroit, MI 267.0K lbs
Ppg Euclid Pretreatment & Specialty Products Euclid, OH 233.1K lbs
Versaflex Kansas City, KS 192.9K lbs
Prc-Desoto International Inc. Mojave, CA 168.2K lbs
Ppg Industries Ohio Inc - Delaware Delaware, OH 142.0K lbs
Crown Group Portland Tn Plant Portland, TN 108.2K lbs
Ennis-Flint Salem Salem, OR 99.7K lbs
Ppg Lafayette Lafayette, IN 79.1K lbs
Ppg Industries Ohio Inc Circleville Oh Circleville, OH 77.0K lbs
Sem Products Inc Rock Hill, SC 72.2K lbs
Ppg Industries Ohio Inc (cl) Cleveland, OH 64.8K lbs
Ennis-Flint North Ennis, TX 54.4K lbs
Crown Group East Moline Plant East Moline, IL 51.8K lbs
Ennis-Flint Hannibal, MO 50.8K lbs
Ppg Industries Inc Monroeville, PA 50.2K lbs
Ennis-Flint Richmond Richmond, VA 41.5K lbs
Prc-Desoto International Inc. Kennesaw, GA 34.5K lbs
Crown Group Waterloo Plant Waterloo, IA 32.7K lbs
Ppg Industries-Adrian Adrian, MI 32.0K lbs
Ppg Industries Greensboro Powder Greensboro, NC 29.9K lbs
Ennis-Flint Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA 26.3K lbs
Milamar Coatings LLC Oklahoma City, OK 23.6K lbs
Crown Group Fort Wayne Plant Fort Wayne, IN 17.0K lbs
Ennis-Flint Inc - High Point Facility High Point, NC 14.5K lbs
Ppg Industries Inc Tx Gainesville, TX 12.0K lbs
Prc-Desoto International Inc. Grand Prairie, TX 11.8K lbs
Prc-Desoto International Inc. Indianapolis, IN 11.7K lbs
Ppg Industries Inc Mount Vernon, IL 5.4K lbs
Ppg Coatings Services Livonia Plant Livonia, MI 5.4K lbs
Sierracin/sylmar Corp Sylmar, CA 4.4K lbs
Prc-Desoto International Inc. Woodinville, WA 4.1K lbs
Pittsburgh Paint Co Mccarran, NV 3.4K lbs
Prc-Desoto International Inc Valencia, CA 2.7K lbs
Ppg Industries - Grand Haven Grand Haven, MI 2.6K lbs
Ppg Brazil Powder Brazil, IN 2.5K lbs
Prc-Desoto International Inc Mount Laurel, NJ 1.5K lbs
Metokote Corp Plant 25 Lima, OH 1.4K lbs
Ppg Industries Inc Casa Grande, AZ 1.3K lbs
Alpha Coating Technologies LLC West Chicago, IL 331 lbs
Ppg Industries Inc Strongsville, OH 329 lbs
Texstars LLC Plant 2 Grand Prairie, TX 255 lbs
Dexmet Corp Wallingford, CT 60 lbs
Ppg Industries Inc. Huntsville, AL 30 lbs
Ppg Coatings Services Shelby Plant Shelby Township, MI 0 lbs

Frequently Asked Questions

How much pollution does Ppg Industries Inc release?
Ppg Industries Inc discloses 4.5M lbs across 48 facilities. On the ladder it sits near Clean Harbors Inc and Suzano Packaging LLC. Ppg Industries Inc ranks #283 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set.
How many facilities does Ppg Industries Inc operate?
Ppg Industries Inc maps to 48 facilities in Ohio, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, including Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings; Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex; Ppg Industries Inc Barberton; Ppg Brazil Liquid. Ppg Industries Inc's disclosed pounds are spread across 48 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
What industries and chemicals show up for Ppg Industries Inc?
Ppg Industries Inc's disclosed pounds span Chemicals; Fabricated Metals; Transportation Equipment; Plastics and Rubber, with Chemicals leading the parent total. Ppg Industries Inc's largest disclosed chemicals by pounds are Copper compounds, Zinc compounds, Certain glycol ethers, Trichloroethylene, Toluene (carcinogen flags appear on at least one of those chemicals in the TRI extract). Neighbor parents: Clean Harbors Inc; Suzano Packaging LLC.
Does Ppg Industries Inc release carcinogens?
Yes - 24 carcinogen-flagged substances appear in the extract. Largest by pounds include Copper compounds; Zinc compounds; Certain glycol ethers; Trichloroethylene; Toluene.

Compare beyond the release ladder

Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count

Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Ppg Industries Inc on total disclosed release pounds (4.5M lbs) and reporting facility count (48). Release-volume peers include Lyondellbasell Industries, Arauco N.a. Inc, Weyerhaeuser Co. Facility-count peers include Owens Corning, Rpm International Inc, Vulcan Materials Co. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.

About This Data

EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Ohio, Arkansas, Pennsylvania; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files

What to do with Ppg Industries Inc's TRI parent record

From Ppg Industries Inc, open Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings or compare against Clean Harbors Inc rather than reading rank alone.

  • Open the largest Form R site for Ppg Industries Inc (Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings in AR). Largest facility
  • Compare against Suzano Packaging LLC, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
  • Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Ppg Industries Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies

Rank and peers (Clean Harbors Inc, Suzano Packaging LLC) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.

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