EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sherwin-Williams Co
Bowling Green, KY · Parent: The Sherwin-Williams Co
- Total releases
- 104.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 17
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sherwin-Williams Co: how the 104.2K lbs splits
104.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 96.7K lbs 92.8%
- Off-site Transfers 7.5K lbs 7.2%
Sherwin-Williams Co's 104.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 92.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 7.2%. 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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Sherwin-Williams Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bowling Green, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 23.1K lbs of releases across 14 chemicals in 2023, and 104.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,496 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Sherwin-Williams Co is pounds #123 and chemical-count #28 at 104.2K lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC; Henkel US Operations Corp; Stoody Company; Owl's Head Alloys Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Green Plains Otter Tail LLC; Louis Dreyfus Co Grand Junction LLC; Air Products & Chemicals; Poet Biorefining - Menlo LLC. Other The Sherwin-Williams Co sites in this extract: Sherwin-Williams Co; Sherwin-Williams Co; Sherwin-Williams Co; Sherwin-Williams Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); n-Butyl alcohol; Ethylbenzene; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
Sherwin-Williams Co stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (92.8% air releases) across 17 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 104.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Green Plains Otter Tail LLC and Louis Dreyfus Co Grand Junction LLC.
Sherwin-Williams Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
104K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sherwin-Williams Co in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Sherwin-Williams Co reports the 889th-largest volume, placing it in the top 22.7% of its sector. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Green Plains Otter Tail LLC and Louis Dreyfus Co Grand Junction 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
- Sherwin-Williams Co's total reported releases rose from 21.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's off-site transfers rose from 771 lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's chemicals reported fell from 15 in 2022 to 14 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's air releases rose from 20.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sherwin-Williams Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sherwin-Williams Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 104.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 17% (19.7K lbs to 23.1K lbs).
Sherwin-Williams Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sherwin-Williams Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 17% 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 | 19.7K lbs | 15 |
| 2020 | 18.7K lbs | 15 |
| 2021 | 21.2K lbs | 15 |
| 2022 | 21.5K lbs | 15 |
| 2023 | 23.1K lbs | 14 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 17 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 43.0K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 25.6K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 8.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 8.6K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 5.7K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 3.7K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 2.7K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 627 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 335 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 182 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 72 lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Sherwin-Williams Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sherwin-Williams Co
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC, Henkel US Operations Corp, Stoody Company, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Green Plains Otter Tail LLC, Louis Dreyfus Co Grand Junction LLC, Air Products & Chemicals.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sherwin-Williams Co on cumulative reported pounds (104.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (17). Release-pound peers include Andeavor Field Services Llc-Belfield Gas Plant, Sark Wire, Houston Plating & Coatings LLC. Chemical-count peers include Astro Chemicals Inc, Doremus Terminal LLC, Rq Resins 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.
- Andeavor Field Services Llc-Belfield Gas Plant Belfield, ND · Natural Gas Processing 104.3K lbs reported
- Sark Wire Eastanollee, GA · Primary Metals 104.2K lbs reported
- Houston Plating & Coatings LLC South Houston, TX · Fabricated Metals 104.3K lbs reported
- Profile Finishing Systems Inc. Waukesha, WI · Fabricated Metals 104.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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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 Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Butyl alcohol, Ethylbenzene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC. Sherwin-Williams Co stamps MID 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 Sherwin-Williams Co TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sherwin-Williams Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bowling Green, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 4.1% of Warren TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Andeavor Field Services Llc-Belfield Gas Plant (Δ 16 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sherwin-Williams Co stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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