EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Producers Chemical Co
Sugar Grove, IL
- Total releases
- 1.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Producers Chemical Co: how the 1.1K lbs splits
1.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.1K lbs 100.0%
Producers Chemical Co's 1.1K 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: Toluene.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Producers Chemical Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sugar Grove, IL, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 240 lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 1.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,773 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. Producers Chemical Co is pounds #619 and chemical-count #84 at 1.1K 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: Finishes Unlimited Inc; Quikrete - Chicago Il Plant; Aurora Metals Div LLC; Plano Metal Specialties Inc. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside Illinois: Jr Simplot Co Rivergate Terminal; Posco Inc; Pvs Dx Inc; Coastal Chemical Co LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Methanol; Xylene (mixed isomers); Methyl isobutyl ketone.
Producers Chemical Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 11 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Jr Simplot Co Rivergate Terminal and Posco Inc.
Producers Chemical Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.1K lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Producers Chemical Co in the Chemical Wholesalers sector extract
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Producers Chemical Co reports the 290th-largest volume (1.1K lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Jr Simplot Co Rivergate Terminal and Posco Inc.
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
- Producers Chemical Co's total reported releases fell from 317 lb in 2022 to 240 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Producers Chemical Co's air releases fell from 317 lb in 2022 to 240 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Producers Chemical Co Form-R facts
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See how Producers Chemical Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
94% less than the comparison
5.5× 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 Producers Chemical Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 3% (233 lbs to 240 lbs).
Producers Chemical Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Producers Chemical Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 3% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 233 lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 66 lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 213 lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 317 lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 240 lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 563 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 434 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 56 lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 16 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 0 lbs | - |
| Diethanolamine | 0 lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 0 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 0 lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 0 lbs | - |
Producers Chemical Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Producers Chemical Co
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Finishes Unlimited Inc, Quikrete - Chicago Il Plant, Aurora Metals Div LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Chemical Wholesalers Facilities
Other Chemical Wholesalers facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Jr Simplot Co Rivergate Terminal, Posco Inc, Pvs Dx Inc.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Producers Chemical Co on cumulative reported pounds (1.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Spx Aids to Navigation, Wyman Gordon Co, US Bureau of Prisons Lewisburg Penitentiary. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
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 Toluene, Methanol, Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl isobutyl ketone; nearby reporters include Finishes Unlimited Inc. Producers Chemical Co stamps LIGHT 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 Producers Chemical Co TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Producers Chemical Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sugar Grove, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.1% of Kane TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Spx Aids to Navigation (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Producers Chemical Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Toluene. 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