EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc
Elgin, IL · Parent: Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc
- Total releases
- 7.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc: how the 7.0K lbs splits
7.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 7.0K lbs 100.0%
Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc's 7.0K 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: n-Butyl alcohol.
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elgin, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 7.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,544 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. Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc is pounds #460 and chemical-count #426 at 7.0K 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: Price Circuits LLC; Polynt Composites USA Inc. (formerly Pccr Usa); Advanced Engineering Corp; Elgiloy Specialty Metals. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Airgas Dry Ice; Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC; Seatex - Pasadena; Reichhold LLC 2. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Butyl alcohol; Xylene (mixed isomers); Methyl isobutyl ketone.
Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Airgas Dry Ice and Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC.
Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.0K lbs Top 41% higher than 59% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc reports the 2,193rd-largest volume (7.0K lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Airgas Dry Ice and Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC.
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
- Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc's total reported releases fell from 2.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc's air releases fell from 2.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
8.3× more than the comparison
3.0× 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 Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases held roughly flat (1.0K lbs to 1.0K lbs).
Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc: 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 Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc year-over-year reported totals (held roughly flat 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: n-Butyl alcohol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 1.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 2.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 2.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Butyl alcohol | 4.0K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 2.0K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 1.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Price Circuits LLC, Polynt Composites USA Inc. (formerly Pccr Usa), Advanced Engineering 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. Airgas Dry Ice, Valero Renewable Fuels Co LLC, Seatex - Pasadena.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc on cumulative reported pounds (7.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Tread Corp, Airgas Specialty Products-Palmerton Pa, Jtekt Bearings N.a. LLC - Walhalla Sc Plant. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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.
- Tread Corp Roanoke, VA · Machinery 7.0K lbs reported
- Airgas Specialty Products-Palmerton Pa Palmerton, PA · Chemical Wholesalers 7.0K lbs reported
- Jtekt Bearings N.a. LLC - Walhalla Sc Plant West Union, SC · Fabricated Metals 7.0K lbs reported
- Nestle Purina Petcare Saint Joseph, MO · Food 7.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 n-Butyl alcohol, Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl isobutyl ketone; nearby reporters include Price Circuits LLC. Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Butyl alcohol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elgin, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.7% of Kane TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Midwest Metal Coatings (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Butyl alcohol. 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