Univar USA Inc
16 facilities · 12 states · 4.8M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Univar USA Inc is the reported parent of 16 Form R facilities across 12 states, disclosing 4.8M lbs of toxic releases. 9 of 112 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is North Carolina (4.7M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Univar USA Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Univar USA Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+18.6%
7 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+18.6%
2.0 million lb → 2.3 million lb, every facility that filed
- Univar USA Inc's total reported releases rose from 2.0 million lb in 2022 to 2.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Univar USA Inc's off-site transfers rose from 2.0 million lb in 2022 to 2.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Univar USA Inc's air releases rose from 13.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Univar USA Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Nexeo Solutions LLC; Univar Solutions USA Inc; Univar Solutions USA Inc - San Jose; Univar Solutions-Phoenix Px. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Befesa Zinc US Inc.; Duke Energy Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Methanol; Xylene (mixed isomers); Methyl isobutyl ketone; n-Butyl alcohol. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: North Carolina; Ohio; California. 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.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Nexeo Solutions LLC; Univar Solutions USA Inc; Univar Solutions USA Inc - San Jose; Univar Solutions-Phoenix Px. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Befesa Zinc US Inc.; Duke Energy Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Methanol; Xylene (mixed isomers); Methyl isobutyl ketone; n-Butyl alcohol. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: North Carolina; Ohio; California. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemical Wholesalers.
Univar USA Inc ranks #275 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Univar USA Inc spans 12 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Releases are facility-concentrated: Nexeo Solutions LLC accounts for most of Univar USA Inc's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for Univar USA Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Befesa Zinc US Inc.; Duke Energy Corp) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Univar USA Inc sits among TRI parents
Univar USA Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Befesa Zinc US Inc. and Duke Energy Corp. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Befesa Zinc US Inc. · rank #273 · 43.1M lbs
- Duke Energy Corp · rank #274 · 24.1M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Univar USA Inc
Toluene; Methanol; Xylene (mixed isomers); Methyl isobutyl ketone; n-Butyl alcohol lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Nexeo Solutions LLC. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Toluene | 2.0M lbs |
| Methanol | 1.4M lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 634.2K lbs |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 554.1K lbs |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 60.5K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1 | 4.7M lbs |
| Ohio | 2 | 46.0K lbs |
| California | 3 | 22.8K lbs |
| Arizona | 1 | 3.3K lbs |
| Colorado | 1 | 2.2K lbs |
| Illinois | 2 | 1.5K lbs |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 760 lbs |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 324 lbs |
| Indiana | 1 | 18 lbs |
| Nebraska | 1 | 1 lbs |
| Michigan | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Kentucky | 1 | 0 lbs |
Facilities (16)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Nexeo Solutions LLC Charlotte, NC | 4.7M lbs |
| Univar Solutions USA Inc Evendale, OH | 46.0K lbs |
| Univar Solutions USA Inc - San Jose San Jose, CA | 20.1K lbs |
| Univar Solutions-Phoenix Px Phoenix, AZ | 3.3K lbs |
| Univar Solutions USA Inc. Commerce, CA | 2.6K lbs |
| Univar USA Inc Denver Denver, CO | 2.2K lbs |
| Univar USA Inc Bedford Park, IL | 1.5K lbs |
| Univar USA Inc New Berlin New Berlin, WI | 760 lbs |
| Univar USA Inc Salem Branch Salem, MA | 324 lbs |
| Univar Solutions USA Inc Santa Fe Springs, CA | 39 lbs |
| Univar USA Inc. - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | 18 lbs |
| Univar LLC Plainfield, IL | 2 lbs |
| Univar USA Inc Omaha Omaha, NE | 1 lbs |
| Univar USA Inc Twinsburg Oh Twinsburg, OH | 0 lbs |
| Univar USA Inc. - Wyoming Branch Wyoming, MI | 0 lbs |
| Univar USA Inc Louisville, KY | 0 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Univar USA Inc on total disclosed release pounds (4.8M lbs) and reporting facility count (16). Release-volume peers include Clariant Corp, The Dow Chemical Co, Scepter Inc. Facility-count peers include Fca US LLC, Hf Sinclair Corp, Interfor US Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
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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 North Carolina, Ohio, California; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Univar USA Inc's TRI parent record
From Univar USA Inc, open Nexeo Solutions LLC or compare against Befesa Zinc US Inc. rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Univar USA Inc (Nexeo Solutions LLC in NC). Largest facility
- Compare against Duke Energy Corp, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Univar USA Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Befesa Zinc US Inc., Duke Energy Corp) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Univar USA Inc's record groups disclosed TRI parent-company filings so readers can compare reporting context without treating the total as a measure of risk.
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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