EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Westlake Epoxy Inc
Bedford Park, IL · Parent: Westlake Corp
- Total releases
- 226.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Westlake Epoxy Inc: how the 226.7K lbs splits
226.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 153.3K lbs 67.6%
- Off-site Transfers 73.4K lbs 32.4%
Westlake Epoxy Inc's 226.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 67.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 32.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Westlake Epoxy Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bedford Park, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 44.4K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 226.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,019 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. Westlake Epoxy Inc is pounds #117 and chemical-count #103 at 226.7K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Univar Solutions USA; Rowell Chemical Corp; Signode Industrial Group LLC; Golden Grain. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co; Eco Services Operations Corp.; US Doe Pantex Plant; Solvay USA Inc. Other Westlake Corp sites in this extract: Westlake Longview Corp; Westlake US 2 LLC; Westlake Polymers LLC; Westlake Vinyls Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Certain glycol ethers; Methyl isobutyl ketone; Toluene.
Westlake Epoxy Inc is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Bedford Park, IL: 226.7K lbs across 9 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 67.6%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co and Eco Services Operations Corp..
Westlake Epoxy Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
227K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Westlake Epoxy Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Westlake Epoxy Inc reports the 593rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.1% of its sector. Scale peers outside Illinois include Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co and Eco Services Operations Corp..
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
- Westlake Epoxy Inc's total reported releases rose from 38.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 44.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westlake Epoxy Inc's off-site transfers rose from 4.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westlake Epoxy Inc's air releases fell from 34.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 31.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Westlake Epoxy Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Westlake Epoxy Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 226.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 28% (34.8K lbs to 44.4K lbs).
Westlake Epoxy Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Westlake Epoxy Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 28% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 34.8K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 38.0K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 71.3K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 38.3K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 44.4K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 71.0K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 54.5K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 35.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 28.2K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 20.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 9.7K lbs | - |
| 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol | 2.7K lbs | - |
| Tetrabromobisphenol A | 2.4K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 2.4K lbs | - |
Westlake Epoxy Inc in Cook
Nearest TRI Facilities to Westlake Epoxy Inc
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Univar Solutions USA, Rowell Chemical Corp, Signode Industrial Group LLC, 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. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, Eco Services Operations Corp., US Doe Pantex Plant.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Westlake Epoxy Inc on cumulative reported pounds (226.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Arclin Surfaces LLC, Pioneer Plastics Corp, Boise Cascade Wood Products Alexandria Ewp. 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.
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 Westlake Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Westlake Longview Corp, Westlake US 2 LLC, Westlake Polymers LLC.
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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Certain glycol ethers, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Toluene; nearby reporters include Univar Solutions USA. Westlake Epoxy Inc stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 Westlake Epoxy Inc TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Westlake Epoxy Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bedford Park, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 0.3% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Arclin Surfaces LLC (Δ 32 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Westlake Epoxy Inc stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 67.6%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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