EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Brenntag Great Lakes LLC
Chicago, IL · Parent: Brenntag N.a. Inc
- Total releases
- 7.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Brenntag Great Lakes LLC: how the 7.3K lbs splits
7.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 6.8K lbs 93.6%
- Off-site Transfers 467 lbs 6.4%
Brenntag Great Lakes LLC's 7.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 93.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 6.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Brenntag Great Lakes LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago, IL, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 990 lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 7.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,460 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. Brenntag Great Lakes LLC is pounds #452 and chemical-count #112 at 7.3K 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: Henkel US Operations Corp; Gcp Applied Technologies Inc; Rose Packing a Div of Osi Industries LLC; Northfield Forest View. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside Illinois: Slack Chemical Co. Inc.; Harcros Chemicals Inc; Airgas Specialty Products-Palmerton Pa; Cascade Columbia Distribution. Other Brenntag N.a. Inc sites in this extract: Brenntag Mid-South; Brenntag Mid-South; Brenntag Mid-South Inc; Brenntag Mid-South Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Certain glycol ethers; Ethylene glycol; N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
Brenntag Great Lakes LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (93.6% air releases) across 9 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Slack Chemical Co. Inc. and Harcros Chemicals Inc.
Brenntag Great Lakes LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.3K lbs Top 40% higher than 60% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Brenntag Great Lakes LLC: Methanol-led volume
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Brenntag Great Lakes LLC reports the 168th-largest volume (7.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 92.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Slack Chemical Co. Inc. and Harcros Chemicals Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Brenntag Great Lakes LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 92.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Brenntag Great Lakes LLC's total reported releases fell from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 990 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Brenntag Great Lakes LLC's air releases fell from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 990 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Brenntag Great Lakes LLC's chemicals reported rose from 6 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Brenntag Great Lakes LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Brenntag Great Lakes LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 33% (1.5K lbs to 990 lbs).
Brenntag Great Lakes 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 Brenntag Great Lakes LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 33% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 727 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 2.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 1.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 990 lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 6.7K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 525 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 30 lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 0 lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formic acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Trichloroethylene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 0 lbs | - |
Brenntag Great Lakes LLC · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Brenntag Great Lakes LLC on cumulative reported pounds (7.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Lanxess Corp, Terumo Bct Sterilization Services Inc, U.S. Va Medical Center Police Firing Range. 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.
- Lanxess Corp Perth Amboy, NJ · Chemicals 7.3K lbs reported
- Terumo Bct Sterilization Services Inc Lakewood, CO · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 7.3K lbs reported
- U.S. Va Medical Center Police Firing Range North Little Rock, AR · Other 7.3K lbs reported
- International Converter LLC Caldwell, OH · Paper 7.3K 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
Other Brenntag N.a. Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Brenntag Mid-South, Brenntag Mid-South, Brenntag Mid-South 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 Methanol, Certain glycol ethers, Ethylene glycol, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; nearby reporters include Henkel US Operations Corp. Brenntag Great Lakes 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 Brenntag Great Lakes LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Brenntag Great Lakes LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chicago, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lanxess Corp (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Brenntag Great Lakes LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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