EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Pfanstiehl Inc
Waukegan, IL · Parent: Pfanstiehl Holdings
- Total releases
- 29.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Pfanstiehl Inc: how the 29.6K lbs splits
29.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 25.6K lbs 86.3%
- Air Releases 4.1K lbs 13.7%
Pfanstiehl Inc's 29.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 86.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 13.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Pfanstiehl Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waukegan, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 5.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 29.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,341 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. Pfanstiehl Inc is pounds #299 and chemical-count #765 at 29.6K 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: Coleman Cable LLC; Akzonobel Aerospace Coatings; Gold Bond Building Products - Waukegan; Abbvie-North Chicago Facility. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Plasti Dip International; Syngenta Crop Protection Llc-Omaha Plant; Solvay USA LLC Pasadena Tx Plant; Lawter Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol.
Pfanstiehl Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (86.3% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 29.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Plasti Dip International and Syngenta Crop Protection Llc-Omaha Plant.
Pfanstiehl Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
30K lbs Top 28% higher than 72% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pfanstiehl Inc: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Pfanstiehl Inc reports the 1,555th-largest volume (29.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Plasti Dip International and Syngenta Crop Protection Llc-Omaha Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Pfanstiehl Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pfanstiehl Inc's total reported releases fell from 10.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pfanstiehl Inc's off-site transfers fell from 9.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pfanstiehl Inc's air releases fell from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 697 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pfanstiehl Inc Form-R facts
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75% 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 Pfanstiehl Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 29.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 4% (5.7K lbs to 5.5K lbs).
Pfanstiehl Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Pfanstiehl Inc 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 2.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 5.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 10.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 5.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 29.6K lbs | - |
Pfanstiehl Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pfanstiehl Inc
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Coleman Cable LLC, Akzonobel Aerospace Coatings, Gold Bond Building Products - Waukegan, 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. Plasti Dip International, Syngenta Crop Protection Llc-Omaha Plant, Solvay USA LLC Pasadena Tx Plant.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pfanstiehl Inc on cumulative reported pounds (29.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Garelick Farms Ny, Terex Washington Awp Div Genie Industries, US Navy Yorktown Naval Weapons Station Base. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Garelick Farms Ny Rensselaer, NY · Food 29.6K lbs reported
- Terex Washington Awp Div Genie Industries Moses Lake, WA · Machinery 29.7K lbs reported
- US Navy Yorktown Naval Weapons Station Base Yorktown, VA · Other 29.7K lbs reported
- Columbus Roll Shop Columbus, MS · Fabricated Metals 29.6K lbs reported
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 Methanol; nearby reporters include Coleman Cable LLC. Pfanstiehl Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Pfanstiehl Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pfanstiehl Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waukegan, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325411 · Chemicals. 1.9% of Lake TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Garelick Farms Ny (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pfanstiehl Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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