EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC
Morris, IL · Parent: Nouryon USA LLC
- Total releases
- 620.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 6
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC: how the 620.9K lbs splits
620.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 608.1K lbs 98.0%
- Water Discharges 11.3K lbs 1.8%
- Off-site Transfers 1.4K lbs 0.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC's 620.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 1.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Morris, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 120.1K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 620.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,711 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. Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC is pounds #66 and chemical-count #60 at 620.9K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Equistar Chemicals LP; Aux Sable Liquid Products Inc; Polynt Composites USA Inc.; TRI State Asphalt LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Lubrizol Corp Deer Park Facility; Dow Victoria Site; Dixie Chemical Co Inc; Championx-Scott. Other Nouryon USA LLC sites in this extract: Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC; Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC; Nouryon Pulp & Performance Chemicals LLC; Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Chloromethane; Methanol; Formaldehyde.
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.0% air releases) across 12 chemicals · 6 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 620.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lubrizol Corp Deer Park Facility and Dow Victoria Site.
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
621K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC reports the 346th-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.8% of its sector. Scale peers outside Illinois include Lubrizol Corp Deer Park Facility and Dow Victoria Site.
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
- Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC's total reported releases rose from 117.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 120.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC's off-site transfers rose from 35 lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC's water releases fell from 5.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 57 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC's chemicals reported rose from 8 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 620.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 18% (146.4K lbs to 120.1K lbs).
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC: 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 Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 18% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 146.4K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 116.6K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 120.1K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 117.6K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 120.1K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 326.3K lbs | - |
| Chloromethane | 190.3K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 58.2K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 30.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrylonitrile | 10.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzyl chloride | 3.8K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 482 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper compounds | 391 lbs | - |
| Cobalt compounds | 385 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 200 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 21 lbs | - |
| Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds | 8 lbs | Carcinogen |
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC on cumulative reported pounds (620.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Republic Paperboard Co., Lubrizol Corp Deer Park Facility, Dow Victoria Site. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. 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).
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Penuelas, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 12 chemicals
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
Other Nouryon USA LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC, Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC, Nouryon Pulp & Performance Chemicals LLC.
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, Chloromethane, Methanol, Formaldehyde; nearby reporters include Equistar Chemicals LP. Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC 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 Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Morris, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325613 · Chemicals. 21.4% of Grundy TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Republic Paperboard Co. (Δ 1.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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