EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sherwin-Williams Co
Birmingham, AL · Parent: The Sherwin-Williams Co
- Total releases
- 119.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 18
- Carcinogens
- 7
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Sherwin-Williams Co: how the 119.7K lbs splits
119.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 79.9K lbs 66.7%
- Off-site Transfers 39.8K lbs 33.3%
Sherwin-Williams Co's 119.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 66.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 33.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Sherwin-Williams Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Birmingham, AL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 23.4K lbs of releases across 18 chemicals in 2023, and 119.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,197 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Kent Corp; Astralloy Steel Products Inc; Alabama Copper & Bronze Co Inc; Voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Alabama: Valero Welcome Plant; Life Technologies Corp; Nova Molecular Sumter LLC; Poet Biorefining - Fairbank LLC. Other The Sherwin-Williams Co sites in this extract: Sherwin-Williams Co; Sherwin-Williams Co; Sherwin-Williams Co; Sherwin-Williams Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Certain glycol ethers; Xylene (mixed isomers); n-Butyl alcohol.
Sherwin-Williams Co is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Birmingham, AL: 119.7K lbs across 18 chemicals (7 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 66.7%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Valero Welcome Plant and Life Technologies Corp.
Sherwin-Williams Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
120K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sherwin-Williams Co in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Sherwin-Williams Co reports the 821st-largest volume, placing it in the top 21% of its sector. Scale peers outside Alabama include Valero Welcome Plant and Life Technologies Corp.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sherwin-Williams Co's total reported releases rose from 22.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's off-site transfers rose from 7.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's air releases fell from 15.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sherwin-Williams Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sherwin-Williams Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 119.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 15% (27.7K lbs to 23.4K lbs).
Sherwin-Williams Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sherwin-Williams Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 15% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 27.7K lbs | 18 |
| 2020 | 26.7K lbs | 18 |
| 2021 | 19.2K lbs | 18 |
| 2022 | 22.6K lbs | 18 |
| 2023 | 23.4K lbs | 18 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 7 of 18 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 21.8K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 21.5K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 21.2K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 14.3K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 9.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 6.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 4.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 3.7K lbs | - |
| Ethyl acrylate | 2.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 2.8K lbs | - |
| Cumene | 2.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 2.4K lbs | - |
| Styrene | 2.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl methacrylate | 1.7K lbs | - |
| 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 230 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Phenol | 10 lbs | - |
| Acrylic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Sherwin-Williams Co in Jefferson
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Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Kent Corp, Astralloy Steel Products Inc, Alabama Copper & Bronze Co Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Valero Welcome Plant, Life Technologies Corp, Nova Molecular Sumter LLC.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sherwin-Williams Co on cumulative reported pounds (119.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (18). Release-pound peers include Valero Welcome Plant, Evoqua Water Technologies LLC, Crown Aerosol Packaging. Chemical-count peers include Pride Solvents & Chemical Co of New Jersey, Mpm Silicones LLC, Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Pride Solvents & Chemical Co of New Jersey Avenel, NJ · Chemical Wholesalers 18 chemicals
- Mpm Silicones LLC Waterford, NY · Chemicals 18 chemicals
- Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility Yukon, PA · Hazardous Waste 18 chemicals
- Desotec US LLC Darlington Facility Darlington, PA · Hazardous Waste 18 chemicals
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About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Zinc compounds, Certain glycol ethers, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Kent Corp. Sherwin-Williams Co stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Sherwin-Williams Co TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sherwin-Williams Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Birmingham, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.5% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Valero Welcome Plant (Δ 34 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sherwin-Williams Co stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 66.7%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov