EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sherwin-Williams Co
Kankakee, IL · Parent: The Sherwin-Williams Co
- Total releases
- 318.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 22
- Carcinogens
- 6
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Sherwin-Williams Co: how the 318.5K lbs splits
318.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 185.7K lbs 58.3%
- Off-site Transfers 132.8K lbs 41.7%
Sherwin-Williams Co's 318.5K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 58.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 41.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
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 Kankakee, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 62.2K lbs of releases across 21 chemicals in 2023, and 318.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,507 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 #102 and chemical-count #14 at 318.5K 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: Ahf Products; Rohm & Haas Chemicals LLC; Crown Beverage Packaging; Ardex. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Vibrantz Corp; Coim USA Inc; Cytec Engineered Materials Inc.; Dubois Chemicals Inc. - Sharonville Oh (50). 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: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Xylene (mixed isomers); n-Butyl alcohol; Ethylbenzene.
Sherwin-Williams Co is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Kankakee, IL: 318.5K lbs across 22 chemicals (6 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 58.3%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Vibrantz Corp and Coim USA Inc.
Sherwin-Williams Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
318K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% 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 495th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.6% of its sector. Scale peers outside Illinois include Vibrantz Corp and Coim USA 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 rose from 41.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 62.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's off-site transfers rose from 5.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's chemicals reported rose from 20 in 2022 to 21 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's air releases rose from 36.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 38.3 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: 318.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 5% (65.8K lbs to 62.2K 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 (decreased by 5% 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: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 65.8K lbs | 20 |
| 2020 | 98.1K lbs | 20 |
| 2021 | 50.8K lbs | 20 |
| 2022 | 41.6K lbs | 20 |
| 2023 | 62.2K lbs | 21 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 22 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 120.7K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 69.5K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 31.3K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 16.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 15.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 10.3K lbs | - |
| Phthalic anhydride | 9.7K lbs | - |
| sec-Butyl alcohol | 9.7K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 8.2K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 6.9K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 4.2K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 3.9K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 3.2K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 2.7K lbs | - |
| Cumene | 2.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 1.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt compounds | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 695 lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 672 lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 419 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 8 lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Sherwin-Williams Co in Kankakee
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sherwin-Williams Co on cumulative reported pounds (318.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (22). Release-pound peers include Intertape Polymer Corp, Schlage Lock Co LLC, Andersen Corp. Chemical-count peers include Seward Power Plant, Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC, Envirite of Pennsylvania Inc. 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.
- Intertape Polymer Corp Danville, VA · Plastics and Rubber 318.5K lbs reported
- Schlage Lock Co LLC Cincinnati, OH · Fabricated Metals 318.4K lbs reported
- Andersen Corp Bayport, MN · Wood Products 318.8K lbs reported
- Sunnyside Cogeneration Associates Sunnyside, UT · Electric Utilities 318.9K 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 Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Butyl alcohol, Ethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Ahf Products. 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 Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)) 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 Kankakee, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 7.1% of Kankakee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Intertape Polymer Corp (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sherwin-Williams Co stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 58.3%). 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