EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sherwin-Williams Co
Chicago, IL · Parent: The Sherwin-Williams Co
- Total releases
- 23.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Sherwin-Williams Co: how the 23.1K lbs splits
23.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 22.0K lbs 95.3%
- Air Releases 1.1K lbs 4.7%
Sherwin-Williams Co's 23.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Sherwin-Williams Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.5K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 23.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,916 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 #328 and chemical-count #93 at 23.1K 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: Atlas Tube Inc; Imperial Zinc Corp; Cleveland-Cliffs Riverdale LLC; Riverdale Plating & Heat Treating LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Fox River Valley Ethanol LLC; Kost USA; Behr Process LLC - Allentown; Midwest Composites LLC. 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: Zinc compounds; Vinyl acetate; Ammonia; Nonylphenol Ethoxylates.
Sherwin-Williams Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.3% off-site transfers) across 10 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 23.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Fox River Valley Ethanol LLC and Kost USA.
Sherwin-Williams Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
23K lbs Top 30% higher than 70% 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: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Sherwin-Williams Co reports the 1,667th-largest volume (23.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 95.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Fox River Valley Ethanol LLC and Kost USA.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sherwin-Williams Co's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 95.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sherwin-Williams Co's total reported releases fell from 4.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's off-site transfers fell from 4.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's air releases fell from 250 lb in 2022 to 93 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's chemicals reported fell from 9 in 2022 to 7 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: 23.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 74% (5.8K lbs to 1.5K lbs).
Sherwin-Williams Co: 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 Sherwin-Williams Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 74% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.8K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 6.4K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 5.2K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 4.2K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 1.5K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 22.1K lbs | - |
| Vinyl acetate | 300 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 291 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 154 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 145 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 71 lbs | - |
| Lead | 20 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate | 3 lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 0 lbs | - |
| Diuron | 0 lbs | - |
Sherwin-Williams Co · OFFSITE-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 (23.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Fox River Valley Ethanol LLC, Circle Graphics Inc., Valeo N.a. Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Zinc compounds, Vinyl acetate, Ammonia, Nonylphenol Ethoxylates; nearby reporters include Atlas Tube Inc. Sherwin-Williams Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Sherwin-Williams Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) 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 Chicago, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fox River Valley Ethanol LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sherwin-Williams Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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