EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sherwin-Williams Co
Moline, IL · Parent: The Sherwin-Williams Co
- Total releases
- 135.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 13
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Sherwin-Williams Co: how the 135.0K lbs splits
135.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 93.5K lbs 69.3%
- Air Releases 41.5K lbs 30.7%
Sherwin-Williams Co's 135.0K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 69.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 30.7%. 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.
MID volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Sherwin-Williams Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Moline, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 28.0K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 135.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,963 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 #163 and chemical-count #53 at 135.0K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: George Evans Corp; John Deere Harvester Works East Moline; Atlas Roofing Corp; Crown Group East Moline Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Actagro LLC; Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC; Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions Inc. - Beaumont; Polychemie Inc. 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; Zinc (fume or dust); Xylene (mixed isomers); Certain glycol ethers.
Sherwin-Williams Co is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Moline, IL: 135.0K lbs across 13 chemicals (4 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 69.3%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Actagro LLC and Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC.
Sherwin-Williams Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
135K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% 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 in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Sherwin-Williams Co reports the 761st-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Illinois include Actagro LLC and Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC.
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
- Sherwin-Williams Co's total reported releases rose from 27.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 28.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's air releases fell from 8.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's off-site transfers rose from 18.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.1 thousand lb 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: 135.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 35% (20.7K lbs to 28.0K lbs).
Sherwin-Williams Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED 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 35% 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 | 20.7K lbs | 13 |
| 2020 | 27.6K lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 31.5K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 27.3K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 28.0K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 50.0K lbs | - |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 38.1K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 24.7K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 7.5K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 6.5K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 3.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 2.1K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Cumene | 570 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 362 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 218 lbs | - |
| Lead | 17 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Sherwin-Williams Co in Rock Island
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Closest other reporters in Illinois - including George Evans Corp, John Deere Harvester Works East Moline, Atlas Roofing Corp, ordered by distance.
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Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sherwin-Williams Co on cumulative reported pounds (135.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include Actagro LLC, Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Facility, Whitacre Greer Co. 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.
- Actagro LLC Osceola, AR · Chemicals 135.1K lbs reported
- Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Facility Brooklyn, NY · Electric Utilities 135.0K lbs reported
- Whitacre Greer Co Alliance, OH · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 135.1K lbs reported
- Architectural Window Manufacturing Corp Rutherford, NJ · Fabricated Metals 135.2K 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 Zinc compounds, Zinc (fume or dust), Xylene (mixed isomers), Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include George Evans Corp. Sherwin-Williams Co stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 (MID · MIXED · 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 Moline, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 1.0% of Rock Island TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Actagro LLC (Δ 7 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sherwin-Williams Co stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 69.3%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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