EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals

Ppg Industries Inc

Mount Vernon, IL · Parent: Ppg Industries Inc

Total releases
5.4K lbs
Chemicals reported
6
Latest report
2020
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Ppg Industries Inc: how the 5.4K lbs splits

5.4K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 4.8K lbs 88.3%
  • Air Releases 631 lbs 11.7%

Ppg Industries Inc's 5.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 88.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 11.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.

LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN

Ppg Industries Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Mount Vernon, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 3.5K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2020, and 5.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 11,049 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. Ppg Industries Inc is pounds #489 and chemical-count #205 at 5.4K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: National Railway; Continental Tire the Americas LLC; Mount Vernon Neon; Swan Surfaces LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc DBA Finishworks; Safc Inc.; Alnylam Pharmaceuticals; Sherwin-Williams Co. Other Ppg Industries Inc sites in this extract: Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings; Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex; Ppg Industries Inc Barberton; Ppg Brazil Liquid. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Zinc compounds; sec-Butyl alcohol; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).

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Ppg Industries Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (88.3% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.4K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc DBA Finishworks and Safc Inc..

#11,049 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Ppg Industries Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

5.4K lbs Top 43% higher than 57% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Ppg Industries Inc in the Chemicals sector extract

Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Ppg Industries Inc reports the 2,283rd-largest volume (5.4K lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc DBA Finishworks and Safc Inc..

Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.

Ppg Industries Inc Form-R facts

Sector
Chemicals
LIGHT volume
5.4K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CLEAN chem count
6
Lead chemical
Certain glycol ethers

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See how Ppg Industries Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Ppg Industries Inc
5.4K lbs
National Railway
1.0K lbs

5.4× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Ppg Industries Inc
6
National Railway
1

6.0× more 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 Ppg Industries Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.4K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 4.8K lbs (88.3%)
Air Releases 631 lbs (11.7%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2020, total releases increased by 81% (1.9K lbs to 3.5K lbs).

Ppg Industries Inc: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2020

million lbs

What this shows Ppg Industries Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 81% from 2019 to 2020). 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 1.9K lbs 6
2020 3.5K lbs 3

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Certain glycol ethers 2.6K lbs -
Zinc compounds 2.5K lbs -
sec-Butyl alcohol 263 lbs -
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 0 lbs -
n-Butyl alcohol 0 lbs -
Copper compounds 0 lbs -

Ppg Industries Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site

Mount Vernon, IL
38.3011, -88.8894
County TRI context
Jefferson · 0.9% of county pounds
Parent company
Ppg Industries Inc

Compare beyond Illinois

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ppg Industries Inc on cumulative reported pounds (5.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc DBA Finishworks, Mplx Terminals LLC - Birmingham Al Terminal, Airgas USA LLC. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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, Zinc compounds, sec-Butyl alcohol, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include National Railway. Ppg Industries 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.

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This Ppg Industries Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Ppg Industries Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Mount Vernon, IL, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.9% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc DBA Finishworks (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Ppg Industries Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · 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