EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Bulk Molding Compounds Inc
West Chicago, IL · Parent: Lyondellbasell Industries
- Total releases
- 53.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Bulk Molding Compounds Inc: how the 53.8K lbs splits
53.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 53.8K lbs 100.0%
Bulk Molding Compounds Inc's 53.8K 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: Styrene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Bulk Molding Compounds Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in West Chicago, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 53.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 5,966 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. Bulk Molding Compounds Inc is pounds #238 and chemical-count #529 at 53.8K 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: Advanced Electronics Inc.; Delta Circuits Inc.; Osi Industries Inc Otto & Sons; Tiger Drylac USA Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Formulated Solutions Cleveland LLC; Gev Company/geh Nea/gnf-A; Ag Processing Inc.-Algona Methyl Ester; Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC. Other Lyondellbasell Industries sites in this extract: Lyondell Chemical Co Bayport Facility; Equistar Chemicals LP; Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant; La Porte Syngas Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Zinc compounds.
Bulk Molding Compounds Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 53.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Formulated Solutions Cleveland LLC and Gev Company/geh Nea/gnf-A.
Bulk Molding Compounds Inc 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
Bulk Molding Compounds Inc: Styrene-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Bulk Molding Compounds Inc reports the 1,256th-largest volume (53.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Illinois include Formulated Solutions Cleveland LLC and Gev Company/geh Nea/gnf-A.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Bulk Molding Compounds Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bulk Molding Compounds Inc's total reported releases fell from 11.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bulk Molding Compounds Inc's air releases fell from 11.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bulk Molding Compounds Inc Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Bulk Molding Compounds Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
891.7× more than the comparison
33% less 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 Bulk Molding Compounds Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 53.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (14.2K lbs to 0 lbs).
Bulk Molding Compounds Inc: 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 Bulk Molding Compounds Inc 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 12.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 14.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 11.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 53.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Bulk Molding Compounds Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bulk Molding Compounds Inc
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Advanced Electronics Inc., Delta Circuits Inc., Osi Industries Inc Otto & Sons, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Formulated Solutions Cleveland LLC, Gev Company/geh Nea/gnf-A, Ag Processing Inc.-Algona Methyl Ester.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bulk Molding Compounds Inc on cumulative reported pounds (53.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Grt Ripley Operations LLC, Wenger Feeds Llc-Hempfield (f/k/a Wenger Feed Mill Inc), Colorworks Inc. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Grt Ripley Operations LLC Ripley, MS · Plastics and Rubber 53.8K lbs reported
- Wenger Feeds Llc-Hempfield (f/k/a Wenger Feed Mill Inc) Lancaster, PA · Food 53.8K lbs reported
- Colorworks Inc Elizabethton, TN · Textile Product 53.9K lbs reported
- Hunt Southland Refining Co-Sandersville Sandersville, MS · Petroleum 53.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Lyondellbasell Industries Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lyondell Chemical Co Bayport Facility, Equistar Chemicals LP, Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant.
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 Styrene, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Advanced Electronics Inc.. Bulk Molding Compounds Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Bulk Molding Compounds Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bulk Molding Compounds Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for West Chicago, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325991 · Chemicals. 3.0% of Dupage TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Grt Ripley Operations LLC (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bulk Molding Compounds Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. 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