EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sun Chemical
Newport, DE
- Total releases
- 274.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Sun Chemical: how the 311.7K lbs splits
311.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 184.0K lbs 59.0%
- Off-site Transfers 127.7K lbs 41.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Sun Chemical's 311.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 59.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 41.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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
Sun Chemical is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Newport, DE, in the chemicals sector. It reported 37.6K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2024, and 274.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 2,731 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Delaware's 53 reporting TRI sites, Delaware City Refinery leads both reported pounds (27.7M lbs) and chemical count (42 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Air Liquide Advanced Separations; Highline Warren LLC; Agilent Technologies Inc. - Newport Site; Owen Steel Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Delaware: Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Ennis; Linde Geismar Facility; Air Products LLC; Bostik Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); p-Chloroaniline; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Sun Chemical is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Newport, DE: 274.1K lbs across 9 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 59.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Ennis and Linde Geismar Facility.
Sun Chemical vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
274K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sun Chemical: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Sun Chemical reports the 535th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 88.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Delaware include Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Ennis and Linde Geismar Facility.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sun Chemical's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 88.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sun Chemical's total reported releases fell from 52.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 33.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sun Chemical's air releases fell from 37.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sun Chemical's off-site transfers fell from 14.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sun Chemical Form-R facts
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See how Sun Chemical stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
5.0× more than the comparison
80% 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 Sun Chemical releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 311.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 44% (66.9K lbs to 37.6K lbs).
Sun Chemical: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Sun Chemical year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 44% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 66.9K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 56.7K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 65.2K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 52.1K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 33.2K lbs | 9 |
| 2024 | 37.6K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 276.2K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 11.5K lbs | - |
| p-Chloroaniline | 8.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 6.3K lbs | - |
| Aniline | 3.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Biphenyl | 3.3K lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 2.0K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 303 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Sun Chemical in New Castle
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sun Chemical
Closest other reporters in Delaware - including Air Liquide Advanced Separations, Highline Warren LLC, Agilent Technologies Inc. - Newport Site, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Delaware - e.g. Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Ennis, Linde Geismar Facility, Air Products LLC.
Compare beyond Delaware
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sun Chemical on cumulative reported pounds (274.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Ennis, Indiana Automotive Fasteners, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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.
- Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Ennis Ennis, TX · Chemicals 274.0K lbs reported
- Indiana Automotive Fasteners Greenfield, IN · Fabricated Metals 274.2K lbs reported
- Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC Wilson, NC · Plastics and Rubber 274.3K lbs reported
- Hti Inc. Logansport, IN · Fabricated Metals 274.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
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, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), p-Chloroaniline, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Air Liquide Advanced Separations. Sun Chemical 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 Sun Chemical TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sun Chemical totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Newport, DE, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325130 · Chemicals. 1.0% of New Castle TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Ennis (Δ 88 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sun Chemical stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 59.0%). 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