EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Colorado Paint Co
Aurora, CO
- Total releases
- 63.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Colorado Paint Co: how the 63.6K lbs splits
63.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 63.6K lbs 100.0%
Colorado Paint Co's 63.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Colorado Paint Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Aurora, CO, in the chemicals sector. It reported 9.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 63.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,587 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Colorado's 277 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Colorado Paint Co is pounds #56 and chemical-count #73 at 63.6K lbs. Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co leads reported pounds (22.9M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #13). Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (460.2K lbs, pounds #24). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Advancedpcb; Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete. LLC - Chambers Ready Mix; Ready Mixed Concrete Plant 12; Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC - Picadilly Ready Mix. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Colorado: Vencorex US Inc; Synthomer Inc-Mogadore Plant; Idi Caribe Inc; Lx Hausys America Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Toluene; Methyl methacrylate; Nonylphenol.
Compare Colorado Paint Co with
Nearest reporters in Colorado
- Advancedpcb Aurora · 364.8K lbs
- Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete. LLC - Chambers Ready Mix Aurora · 577 lbs
- Ready Mixed Concrete Plant 12 Aurora · 0 lbs
- Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC - Picadilly Ready Mix Aurora · 31 lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Vencorex US Inc (TX) · Synthomer Inc-Mogadore Plant (OH) · Idi Caribe Inc (PR)
Colorado Paint Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 63.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Vencorex US Inc and Synthomer Inc-Mogadore Plant.
Colorado Paint Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
64K lbs Top 22% higher than 78% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Colorado Paint Co: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Colorado Paint Co reports the 1,170th-largest volume (63.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 77.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Colorado include Vencorex US Inc and Synthomer Inc-Mogadore Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Colorado Paint Co's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 77.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Colorado Paint Co's total reported releases fell from 17.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Colorado Paint Co's chemicals reported fell from 4 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Colorado Paint Co's air releases fell from 17.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Colorado Paint Co Form-R facts
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67% more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Colorado Paint Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 63.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 1% (10.0K lbs to 9.9K lbs).
Colorado Paint Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Colorado Paint Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 1% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 12.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 13.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 17.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 9.9K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 49.0K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 8.2K lbs | - |
| Methyl methacrylate | 6.3K lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol | 0 lbs | - |
| 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol | 0 lbs | - |
Colorado Paint Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Colorado Paint Co
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Advancedpcb, Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete. LLC - Chambers Ready Mix, Ready Mixed Concrete Plant 12, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Colorado - e.g. Vencorex US Inc, Synthomer Inc-Mogadore Plant, Idi Caribe Inc.
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Colorado Paint Co on cumulative reported pounds (63.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Hydril Co, Fiber Glass Systems, Trojan Battery Co. - Lithonia. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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).
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 Methanol, Toluene, Methyl methacrylate, Nonylphenol; nearby reporters include Advancedpcb. Colorado Paint Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Colorado Paint Co TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Colorado Paint Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Aurora, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.9% of Adams TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hydril Co (Δ 11 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Colorado Paint Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. 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