EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
W R Grace & Co
Chicago, IL · Parent: W R Grace & Co
- Total releases
- 873.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
W R Grace & Co: how the 873.2K lbs splits
873.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 726.1K lbs 83.2%
- Air Releases 147.1K lbs 16.8%
W R Grace & Co's 873.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 83.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 16.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
W R Grace & Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chicago, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 110.9K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 873.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,418 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. W R Grace & Co is pounds #57 and chemical-count #99 at 873.2K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mondelez Global LLC; Inliner Solutions LLC; Lang Ice Co; O&k American Corp.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: The Andersons Inc - Sioux City; Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings; Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant; Addis Carbon Black Plant. Other W R Grace & Co sites in this extract: W R Grace & Co-Conn Grace; Grace Davison-Curtis Bay Works; W.r. Grace & Co.; Grace -Pasadena Catalyst Site. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Molybdenum trioxide; Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Nickel compounds.
W R Grace & Co stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (83.2% off-site transfers) across 9 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 873.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include The Andersons Inc - Sioux City and Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings.
W R Grace & Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
873K lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
W R Grace & Co in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, W R Grace & Co reports the 284th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside Illinois include The Andersons Inc - Sioux City and Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings.
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
- W R Grace & Co's total reported releases fell from 198.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 110.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- W R Grace & Co's off-site transfers fell from 154.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 85.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- W R Grace & Co's air releases fell from 44.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 25.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
W R Grace & Co Form-R facts
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See how W R Grace & Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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9.0× 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 W R Grace & Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 873.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 42% (192.1K lbs to 110.9K lbs).
W R Grace & Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows W R Grace & Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 42% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 192.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 189.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 181.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 198.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 110.9K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 456.1K lbs | - |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 241.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 112.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel compounds | 42.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 13.1K lbs | - |
| Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds | 4.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt compounds | 3.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury | 64 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 50 lbs | - |
W R Grace & Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to W R Grace & Co
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Mondelez Global LLC, Inliner Solutions LLC, Lang Ice Co, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. The Andersons Inc - Sioux City, Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings, Westlake Vinyls Inc. - Pvc Plant.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest W R Grace & Co on cumulative reported pounds (873.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include The Andersons Inc - Sioux City, Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings, Clover Power Station. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia 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.
- The Andersons Inc - Sioux City Sioux City, IA · Chemicals 870.0K lbs reported
- Ppg Protective & Marine Coat Ings Alexander, AR · Chemicals 869.8K lbs reported
- Clover Power Station Clover, VA · Electric Utilities 867.0K lbs reported
- Okeechobee Clean Energy Center Okeechobee, FL · Electric Utilities 879.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
Other W R Grace & Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including W R Grace & Co-Conn Grace, Grace Davison-Curtis Bay Works, W.r. Grace & Co..
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Molybdenum trioxide, Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Nickel compounds; nearby reporters include Mondelez Global LLC. W R Grace & Co stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 W R Grace & Co TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
W R Grace & Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chicago, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 1.3% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Caterpillar Inc Mapleton Plant (Δ 759 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
W R Grace & Co stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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