Univar Solutions
6 facilities · 5 states · 33.9K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Univar Solutions is the reported parent of 6 Form R facilities across 5 states, disclosing 33.9K lbs of toxic releases. 4 of 32 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Ohio (29.4K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Univar Solutions, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Univar Solutions: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-93.1%
3 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-93.1%
4.3 thousand lb → 299 lb, every facility that filed
- Univar Solutions's total reported releases fell from 4.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 299 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Univar Solutions's air releases fell from 4.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 299 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Univar Solutions's chemicals reported rose from 5 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Univar Solutions from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Univar USA Inc.- Cincinnati Oh Branch; Univar Solutions-Phoenix Ps; Univar Solutions USA Inc. - Strongsville Branch; Univar Solutions USA Inc. - Geneva Branch. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; Ineos US I Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Formic acid; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Toluene. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Ohio; Arizona; New York. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemical Wholesalers. 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: Univar USA Inc.- Cincinnati Oh Branch; Univar Solutions-Phoenix Ps; Univar Solutions USA Inc. - Strongsville Branch; Univar Solutions USA Inc. - Geneva Branch. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; Ineos US I Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Formic acid; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Toluene. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Ohio; Arizona; New York. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemical Wholesalers.
Univar Solutions ranks #2,194 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Univar Solutions files across 5 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Releases are facility-concentrated: Univar USA Inc.- Cincinnati Oh Branch accounts for most of Univar Solutions's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for Univar Solutions follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; Ineos US I Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Univar Solutions sits among TRI parents
Univar Solutions sits on a disclosure ladder beside Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Ineos US I Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc · rank #2,192 · 64.3M lbs
- Ineos US I Inc · rank #2,193 · 42.4M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Univar Solutions
Ammonia; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Formic acid; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Toluene lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Univar USA Inc.- Cincinnati Oh Branch. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Ammonia | 25.9K lbs |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 3.4K lbs |
| Formic acid | 1.2K lbs |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 1.1K lbs |
| Toluene | 916 lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 2 | 29.4K lbs |
| Arizona | 1 | 4.4K lbs |
| New York | 1 | 30 lbs |
| Texas | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 0 lbs |
Facilities (6)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Univar USA Inc.- Cincinnati Oh Branch Cincinnati, OH | 27.9K lbs |
| Univar Solutions-Phoenix Ps Phoenix, AZ | 4.4K lbs |
| Univar Solutions USA Inc. - Strongsville Branch Strongsville, OH | 1.5K lbs |
| Univar Solutions USA Inc. - Geneva Branch Geneva, NY | 30 lbs |
| Univar USA Inc-Von Ormy Von Ormy, TX | 0 lbs |
| Univar Solutions USA Inc Altoona Pa Altoona, PA | 0 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Univar Solutions on total disclosed release pounds (33.9K lbs) and reporting facility count (6). Release-volume peers include New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co Inc, Graham Holdings Co, Kadant Inc. Facility-count peers include Abbott Laboratories, Agribeef Co, Allnex USA Inc. 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 Ohio, Arizona, New York; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Univar Solutions's TRI parent record
From Univar Solutions, open Univar USA Inc.- Cincinnati Oh Branch or compare against Cleveland-Cliffs Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Univar Solutions (Univar USA Inc.- Cincinnati Oh Branch in OH). Largest facility
- Compare against Ineos US I Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Univar Solutions sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, Ineos US I Inc) 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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