EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Messer LLC
Pekin, IL · Parent: Messer N.a. Inc
- Total releases
- 21.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Messer LLC: how the 21.9K lbs splits
21.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 17.4K lbs 79.1%
- Off-site Transfers 4.6K lbs 20.9%
Messer LLC's 21.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 79.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 20.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Messer LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pekin, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 5.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 21.9K lbs in total across its 2020-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,030 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. Messer LLC is pounds #337 and chemical-count #774 at 21.9K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC; Pacific Ethanol Pekin, LLC; Winpak Heat Seal Corp; Hanna Steel Corp. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Complex Chemicals Co Inc; Si Group Inc -North Plant; Sabic Innovative Plastics US LLC; Wilsonart Llc-Adhesive Div. Other Messer N.a. Inc sites in this extract: Messer LLC; Messer Brandon Ms; Boc Gases. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Messer LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (79.1% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 21.9K lbs (2020–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Complex Chemicals Co Inc and Si Group Inc -North Plant.
Messer LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
22K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Messer LLC: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Messer LLC reports the 1,688th-largest volume (21.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Complex Chemicals Co Inc and Si Group Inc -North Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Messer LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Messer LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Messer LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 21.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2023, total releases decreased by 5% (5.5K lbs to 5.3K lbs).
Messer LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2020–2023
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Messer LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 5% from 2020 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 5.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 5.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 5.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 21.9K lbs | - |
Messer LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Messer LLC
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC, Pacific Ethanol Pekin, LLC, Winpak Heat Seal Corp, ordered by distance.
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Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Complex Chemicals Co Inc, Si Group Inc -North Plant, Sabic Innovative Plastics US LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Messer LLC on cumulative reported pounds (21.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Tippett Gas Plant, Complex Chemicals Co Inc, Riviana Foods - Brinkley. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Similar chemical count
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Other Messer N.a. Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Messer LLC, Messer Brandon Ms, Boc Gases.
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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC. Messer LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Messer LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Messer LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pekin, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (4 years). NAICS 325120 · Chemicals. 1.4% of Tazewell TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tippett Gas Plant (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Messer LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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