EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Henkel US Operations Corp.
Elgin, IL · Parent: Henkel US Operations Corp
- Total releases
- 10.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Henkel US Operations Corp.: how the 10.2K lbs splits
10.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 10.2K lbs 100.0%
Henkel US Operations Corp.'s 10.2K 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: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
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 TRACE-CARC
Henkel US Operations Corp. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elgin, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 10.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,790 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. Henkel US Operations Corp. is pounds #415 and chemical-count #134 at 10.2K 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: Oldcastle Precast Inc; Rana Meal Solutions LLC; Safety-Kleen Systems Elgin (elg); Marbleworks Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Nexpera - Borderland Sar; Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis); Standard Paints Inc.; Mapei Corp. Other Henkel US Operations Corp sites in this extract: Henkel US Operations Corp; Henkel US Operations Corp; Henkel US Operations Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Toluene; Ethylene glycol; Diisocyanates.
Henkel US Operations Corp. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nexpera - Borderland Sar and Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis).
Henkel US Operations Corp. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
10K lbs Top 38% higher than 62% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Henkel US Operations Corp. in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Henkel US Operations Corp. reports the 2,049th-largest volume (10.2K lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Nexpera - Borderland Sar and Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis).
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Henkel US Operations Corp.'s total reported releases fell from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Henkel US Operations Corp.'s air releases fell from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Henkel US Operations Corp. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Henkel US Operations Corp. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 4% (1.4K lbs to 1.3K lbs).
Henkel US Operations Corp.: 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 Henkel US Operations Corp. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 4% 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: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.4K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 4.7K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 1.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 1.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.3K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 4.6K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 2.9K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 700 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 72 lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 7 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Triethylamine | 0 lbs | - |
Henkel US Operations Corp. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Henkel US Operations Corp.
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Oldcastle Precast Inc, Rana Meal Solutions LLC, Safety-Kleen Systems Elgin (elg), 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. Nexpera - Borderland Sar, Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis), Standard Paints Inc..
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Henkel US Operations Corp. on cumulative reported pounds (10.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Red Bluff Gas Processing Plant, Nexpera - Borderland Sar, Ies Downstream LLC - Honolulu Terminal Marine. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
- Red Bluff Gas Processing Plant Orla, TX · Natural Gas Processing 10.2K lbs reported
- Nexpera - Borderland Sar El Paso, TX · Chemicals 10.2K lbs reported
- Ies Downstream LLC - Honolulu Terminal Marine Honolulu, HI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 10.2K lbs reported
- Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal Saint Thomas, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 10.2K 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 N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Toluene, Ethylene glycol, Diisocyanates; nearby reporters include Oldcastle Precast Inc. Henkel US Operations Corp. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Henkel US Operations Corp. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Henkel US Operations Corp. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elgin, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325520 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Red Bluff Gas Processing Plant (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Henkel US Operations Corp. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone. 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