EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sherwin-Williams Co
Matteson, IL · Parent: The Sherwin-Williams Co
- Total releases
- 22.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Sherwin-Williams Co: how the 22.6K lbs splits
22.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 19.8K lbs 87.6%
- Air Releases 2.8K lbs 12.4%
Sherwin-Williams Co's 22.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 87.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 12.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
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 TRACE-CARC
Sherwin-Williams Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Matteson, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 7.4K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 22.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,961 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 #331 and chemical-count #80 at 22.6K 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: Advanced Mobility Shelter Technologies; Verdant Specialty Solutions US LLC; Hydrite Chemical Co; Imi - University Park. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Nutra Manufacturing; Republic Powdered Metals Inc; Phibro Animal Health Corp; Revlis Corp. 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: Certain glycol ethers; Zinc compounds; Triethylamine; Ethylene glycol.
Sherwin-Williams Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (87.6% off-site transfers) across 11 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 22.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nutra Manufacturing and Republic Powdered Metals Inc.
Sherwin-Williams Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
23K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% 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 1,676th-largest volume (22.6K lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Nutra Manufacturing and Republic Powdered Metals 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 5.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's off-site transfers rose from 5.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's chemicals reported fell from 10 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's air releases fell from 599 lb in 2022 to 557 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: 22.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 215% (2.3K lbs to 7.4K 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 215% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.3K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 3.4K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 3.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 5.7K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 7.4K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 5.9K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 4.9K lbs | - |
| Triethylamine | 3.9K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 2.8K lbs | - |
| 3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate | 2.2K lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 893 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 354 lbs | - |
| Diuron | 263 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 90 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
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 (22.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Airgas Specialty Products-Waxahachie Tx, Nutra Manufacturing, Surtronics Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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.
- Airgas Specialty Products-Waxahachie Tx Waxahachie, TX · Chemical Wholesalers 22.6K lbs reported
- Nutra Manufacturing Greenville, SC · Chemicals 22.6K lbs reported
- Surtronics Inc. Raleigh, NC · Fabricated Metals 22.6K lbs reported
- Kitchen & Bath Center Fort Walton Beach, FL · Plastics and Rubber 22.6K 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 - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 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 Certain glycol ethers, Zinc compounds, Triethylamine, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Advanced Mobility Shelter Technologies. Sherwin-Williams Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Certain glycol ethers) 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 Matteson, 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: Airgas Specialty Products-Waxahachie Tx (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sherwin-Williams Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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