EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Univar Solutions USA
Bedford Park, IL · Parent: Univar Solutions LLC
- Total releases
- 2.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Univar Solutions USA: how the 2.2K lbs splits
2.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.2K lbs 98.7%
- Air Releases 29 lbs 1.3%
Univar Solutions USA's 2.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Univar Solutions USA is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bedford Park, IL, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 2.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 2.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,656 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. Univar Solutions USA is pounds #561 and chemical-count #97 at 2.2K 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: Signode Industrial Group LLC; Golden Grain; Westlake Epoxy Inc; Italmatch Sc LLC. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside Illinois: Airgas Specialty Products Inc. Suffolk Va; Univar USA Inc Denver; Brenntag Pacific Inc.; Haviland Consumer Products Inc.. Other Univar Solutions LLC sites in this extract: Univar Solutions USA; Univar Solutions USA; Univar Solutions USA; Univar Solutions USA - Tewksbury Ma. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Nitric acid; Diethanolamine; Ethylene glycol.
Univar Solutions USA stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.7% off-site transfers) across 10 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Airgas Specialty Products Inc. Suffolk Va and Univar USA Inc Denver.
Univar Solutions USA vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.2K lbs Top 49% higher than 51% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Univar Solutions USA: Methanol-led volume
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Univar Solutions USA reports the 255th-largest volume (2.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 98.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Airgas Specialty Products Inc. Suffolk Va and Univar USA Inc Denver.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Univar Solutions USA's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 98.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Univar Solutions USA's total reported releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 2.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Univar Solutions USA's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 2.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Univar Solutions USA's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 29 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Univar Solutions USA Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Univar Solutions USA releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Univar Solutions USA: 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 Univar Solutions USA year-over-year reported totals. 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 2.2K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 2.2K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 27 lbs | - |
| Diethanolamine | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| Triethylamine | 0 lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| m-Xylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 0 lbs | - |
| Dichloromethane | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 0 lbs | - |
Univar Solutions USA · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Signode Industrial Group LLC, Golden Grain, Westlake Epoxy Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemical Wholesalers Facilities
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Univar Solutions USA on cumulative reported pounds (2.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Darling Ingredients Inc, Hartzell Propeller, Federal Correctional Complex Petersburg. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Methanol, Nitric acid, Diethanolamine, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Signode Industrial Group LLC. Univar Solutions USA 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 Univar Solutions USA TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Univar Solutions USA totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bedford Park, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Darling Ingredients Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Univar Solutions USA stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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