EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights
Chicago Heights, IL · Parent: Masco Corp
- Total releases
- 40.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights: how the 40.2K lbs splits
40.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 33.1K lbs 82.5%
- Air Releases 7.0K lbs 17.5%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights's 40.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 82.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 17.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago Heights, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 40.2K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 6,647 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. Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights is pounds #265 and chemical-count #196 at 40.2K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Phibro Animal Health Corp; Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant; Itw Specialty Films; Dober Chemical Corp (glenwood). Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Nexpera James River Plant; Actega N.a. Inc; Southern States Coop Inc; Siouxland Ethanol LLC. Other Masco Corp sites in this extract: Delta Faucet Co; Behr Process Corp - Garry & Yale; Behr Process LLC - Allentown; Brasscraft - Thomasville. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Certain glycol ethers; 3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate; Diuron.
Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (82.5% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 40.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nexpera James River Plant and Actega N.a. Inc.
Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
40K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights: Ethylene glycol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights reports the 1,392nd-largest volume (40.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 77.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Nexpera James River Plant and Actega N.a. Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights's pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene glycol at 77.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights's total reported releases fell from 21.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights's air releases fell from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights's off-site transfers fell from 20.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
65% more than the comparison
2.0× 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 Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 40.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (3.1K lbs to 0 lbs).
Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 9.3K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 6.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 21.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 31.3K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 8.9K lbs | - |
| 3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate | 0 lbs | - |
| Diuron | 0 lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 0 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Phibro Animal Health Corp, Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant, Itw Specialty Films, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Nexpera James River Plant, Actega N.a. Inc, Southern States Coop Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights on cumulative reported pounds (40.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Dura-Line, Nexpera James River Plant, Losurdo Foods Inc Heuv. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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 Masco Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Delta Faucet Co, Behr Process Corp - Garry & Yale, Behr Process LLC - Allentown.
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 Ethylene glycol, Certain glycol ethers, 3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate, Diuron; nearby reporters include Phibro Animal Health Corp. Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chicago Heights, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dura-Line (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol. 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