EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Viking Chemical Co
Rockford, IL · Parent: The Viking Group Ltd
- Total releases
- 2.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Viking Chemical Co: how the 2.4K lbs splits
2.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.4K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Viking Chemical Co's 2.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Viking Chemical Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rockford, IL, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 392 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 2.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,513 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. Viking Chemical Co is pounds #555 and chemical-count #259 at 2.4K 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: Concentric Rockford Inc; Forge Group Rockford LLC DBA Rockford Drop Forge Co; J. L. Clark LLC; Azz Galvanizing - Rockford LLC. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside Illinois: Gcp Applied Technologies Inc; Brenntag Mid-South Inc.; Championx-Dilley 0508; Solvay USA Inc (cordell). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ammonia; Nitric acid; Toluene.
Viking Chemical Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gcp Applied Technologies Inc and Brenntag Mid-South Inc..
Viking Chemical Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.4K lbs Top 48% higher than 52% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Viking Chemical Co in the Chemical Wholesalers sector extract
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Viking Chemical Co reports the 249th-largest volume (2.4K lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Gcp Applied Technologies Inc and Brenntag Mid-South 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
- Viking Chemical Co's total reported releases fell from 921 lb in 2022 to 392 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Viking Chemical Co's air releases fell from 921 lb in 2022 to 392 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Viking Chemical Co Form-R facts
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See how Viking Chemical Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Viking Chemical Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 2% (399 lbs to 392 lbs).
Viking Chemical Co: 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 Viking Chemical Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 2% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 399 lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 309 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 371 lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 921 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 392 lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 633 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 224 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 145 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 21 lbs | - |
Viking Chemical Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Viking Chemical Co
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Concentric Rockford Inc, Forge Group Rockford LLC DBA Rockford Drop Forge Co, J. L. Clark LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemical Wholesalers Facilities
Other Chemical Wholesalers facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Gcp Applied Technologies Inc, Brenntag Mid-South Inc., Championx-Dilley 0508.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Viking Chemical Co on cumulative reported pounds (2.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include United Initiators Inc, Mars Petcare US Inc., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
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 Methanol, Ammonia, Nitric acid, Toluene; nearby reporters include Concentric Rockford Inc. Viking Chemical Co 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.
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This Viking Chemical Co TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Viking Chemical Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rockford, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.1% of Winnebago TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: United Initiators Inc (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Viking Chemical Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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