EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Bostik Inc
Calumet City, IL · Parent: Arkema Delaware Inc
- Total releases
- 135.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Bostik Inc: how the 135.9K lbs splits
135.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 110.6K lbs 81.4%
- Air Releases 25.3K lbs 18.6%
- Land Disposal 25 lbs <0.1%
Bostik Inc's 135.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 81.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 18.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Phenol.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Bostik Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Calumet City, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 12.0K lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 135.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,948 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. Bostik Inc is pounds #162 and chemical-count #65 at 135.9K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Chroma Color Corp (formerly Plastic Color Corp; Cid Recycling & Disposal Facility; Holcim (us) - South Chicago; Ardagh Glass Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Polychemie Inc; Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions Inc. - Beaumont; Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC; Corden Pharma Colorado Inc. Other Arkema Delaware Inc sites in this extract: Arkema Inc; Arkema Inc; Bostik Inc; Bostik Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Phenol; Methanol; Toluene; Acrylic acid.
Bostik Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (81.4% off-site transfers) across 12 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 135.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Polychemie Inc and Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions Inc. - Beaumont.
Bostik Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
136K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bostik Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Bostik Inc reports the 756th-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside Illinois include Polychemie Inc and Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions Inc. - Beaumont.
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
- Bostik Inc's total reported releases fell from 27.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bostik Inc's off-site transfers fell from 22.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bostik Inc's air releases fell from 5.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bostik Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Bostik Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 135.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 77% (51.8K lbs to 12.0K lbs).
Bostik Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bostik Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 77% 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: Phenol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 51.8K lbs | 12 |
| 2020 | 19.5K lbs | 12 |
| 2021 | 25.5K lbs | 12 |
| 2022 | 27.2K lbs | 12 |
| 2023 | 12.0K lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Phenol | 70.1K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 21.5K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 9.7K lbs | - |
| Acrylic acid | 9.0K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 6.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 6.6K lbs | - |
| Vinyl acetate | 5.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl acrylate | 2.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethyl acrylate | 1.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Styrene | 1.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Butyl acrylate | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Benzoyl peroxide | 460 lbs | - |
Bostik Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bostik Inc
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Chroma Color Corp (formerly Plastic Color Corp, Cid Recycling & Disposal Facility, Holcim (us) - South Chicago, ordered by distance.
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Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bostik Inc on cumulative reported pounds (135.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Onyx Specialty Papers Inc. - Willow Mill, Edgewater Power Boats LLC, Preakness Gas Plant. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. 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.
- Onyx Specialty Papers Inc. - Willow Mill South Lee, MA · Paper 135.9K lbs reported
- Edgewater Power Boats LLC Edgewater, FL · Transportation Equipment 135.9K lbs reported
- Preakness Gas Plant Van Horn, TX · Natural Gas Processing 135.8K lbs reported
- Magnetic & Penetrant Services Co/mapsco Seattle, WA · Fabricated Metals 136.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Penuelas, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 12 chemicals
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
Other Arkema Delaware Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Arkema Inc, Arkema Inc, Bostik Inc.
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 Phenol, Methanol, Toluene, Acrylic acid; nearby reporters include Chroma Color Corp (formerly Plastic Color Corp. Bostik Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Bostik Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Phenol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bostik Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Calumet City, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Edgewater Power Boats LLC (Δ 27 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bostik Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Phenol. 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