EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Becker Specialty Corp
Elk Grove Village, IL · Parent: Becker Specialty Corp
- Total releases
- 53.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Becker Specialty Corp: how the 53.9K lbs splits
53.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 31.3K lbs 58.2%
- Off-site Transfers 22.5K lbs 41.8%
Becker Specialty Corp's 53.9K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 58.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 41.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
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.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CARC-MID
Becker Specialty Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elk Grove Village, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 13.2K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 53.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,961 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Becker Specialty Corp is pounds #237 and chemical-count #91 at 53.9K lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Excell Electronics Inc.; Senneca Holdings (hmf Express); Chicago Circuits Corp; Chem-Plate Industries Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Gev Company/geh Nea/gnf-A; Formulated Solutions Cleveland LLC; Ag Processing Inc.-Algona Methyl Ester; Hempel (usa) Inc. Other Becker Specialty Corp sites in this extract: Becker Specialty Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Methyl isobutyl ketone; Certain glycol ethers; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Becker Specialty Corp is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Elk Grove Village, IL: 53.9K lbs across 10 chemicals (3 carcinogen-classified, CARC-MID). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 58.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gev Company/geh Nea/gnf-A and Formulated Solutions Cleveland LLC.
Becker Specialty Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
54K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Becker Specialty Corp in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Becker Specialty Corp reports the 1,255th-largest volume (53.9K lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Gev Company/geh Nea/gnf-A and Formulated Solutions Cleveland LLC.
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
- Becker Specialty Corp's total reported releases rose from 10.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Becker Specialty Corp's off-site transfers rose from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Becker Specialty Corp's air releases fell from 9.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Becker Specialty Corp's chemicals reported rose from 7 in 2022 to 8 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Becker Specialty Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Becker Specialty Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 53.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 27% (10.4K lbs to 13.2K lbs).
Becker Specialty Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Becker Specialty Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 27% 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: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.4K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 10.2K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 9.4K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 10.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 13.2K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 16.6K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 11.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 8.7K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 5.5K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 4.0K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 3.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 1.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 484 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 5 lbs | - |
Becker Specialty Corp in Dupage
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Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Gev Company/geh Nea/gnf-A, Formulated Solutions Cleveland LLC, Ag Processing Inc.-Algona Methyl Ester.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Becker Specialty Corp on cumulative reported pounds (53.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Logan Generating Co LP, Hunt Southland Refining Co-Sandersville, Colorworks Inc. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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.
- Logan Generating Co LP Swedesboro, NJ · Electric Utilities 53.9K lbs reported
- Hunt Southland Refining Co-Sandersville Sandersville, MS · Petroleum 53.9K lbs reported
- Colorworks Inc Elizabethton, TN · Textile Product 53.9K lbs reported
- Wenger Feeds Llc-Hempfield (f/k/a Wenger Feed Mill Inc) Lancaster, PA · Food 53.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Becker Specialty Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Becker Specialty Corp.
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 Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Methyl isobutyl ketone, Certain glycol ethers, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Excell Electronics Inc.. Becker Specialty Corp stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-MID 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 Becker Specialty Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-MID · lead Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Becker Specialty Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elk Grove Village, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 3.0% of Dupage TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Logan Generating Co LP (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Becker Specialty Corp stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 58.2%). 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