EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Univar Solutions USA
Lansing, MI · Parent: Univar Solutions LLC
- Total releases
- 18.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Univar Solutions USA: how the 18.3K lbs splits
18.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 18.1K lbs 99.1%
- Off-site Transfers 160 lbs 0.9%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Univar Solutions USA's 18.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Univar Solutions USA is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lansing, MI, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 3.5K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 18.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,442 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Univar Solutions USA is pounds #320 and chemical-count #86 at 18.3K lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Builders Ready Mix Plant 14; Aalberts Bassett; Michigan Paving & Materials Co. Spartan Asphalt - Lansing; Gmvm-Lansing Grand River Assembly. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside Michigan: Barton Solvents Inc Kansas City; Brenntag Southwest Inc Sand Springs; Univar Solutions USA; Trifecta Trading. Other Univar Solutions LLC sites in this extract: Univar Solutions USA; Univar Solutions USA; Univar Solutions USA; Univar Solutions USA - Tewksbury Ma. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Toluene; Certain glycol ethers; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Univar Solutions USA stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.1% air releases) across 10 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 18.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Barton Solvents Inc Kansas City and Brenntag Southwest Inc Sand Springs.
Univar Solutions USA vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
18K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Univar Solutions USA in the Chemical Wholesalers sector extract
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Univar Solutions USA reports the 105th-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.8% of its sector. Scale peers outside Michigan include Barton Solvents Inc Kansas City and Brenntag Southwest Inc Sand Springs.
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
- Univar Solutions USA's total reported releases fell from 4.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Univar Solutions USA's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 160 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Univar Solutions USA's chemicals reported fell from 8 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Univar Solutions USA's air releases fell from 4.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Univar Solutions USA Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Univar Solutions USA releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 18.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 64% (9.6K lbs to 3.5K lbs).
Univar Solutions USA: 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 Univar Solutions USA year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 64% 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 | 9.6K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 560 lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 520 lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 4.1K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 3.5K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 6.6K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 5.5K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 2.1K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 2.0K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 1.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 792 lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 20 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 0 lbs | - |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Univar Solutions USA · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Univar Solutions USA
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Builders Ready Mix Plant 14, Aalberts Bassett, Michigan Paving & Materials Co. Spartan Asphalt - Lansing, ordered by distance.
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Other Chemical Wholesalers facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Barton Solvents Inc Kansas City, Brenntag Southwest Inc Sand Springs, Univar Solutions USA.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Univar Solutions USA on cumulative reported pounds (18.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Suwannee American Cement Co LLC, Swift Beef Co, Klinger Thermoseal Inc. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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.
- Suwannee American Cement Co LLC Sumterville, FL · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 18.3K lbs reported
- Swift Beef Co Hyrum, UT · Food 18.2K lbs reported
- Klinger Thermoseal Inc Sidney, OH · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 18.3K lbs reported
- Poet Biorefining-Cloverdale LLC Cloverdale, IN · Chemicals 18.2K 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 Methanol, Toluene, Certain glycol ethers, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Builders Ready Mix Plant 14. Univar Solutions USA stamps LIGHT 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 Univar Solutions USA TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Univar Solutions USA totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lansing, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.5% of Ingham TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Suwannee American Cement Co LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Univar Solutions USA stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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