EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sun Chemical Corp
Saint Charles, IL · Parent: Sun Chemical Corp
- Total releases
- 3.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sun Chemical Corp: how the 3.7K lbs splits
3.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.7K lbs 100.0%
Sun Chemical Corp's 3.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Sun Chemical Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Saint Charles, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 336 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 3.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,733 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. Sun Chemical Corp is pounds #523 and chemical-count #602 at 3.7K 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: Armour Eckrich LLC; United Laboratories Inc; Nidec Mobility America Corp; Tiger Drylac USA Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Columbus Chemical Industries Inc. Employee Stock Ownership P; Anuvia Plant City LLC; Hovione Nj Facility Expansion; Cambridge Isotope Laboratories Inc. Other Sun Chemical Corp sites in this extract: Sun Cosmetics LLC; Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant; Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility; Sun Chemical Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Copper compounds.
Sun Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Columbus Chemical Industries Inc. Employee Stock Ownership P and Anuvia Plant City LLC.
Sun Chemical Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.7K lbs Top 45% higher than 55% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sun Chemical Corp: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Sun Chemical Corp reports the 2,434th-largest volume (3.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Columbus Chemical Industries Inc. Employee Stock Ownership P and Anuvia Plant City LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sun Chemical Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sun Chemical Corp's total reported releases fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 336 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sun Chemical Corp's air releases fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 336 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sun Chemical Corp's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sun Chemical Corp Form-R facts
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See how Sun Chemical Corp stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
43% more than the comparison
2.0× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sun Chemical Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 19% (413 lbs to 336 lbs).
Sun Chemical Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sun Chemical Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 19% 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 | 413 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 940 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 940 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 1.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 336 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 3.7K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Sun Chemical Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sun Chemical Corp
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Armour Eckrich LLC, United Laboratories Inc, Nidec Mobility America Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Columbus Chemical Industries Inc. Employee Stock Ownership P, Anuvia Plant City LLC, Hovione Nj Facility Expansion.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sun Chemical Corp on cumulative reported pounds (3.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Columbus Chemical Industries Inc. Employee Stock Ownership P, Oldcastle Precast Inc, Anuvia Plant City LLC. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Columbus Chemical Industries Inc. Employee Stock Ownership P Phoenix, AZ · Chemicals 3.7K lbs reported
- Oldcastle Precast Inc Edgewood, MD · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 3.7K lbs reported
- Anuvia Plant City LLC Plant City, FL · Chemicals 3.7K lbs reported
- Federal Correctional Institution Jesup Jesup, GA · Other 3.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Sun Chemical Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sun Cosmetics LLC, Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant, Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility.
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, Copper compounds; nearby reporters include Armour Eckrich LLC. Sun Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Sun Chemical Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sun Chemical Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Saint Charles, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325910 · Chemicals. 0.4% of Kane TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Columbus Chemical Industries Inc. Employee Stock Ownership P (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sun Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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