EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sherwin-Williams Co
Flora, IL · Parent: The Sherwin-Williams Co
- Total releases
- 1.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 13
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sherwin-Williams Co: how the 1.1K lbs splits
1.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.1K lbs 100.0%
Sherwin-Williams 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Sherwin-Williams Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Flora, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 152 lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 1.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,754 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. Sherwin-Williams Co is pounds #617 and chemical-count #58 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: North American Lighting Inc; Qcircuits a Div of United Innovative Solutions Corp; The Gsi Group LLC; Newton Energy Center. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Kik Socal Inc; The Nelson Paint Co of Alabama; Cargill Inc Salt Div; Royal Oak Enterprises-Belle. Other The Sherwin-Williams Co sites in this extract: Sherwin-Williams Co; Sherwin-Williams Co; Sherwin-Williams Co; Sherwin-Williams Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Triethylamine; Certain glycol ethers; N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
Sherwin-Williams Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 13 chemicals · 2 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 Kik Socal Inc and The Nelson Paint Co of Alabama.
Sherwin-Williams 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
Sherwin-Williams Co: Xylene (mixed isomers)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Sherwin-Williams Co reports the 2,811th-largest volume (1.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Xylene (mixed isomers) alone is 73.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Kik Socal Inc and The Nelson Paint Co of Alabama.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sherwin-Williams Co's pounds in one chemical - here Xylene (mixed isomers) at 73.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sherwin-Williams Co's total reported releases fell from 295 lb in 2022 to 152 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's air releases fell from 295 lb in 2022 to 152 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's chemicals reported fell from 9 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sherwin-Williams Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sherwin-Williams Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 3% (148 lbs to 152 lbs).
Sherwin-Williams 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 Sherwin-Williams 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 148 lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 318 lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 168 lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 295 lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 152 lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 798 lbs | - |
| Triethylamine | 233 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 24 lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 21 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 5 lbs | - |
| Cobalt compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 0 lbs | - |
| Folpet | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 0 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 0 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| 3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate | 0 lbs | - |
Sherwin-Williams Co · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sherwin-Williams Co on cumulative reported pounds (1.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include Munster Steel Co. Inc., Century Concrete Inc Lees Summit Facility, Fisher Engineering. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal, Global Companies LLC, Shell Providence Terminal. 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.
- Munster Steel Co. Inc. Hammond, IN · Fabricated Metals 1.1K lbs reported
- Century Concrete Inc Lees Summit Facility Kansas City, MO · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.1K lbs reported
- Fisher Engineering Rockland, ME · Machinery 1.1K lbs reported
- Kik Socal Inc Santa Fe Springs, CA · Chemicals 1.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal Guaynabo, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Global Companies LLC Revere, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Shell Providence Terminal Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Sig Sauer Inc Newington, NH · Fabricated Metals 13 chemicals
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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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Triethylamine, Certain glycol ethers, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; nearby reporters include North American Lighting Inc. Sherwin-Williams Co 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 Sherwin-Williams Co TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sherwin-Williams Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Flora, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 9.0% of Clay TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Munster Steel Co. Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sherwin-Williams Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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