EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Itw Specialty Films
Chicago Heights, IL · Parent: Illinois Tool Works Inc
- Total releases
- 66.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Itw Specialty Films: how the 66.8K lbs splits
66.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 66.8K lbs 100.0%
Itw Specialty Films's 66.8K 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: 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
Itw Specialty Films is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago Heights, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 8.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 66.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,476 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. Itw Specialty Films is pounds #219 and chemical-count #524 at 66.8K 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: Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant; Phibro Animal Health Corp; Mid-Town Petroleum Acquisition LLC; Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Mesa Fully Formed LLC; Dupont Electronic Materials International LLC; Solvay USA Inc (snyder); Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC. Other Illinois Tool Works Inc sites in this extract: Illinois Tool Works Coding Products Div; Itw Bedford Wire; Paslode Pontotoc; Itw Sexton Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Methyl isobutyl ketone.
Itw Specialty Films stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 66.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mesa Fully Formed LLC and Dupont Electronic Materials International LLC.
Itw Specialty Films vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
67K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Itw Specialty Films: Toluene-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Itw Specialty Films reports the 1,145th-largest volume (66.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 81.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Mesa Fully Formed LLC and Dupont Electronic Materials International LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Itw Specialty Films's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 81.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Itw Specialty Films's total reported releases fell from 15.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Itw Specialty Films's air releases fell from 15.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Itw Specialty Films Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Itw Specialty Films stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
11.9× 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 Itw Specialty Films releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 66.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 41% (14.7K lbs to 8.7K lbs).
Itw Specialty Films: 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 Itw Specialty Films year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 41% 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 | 14.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 12.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 15.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 15.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 8.7K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 54.4K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 12.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
Itw Specialty Films · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Itw Specialty Films
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant, Phibro Animal Health Corp, Mid-Town Petroleum Acquisition LLC, 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. Mesa Fully Formed LLC, Dupont Electronic Materials International LLC, Solvay USA Inc (snyder).
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Itw Specialty Films on cumulative reported pounds (66.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Precision Kidd Steel Co, Marsh Plating Corp, Mesa Fully Formed 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.
- Precision Kidd Steel Co West Aliquippa, PA · Primary Metals 66.8K lbs reported
- Marsh Plating Corp Ypsilanti, MI · Fabricated Metals 66.8K lbs reported
- Mesa Fully Formed LLC Mesa, AZ · Chemicals 66.8K lbs reported
- Blue Ridge Paper Products - Waynesville Waynesville, NC · Plastics and Rubber 66.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Illinois Tool Works Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Illinois Tool Works Coding Products Div, Itw Bedford Wire, Paslode Pontotoc.
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 Vesuvius Usa-Chicago Heights Plant. Itw Specialty Films 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 Itw Specialty Films TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Itw Specialty Films totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chicago Heights, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Precision Kidd Steel Co (Δ 17 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Itw Specialty Films 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