EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC
Danville, IL · Parent: Brainerd Holdings Co
- Total releases
- 50.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC: how the 50.0K lbs splits
50.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 50.0K lbs 100.0%
Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC's 50.0K 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: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22).
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Danville, IL, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 488 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 50.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,124 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. Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC is pounds #247 and chemical-count #233 at 50.0K 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: Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft LLC; Viscofan USA Inc; Fiberteq LLC; Reg Danville LLC. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside Illinois: Brenntag Mid-South Inc.; Chemisphere Corp; Univar Solutions USA Inc; Buckley Oil Co - Midlothian Site. Other Brainerd Holdings Co sites in this extract: Brainerd Chemical Co. Inc.- Tuttle; Brainerd LLC; Brainerd Chemical Co Inc; Brainerd Chemical Southeast LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22); Peracetic acid; Hydrogen fluoride; Methanol.
Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 50.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Brenntag Mid-South Inc. and Chemisphere Corp.
Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
50K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)-led volume
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC reports the 42nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) alone is 97.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Brenntag Mid-South Inc. and Chemisphere Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) at 97.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC's total reported releases fell from 500 lb in 2022 to 488 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC's air releases fell from 500 lb in 2022 to 488 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC Form-R facts
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77% more than the comparison
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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 Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 50.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 99% (48.8K lbs to 488 lbs).
Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 99% 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: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 48.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 250 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 500 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 488 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) | 48.8K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 988 lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 250 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC · AIR-pathway site
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Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC on cumulative reported pounds (50.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Jb Radiator Specialities Inc, Twin State Inc, Metalsa Roanoke Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Jb Radiator Specialities Inc Sacramento, CA · Transportation Equipment 50.0K lbs reported
- Twin State Inc Hampton, IA · Chemicals 50.1K lbs reported
- Metalsa Roanoke Inc. Roanoke, VA · Transportation Equipment 49.9K lbs reported
- Gs II Inc. North Charleston, SC · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 49.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Brainerd Holdings Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Brainerd Chemical Co. Inc.- Tuttle, Brainerd LLC, Brainerd Chemical Co 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 Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22), Peracetic acid, Hydrogen fluoride, Methanol; nearby reporters include Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft LLC. Brainerd Chemical Midwest 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.
Use and verify this record
This Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Danville, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.3% of Vermilion TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Jb Radiator Specialities Inc (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22). 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