EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Gibraltar Chemical Works Inc
South Holland, IL
- Total releases
- 12.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Gibraltar Chemical Works Inc: how the 12.9K lbs splits
12.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 12.9K lbs 100.0%
Gibraltar Chemical Works Inc's 12.9K 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: Toluene.
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
Gibraltar Chemical Works Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in South Holland, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.6K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 12.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,257 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. Gibraltar Chemical Works Inc is pounds #394 and chemical-count #567 at 12.9K 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: Niagara Lasalle Corp - South Holland; Industrial Specialty Chemicals Inc.; Allied Tube & Conduit Corp.; Fuchs Lubricants Co-Corporate Office. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Innovative Water Care LLC; Cl Hauthaway & Sons Corp; Trinity Manufacturing Inc; Chemours Parlin Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Methyl isobutyl ketone.
Gibraltar Chemical Works Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 12.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Innovative Water Care LLC and Cl Hauthaway & Sons Corp.
Gibraltar Chemical Works Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
13K lbs Top 36% higher than 64% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Gibraltar Chemical Works Inc: Toluene-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Gibraltar Chemical Works Inc reports the 1,935th-largest volume (12.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 87.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Innovative Water Care LLC and Cl Hauthaway & Sons Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Gibraltar Chemical Works Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 87.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Gibraltar Chemical Works Inc's total reported releases fell from 2.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gibraltar Chemical Works Inc's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gibraltar Chemical Works Inc's air releases fell from 2.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Gibraltar Chemical Works Inc Form-R facts
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See how Gibraltar Chemical Works Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Gibraltar Chemical Works Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 12.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 40% (2.7K lbs to 1.6K lbs).
Gibraltar Chemical Works 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 Gibraltar Chemical Works Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 40% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 3.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 2.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 2.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.6K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 11.2K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 1.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
Gibraltar Chemical Works Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Gibraltar Chemical Works Inc
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Niagara Lasalle Corp - South Holland, Industrial Specialty Chemicals Inc., Allied Tube & Conduit Corp., 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. Innovative Water Care LLC, Cl Hauthaway & Sons Corp, Trinity Manufacturing Inc.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Gibraltar Chemical Works Inc on cumulative reported pounds (12.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Enterprise Gas Proc Llc/norco Fractionator, Safety-Kleen Systems Johnstown (joh), Innovative Water Care LLC. 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.
- Enterprise Gas Proc Llc/norco Fractionator Norco, LA · Natural Gas Processing 12.9K lbs reported
- Safety-Kleen Systems Johnstown (joh) Johnstown, PA · Hazardous Waste 12.9K lbs reported
- Innovative Water Care LLC Alpharetta, GA · Chemicals 12.9K lbs reported
- Multi-Chem Group Fairfield Tx Facility Fairfield, TX · Chemical Wholesalers 12.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Toluene, Methyl isobutyl ketone; nearby reporters include Niagara Lasalle Corp - South Holland. Gibraltar Chemical Works 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 Gibraltar Chemical Works Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Gibraltar Chemical Works Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for South Holland, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Enterprise Gas Proc Llc/norco Fractionator (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Gibraltar Chemical Works Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Toluene. 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