EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sherwin-Williams Co
Wheeling, IL · Parent: The Sherwin-Williams Co
- Total releases
- 27.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Sherwin-Williams Co: how the 27.7K lbs splits
27.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 18.0K lbs 64.9%
- Air Releases 9.7K lbs 35.1%
Sherwin-Williams Co's 27.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 64.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 35.1%. 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 MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Sherwin-Williams Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wheeling, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 3.8K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 27.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,500 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 #309 and chemical-count #130 at 27.7K 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: Engis Corp; Sunnyside Corp; Slide Products Inc; Swiss Precision Machining LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Air Liquide Large Industries US LP Port Neches; Synthomer Inc.; Dap Global Inc; Halliburton Fort Lupton Field Camp. 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; Ammonia; Ethylene glycol; Nonylphenol Ethoxylates.
Sherwin-Williams Co is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Wheeling, IL: 27.7K lbs across 8 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 64.9%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Air Liquide Large Industries US LP Port Neches and Synthomer Inc..
Sherwin-Williams Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
28K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% 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 1,584th-largest volume (27.7K lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Air Liquide Large Industries US LP Port Neches and Synthomer 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
- Sherwin-Williams Co's total reported releases fell from 6.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's off-site transfers fell from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's air releases fell from 2.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.0 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: 27.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 51% (7.7K lbs to 3.8K lbs).
Sherwin-Williams Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT 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 (decreased by 51% 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 | 7.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 5.3K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 4.9K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 6.0K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 3.8K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 15.4K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 7.9K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 1.7K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 917 lbs | - |
| Lead | 14 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate | 0 lbs | - |
| Diuron | 0 lbs | - |
Sherwin-Williams Co in Cook
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Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Engis Corp, Sunnyside Corp, Slide Products Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Air Liquide Large Industries US LP Port Neches, Synthomer Inc., Dap Global Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sherwin-Williams Co on cumulative reported pounds (27.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Thompsonville Gas Plant, Modern Welding Co of California, Super Asphalt Guaynabo Plant. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive LLC. 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.
- Thompsonville Gas Plant Mirando City, TX · Natural Gas Processing 27.7K lbs reported
- Modern Welding Co of California Fresno, CA · Fabricated Metals 27.7K lbs reported
- Super Asphalt Guaynabo Plant Guaynabo, PR · Petroleum 27.7K lbs reported
- Teknor Apex Elastomers Inc. Leominster, MA · Plastics and Rubber 27.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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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, Ammonia, Ethylene glycol, Nonylphenol Ethoxylates; nearby reporters include Engis Corp. Sherwin-Williams Co stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · 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 Wheeling, 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: Thompsonville Gas Plant (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sherwin-Williams Co stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 64.9%). 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