EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sherwin-Williams Co
Rockford, IL · Parent: The Sherwin-Williams Co
- Total releases
- 5.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Sherwin-Williams Co: how the 5.3K lbs splits
5.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 5.0K lbs 94.1%
- Air Releases 316 lbs 5.9%
Sherwin-Williams Co's 5.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 94.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 5.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Sherwin-Williams Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rockford, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 2.7K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 5.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,070 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 #493 and chemical-count #430 at 5.3K 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: Rust-Oleum Corp; V-Rod USA Inc DBA Fiberglass Innovations; Azz Galvanizing - Rockford LLC; Gunite Corp. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Kedrion Biopharma; Alnylam Pharmaceuticals; Porcelen Ltd Ct LLC; Safc 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: Ethylene glycol; Vanadium compounds; Certain glycol ethers.
Sherwin-Williams Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (94.1% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kedrion Biopharma and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals.
Sherwin-Williams Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.3K lbs Top 43% higher than 57% 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: Ethylene glycol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Sherwin-Williams Co reports the 2,287th-largest volume (5.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 85.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Kedrion Biopharma and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sherwin-Williams Co's pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene glycol at 85.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sherwin-Williams Co's total reported releases rose from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's off-site transfers rose from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.7 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: 5.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1807% (143 lbs to 2.7K 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 (increased by 1807% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 143 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 32 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 584 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 1.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 2.7K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 4.5K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 795 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 0 lbs | - |
Sherwin-Williams Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sherwin-Williams Co on cumulative reported pounds (5.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Kedrion Biopharma, Delta Marine Industries Inc., Farmers Pride Inc - Plant 3. 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.
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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 Ethylene glycol, Vanadium compounds, Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Rust-Oleum Corp. Sherwin-Williams Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) 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 Rockford, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Winnebago TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cmp Anodizing (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sherwin-Williams Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol. 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