EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc.
Marengo, IL · Parent: The Sherwin-Williams Co
- Total releases
- 57.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc.: how the 57.3K lbs splits
57.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 57.3K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 3 lbs <0.1%
Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc.'s 57.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methyl methacrylate.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Marengo, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 12.2K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 57.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,827 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. Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc. is pounds #233 and chemical-count #195 at 57.3K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas; Arnold Magnetic Technologies - Arnold Engineering; Central Wire Inc; Ozinga Ready-Mix Concrete-Marengo. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Poet Biorefining-Corning; Dover Chemical Hammond Works; Arxada LLC; Sherwin-Williams Co. Other The Sherwin-Williams Co sites in this extract: Sherwin-Williams Co; Sherwin-Williams Co; Sherwin-Williams Co; Sherwin-Williams Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methyl methacrylate; Butyl acrylate; Styrene; Ammonia.
Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 57.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Poet Biorefining-Corning and Dover Chemical Hammond Works.
Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
57K lbs Top 22% higher than 78% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc.: Methyl methacrylate-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc. reports the 1,227th-largest volume (57.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methyl methacrylate alone is 78.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Poet Biorefining-Corning and Dover Chemical Hammond Works.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Methyl methacrylate at 78.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 10.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc.'s chemicals reported rose from 5 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc.'s air releases rose from 10.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc. Form-R facts
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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 Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 57.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 2% (11.9K lbs to 12.2K lbs).
Engineered Polymer Solutions 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 Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 2% 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: Methyl methacrylate.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 11.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 11.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 10.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 12.2K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methyl methacrylate | 45.1K lbs | - |
| Butyl acrylate | 6.5K lbs | - |
| Styrene | 4.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Acrylic acid | 189 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 0 lbs | - |
Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc.
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas, Arnold Magnetic Technologies - Arnold Engineering, Central Wire Inc, 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. Poet Biorefining-Corning, Dover Chemical Hammond Works, Arxada LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (57.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include American Biltrite Inc., Splendor Boats Inc., Greif Inc. 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.
- American Biltrite Inc. Moorestown, NJ · Paper 57.3K lbs reported
- Splendor Boats Inc. Silver Lake, IN · Plastics and Rubber 57.3K lbs reported
- Greif Inc Warminster, PA · Fabricated Metals 57.3K lbs reported
- Oldcastle Building Envelope - Tennessee Facility Midway, TN · Primary Metals 57.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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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 Methyl methacrylate, Butyl acrylate, Styrene, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas. Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methyl methacrylate) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Marengo, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 5.1% of Mchenry TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Biltrite Inc. (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Methyl methacrylate. 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