EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
National Coatings Inc
Galesburg, IL
- Total releases
- 221.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
National Coatings Inc: how the 221.4K lbs splits
221.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 221.4K lbs 100.0%
National Coatings Inc's 221.4K 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: Certain glycol ethers.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
National Coatings Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Galesburg, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 34.0K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 221.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,072 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. National Coatings Inc is pounds #121 and chemical-count #148 at 221.4K 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: Heat & Control Inc; Koppers Inc. (galesburg Il); Gates Corp; Smithfield-Monmouth. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Plaze Inc; Atotech USA LLC; Westlake Epoxy Inc; Plz Corp.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; sec-Butyl alcohol; Xylene (mixed isomers).
National Coatings Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 221.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Plaze Inc and Atotech USA LLC.
National Coatings Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
221K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
National Coatings Inc inside Knox's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, National Coatings Inc reports the 604th-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 64.4% of every pound reported in Knox. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 61.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Plaze Inc and Atotech USA LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Knox's reported pounds (343.8K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- National Coatings Inc's total reported releases fell from 39.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 34.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- National Coatings Inc's air releases fell from 39.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 34.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
National Coatings Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How National Coatings Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 221.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 40% (56.4K lbs to 34.0K lbs).
National Coatings Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows National Coatings 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 56.4K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 54.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 36.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 39.9K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 34.0K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 136.2K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 29.0K lbs | - |
| sec-Butyl alcohol | 26.8K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 11.7K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 10.1K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 5.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 1.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
National Coatings Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to National Coatings Inc
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Heat & Control Inc, Koppers Inc. (galesburg Il), Gates 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. Plaze Inc, Atotech USA LLC, Westlake Epoxy Inc.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest National Coatings Inc on cumulative reported pounds (221.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Plaze Inc, Atotech USA LLC, Westlake Epoxy Inc. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
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 Certain glycol ethers, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, sec-Butyl alcohol, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Heat & Control Inc. National Coatings Inc stamps MID 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 National Coatings Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
National Coatings Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Galesburg, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 64.4% of Knox TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Plaze Inc (Δ 140 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
National Coatings Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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