Sun Chemical Corp
15 facilities · 9 states · 726.8K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Sun Chemical Corp is the reported parent of 15 Form R facilities across 9 states, disclosing 726.8K lbs of toxic releases. 4 of 44 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Indiana (352.2K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Sun Chemical Corp, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Sun Chemical Corp: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+19.6%
14 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+19.6%
126.4 thousand lb → 151.3 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Sun Chemical Corp's total reported releases rose from 126.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 151.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sun Chemical Corp's off-site transfers rose from 51.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 111.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sun Chemical Corp's land releases fell from 41.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sun Chemical Corp's air releases fell from 33.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 31.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Sun Chemical Corp from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Sun Cosmetics LLC; Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant; Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility; Sun Chemical Corp. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Steel Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Copper; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Indiana; Michigan; New York. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Sun Cosmetics LLC; Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant; Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility; Sun Chemical Corp. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Steel Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Copper; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Indiana; Michigan; New York. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals.
Sun Chemical Corp ranks #751 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Sun Chemical Corp spans 9 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Sun Chemical Corp's disclosed pounds are spread across 15 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Sun Chemical Corp follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Steel Corp) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Sun Chemical Corp sits among TRI parents
Sun Chemical Corp sits on a disclosure ladder beside Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and US Steel Corp. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc · rank #749 · 131.7M lbs
- US Steel Corp · rank #750 · 79.2M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Sun Chemical Corp
Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Copper; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Sun Cosmetics LLC. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Ammonia | 352.2K lbs |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 196.7K lbs |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 86.6K lbs |
| Copper | 17.2K lbs |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 16.9K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 1 | 352.2K lbs |
| Michigan | 1 | 214.1K lbs |
| New York | 2 | 98.4K lbs |
| Ohio | 3 | 21.5K lbs |
| Illinois | 4 | 18.0K lbs |
| Virginia | 1 | 13.9K lbs |
| Kentucky | 1 | 8.6K lbs |
| Missouri | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0 lbs |
Facilities (15)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Sun Cosmetics LLC Valparaiso, IN | 352.2K lbs |
| Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant Muskegon, MI | 214.1K lbs |
| Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility Peekskill, NY | 98.4K lbs |
| Sun Chemical Corp Colonial Heights, VA | 13.9K lbs |
| Sun Chemical Corp Northlake, IL | 11.6K lbs |
| Sun Chemical Corp Maumee, OH | 10.8K lbs |
| Sun Chemical Corp Color Intermediates Cincinnati, OH | 10.7K lbs |
| Benda-Lutz Corp Walton, KY | 8.6K lbs |
| Sun Chemical Corp Saint Charles, IL | 3.7K lbs |
| Rycoline Products LLC Chicago, IL | 2.8K lbs |
| Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant Buchanan, NY | 19 lbs |
| Sun Chemical Corp Franklin, OH | 0 lbs |
| Sun Chemical Corp Kansas City, MO | 0 lbs |
| Sun Chemical Corp Kankakee, IL | 0 lbs |
| Kohl & Madden Printing Ink Cor P Minneapolis, MN | 0 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Sun Chemical Corp on total disclosed release pounds (726.8K lbs) and reporting facility count (15). Release-volume peers include Henniges Automotive Inc, Rtx Corp, Rain Cii Carbon LLC. Facility-count peers include Bae Systems Inc, Bridgestone Americas Inc, Clarios LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
Similar facility count
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Indiana, Michigan, New York; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Sun Chemical Corp's TRI parent record
From Sun Chemical Corp, open Sun Cosmetics LLC or compare against Cleveland-Cliffs Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Sun Chemical Corp (Sun Cosmetics LLC in IN). Largest facility
- Compare against US Steel Corp, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Sun Chemical Corp sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, US Steel Corp) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
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Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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