EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Vwr Chemicals LLC
Chester, CT · Parent: Avantor Performance Materials Inc
- Total releases
- 9.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Vwr Chemicals LLC: how the 13.9K lbs splits
13.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 13.9K lbs 100.0%
Vwr Chemicals LLC's 13.9K 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: Acetonitrile.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Vwr Chemicals LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chester, CT, in the chemicals sector. It reported 4.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 9.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 9,894 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Connecticut's 240 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Vwr Chemicals LLC is pounds #83 and chemical-count #139 at 9.6K lbs. Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc leads reported pounds (1.5M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site leads chemical count at 19 chemicals (436.7K lbs, pounds #3). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Smith & Wesson Precision Components Plastics LLC; Rea Magnet Wire Co. Inc.; Pratt & Whitney; Middletown Power LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Connecticut: Sunstar Engineering Americas Inc. Automotive Div; Verdant Specialty Solutions US LLC; Halliburton Williston Field Camp (halwest); Bluestone Specialty Chemicals LLC. Other Avantor Performance Materials Inc sites in this extract: Avantor Performance Materials; Avantor Performance Materials; Nusil Technology (texas Division); Nusil Technology LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetonitrile; Methanol.
Vwr Chemicals LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.6K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sunstar Engineering Americas Inc. Automotive Div and Verdant Specialty Solutions US LLC.
Vwr Chemicals LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.6K lbs Top 38% higher than 62% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Vwr Chemicals LLC: Acetonitrile-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Vwr Chemicals LLC reports the 2,073rd-largest volume (9.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Acetonitrile alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Connecticut include Sunstar Engineering Americas Inc. Automotive Div and Verdant Specialty Solutions US LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Vwr Chemicals LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Acetonitrile at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Vwr Chemicals LLC's total reported releases rose from 674 lb in 2022 to 6.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Vwr Chemicals LLC's air releases rose from 674 lb in 2022 to 6.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Vwr Chemicals LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Vwr Chemicals LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 13.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 522% (691 lbs to 4.3K lbs).
Vwr Chemicals LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Vwr Chemicals LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 522% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Acetonitrile.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 691 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 999 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 674 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 6.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 4.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetonitrile | 13.9K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
Vwr Chemicals LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Vwr Chemicals LLC
Closest other reporters in Connecticut - including Smith & Wesson Precision Components Plastics LLC, Rea Magnet Wire Co. Inc., Pratt & Whitney, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Connecticut - e.g. Sunstar Engineering Americas Inc. Automotive Div, Verdant Specialty Solutions US LLC, Halliburton Williston Field Camp (halwest).
Compare beyond Connecticut
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Vwr Chemicals LLC on cumulative reported pounds (9.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Sunstar Engineering Americas Inc. Automotive Div, Butterball LLC, Verdant Specialty Solutions US LLC. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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).
Other Avantor Performance Materials Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Avantor Performance Materials, Avantor Performance Materials, Nusil Technology (texas Division).
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 Acetonitrile, Methanol; nearby reporters include Smith & Wesson Precision Components Plastics LLC. Vwr Chemicals LLC 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.
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This Vwr Chemicals LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Acetonitrile) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Vwr Chemicals LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chester, CT, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 2.9% of Middlesex TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sunstar Engineering Americas Inc. Automotive Div (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Vwr Chemicals LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Acetonitrile. 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