EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sherwin-Williams Co
Richmond, KY · Parent: The Sherwin-Williams Co
- Total releases
- 167.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 29
- Carcinogens
- 8
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Sherwin-Williams Co: how the 167.7K lbs splits
167.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 111.5K lbs 66.5%
- Off-site Transfers 56.2K lbs 33.5%
Sherwin-Williams Co's 167.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 66.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 33.5%. 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
Sherwin-Williams Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Richmond, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 34.3K lbs of releases across 28 chemicals in 2023, and 167.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,543 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 #100 and chemical-count #8 at 167.7K 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: Enersys Delaware Inc.; Agc Flat Glass N America Inc; Okonite Co Inc; US Army Blue Grass Army Depot. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co; Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC; Prc-Desoto International Inc.; Sherwin-Williams Co. 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); Toluene; Methyl methacrylate; Zinc compounds.
Sherwin-Williams Co is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Richmond, KY: 167.7K lbs across 29 chemicals (8 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 66.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co and Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC.
Sherwin-Williams Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
168K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% 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 684th-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.5% of its sector. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co and Sterling Specialty Chemicals 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 29.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 34.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's off-site transfers rose from 9.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's air releases rose from 20.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's chemicals reported rose from 27 in 2022 to 28 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sherwin-Williams Co Form-R facts
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7.3× more than the comparison
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sherwin-Williams Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 167.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 10% (37.9K lbs to 34.3K lbs).
Sherwin-Williams Co: 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 Sherwin-Williams Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 10% 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 | 37.9K lbs | 22 |
| 2020 | 33.6K lbs | 23 |
| 2021 | 32.4K lbs | 24 |
| 2022 | 29.5K lbs | 27 |
| 2023 | 34.3K lbs | 28 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 8 of 29 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 30.6K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 29.3K lbs | - |
| Methyl methacrylate | 23.2K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 18.3K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 14.1K lbs | - |
| Phthalic anhydride | 12.3K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 6.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 6.6K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 4.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Butyl acrylate | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 3.2K lbs | - |
| Cobalt compounds | 2.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Styrene | 2.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 2.4K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 2.0K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 1.4K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 1.1K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 1.1K lbs | - |
| 3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Cumene | 185 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 155 lbs | - |
| Ethyl acrylate | 10 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diethanolamine | 1 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Maleic anhydride | 0 lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 0 lbs | - |
Sherwin-Williams Co in Madison
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sherwin-Williams Co on cumulative reported pounds (167.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (29). Release-pound peers include Precoat Metals, Tesla Inc., Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co. Chemical-count peers include Harrison Power Station, Pcs Phosphate Co Inc, Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Similar chemical count
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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), Toluene, Methyl methacrylate, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Enersys Delaware Inc.. Sherwin-Williams Co 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 Sherwin-Williams Co 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.
Sherwin-Williams Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Richmond, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 1.5% of Madison TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Precoat Metals (Δ 23 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sherwin-Williams Co stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 66.5%). 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