EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sika Corp
Aurora, IL
- Total releases
- 7.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Sika Corp: how the 7.3K lbs splits
7.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 7.3K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 7 lbs 0.1%
Sika Corp's 7.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Diisocyanates.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Sika Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Aurora, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 7.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,465 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. Sika Corp is pounds #453 and chemical-count #584 at 7.3K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Caterpillar Inc; Metal Arts Finishing Inc.; Fiberbasin Inc; Hoffmann Oberweis Dairy. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Frac-Chem - Pleasanton; Agri-Energy; Lanxess Corp; Parallel Products of California. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Diisocyanates; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Sika Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Frac-Chem - Pleasanton and Agri-Energy.
Sika Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.3K lbs Top 40% higher than 60% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sika Corp: Diisocyanates-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Sika Corp reports the 2,179th-largest volume (7.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Diisocyanates alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Frac-Chem - Pleasanton and Agri-Energy.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sika Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Diisocyanates at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sika Corp's total reported releases fell from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sika Corp's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sika Corp's off-site transfers fell from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sika Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sika Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 1% (1.5K lbs to 1.4K lbs).
Sika Corp: 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 Sika Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 1% 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: Diisocyanates.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 1.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 1.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Diisocyanates | 7.3K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 0 lbs | - |
Sika Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sika Corp on cumulative reported pounds (7.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Frac-Chem - Pleasanton, Agri-Energy, Caterpillar. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
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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 Diisocyanates, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Caterpillar Inc. Sika Corp 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.
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This Sika Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Diisocyanates) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sika Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Aurora, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 0.7% of Kane TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Frac-Chem - Pleasanton (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sika Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Diisocyanates. 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