EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Rust-Oleum Corp
Rockford, IL · Parent: Rpm International Inc
- Total releases
- 1.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Rust-Oleum Corp: how the 1.4K lbs splits
1.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.4K lbs 100.0%
Rust-Oleum Corp's 1.4K 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: Toluene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Rust-Oleum Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rockford, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 244 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 1.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,368 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. Rust-Oleum Corp is pounds #601 and chemical-count #447 at 1.4K 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: Azz Galvanizing - Rockford LLC; Sherwin-Williams Co; V-Rod USA Inc DBA Fiberglass Innovations; Forge Group Rockford LLC DBA Rockford Drop Forge Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Building Materials Manufacturing LLC - Pmma Production; Tower Products LLC; Roche Molecular Systems Inc; McAdoo & Allen Div Quaker Color Div McAdoo & Allen Div. Other Rpm International Inc sites in this extract: Carboline Global Inc.; Tremco Cpg Manufacturing Corp. Corsicana Facility; Carboline Global Inc.; Tremco Cpg Inc Ashland Oh. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Copper And Copper Compounds.
Rust-Oleum Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Building Materials Manufacturing LLC - Pmma Production and Tower Products LLC.
Rust-Oleum Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.4K lbs 49th percentile higher than 49% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Rust-Oleum Corp: Toluene-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Rust-Oleum Corp reports the 2,740th-largest volume (1.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 77.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Building Materials Manufacturing LLC - Pmma Production and Tower Products LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Rust-Oleum Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 77.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Rust-Oleum Corp's total reported releases fell from 343 lb in 2022 to 244 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rust-Oleum Corp's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rust-Oleum Corp's air releases fell from 343 lb in 2022 to 244 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Rust-Oleum Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Rust-Oleum Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 2% (250 lbs to 244 lbs).
Rust-Oleum Corp: 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 Rust-Oleum Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 2% 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 | 250 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 279 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 265 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 343 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 244 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 1.1K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 310 lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Rust-Oleum Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Rust-Oleum Corp
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Azz Galvanizing - Rockford LLC, Sherwin-Williams Co, V-Rod USA Inc DBA Fiberglass Innovations, ordered by distance.
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Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Rust-Oleum Corp on cumulative reported pounds (1.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Engineered Materials Solutions Hamburg Facility, Future Foam Inc, Univar Solutions USA. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Engineered Materials Solutions Hamburg Facility Hamburg, PA · Primary Metals 1.4K lbs reported
- Future Foam Inc Council Bluffs, IA · Plastics and Rubber 1.4K lbs reported
- Univar Solutions USA Chattanooga, TN · Chemical Wholesalers 1.4K lbs reported
- Culpeper of Cove City LLC Cove City, NC · Wood Products 1.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Rpm International Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Carboline Global Inc., Tremco Cpg Manufacturing Corp. Corsicana Facility, Carboline Global Inc..
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, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Copper And Copper Compounds; nearby reporters include Azz Galvanizing - Rockford LLC. Rust-Oleum Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Rust-Oleum Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Rust-Oleum Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rockford, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Winnebago TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Engineered Materials Solutions Hamburg Facility (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Rust-Oleum Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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