EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Univar Solutions USA
Romulus, MI · Parent: Univar Solutions LLC
- Total releases
- 72.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 16
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Univar Solutions USA: how the 72.2K lbs splits
72.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 69.8K lbs 96.8%
- Air Releases 2.3K lbs 3.2%
Univar Solutions USA's 72.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Univar Solutions USA is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Romulus, MI, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 71.2K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 72.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,301 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 #186 and chemical-count #35 at 72.2K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cadillac Asphalt LLC - Romulus; Superior Materials 35; Woodbridge Corp; Kreher Wire Processing. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside Michigan: Coastal Chemical Co LLC; Univar Solutions USA; Univar Solutions USA LLC; Univar Solutions USA. 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: Ethylene glycol; Certain glycol ethers; Methanol; Toluene.
Compare Univar Solutions USA with
Nearest reporters in Michigan
- Cadillac Asphalt LLC - Romulus Romulus · 3 lbs
- Superior Materials 35 Romulus · 0 lbs
- Woodbridge Corp Romulus · 71 lbs
- Kreher Wire Processing Romulus · 40.8K lbs
Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers sites elsewhere: Coastal Chemical Co LLC (TX) · Univar Solutions USA (IL) · Univar Solutions USA LLC (LA)
Univar Solutions USA stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.8% off-site transfers) across 16 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 72.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Coastal Chemical Co LLC and Univar Solutions USA.
Univar Solutions USA vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
72K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% 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 35th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.6% of its sector. Scale peers outside Michigan include Coastal Chemical Co LLC and Univar Solutions USA.
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 rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 71.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Univar Solutions USA's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 69.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Univar Solutions USA's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Univar Solutions USA's chemicals reported rose from 3 in 2022 to 10 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: 72.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 14138% (500 lbs to 71.2K lbs).
Univar Solutions USA: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE 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 (increased by 14138% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 500 lbs | 15 |
| 2020 | 500 lbs | 15 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 71.2K lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 16 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 20.6K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 11.4K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 11.2K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 11.0K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 10.9K lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 2.1K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 2.0K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 1.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 980 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 297 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 0 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 0 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 0 lbs | - |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Univar Solutions USA · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Univar Solutions USA on cumulative reported pounds (72.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (16). Release-pound peers include Falcon Bass Boats, Oesl Automotive USA LLC, Sem Products Inc. Chemical-count peers include Surpass Chemical Co. Inc., The Federal Metal Co, Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc. 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 Ethylene glycol, Certain glycol ethers, Methanol, Toluene; nearby reporters include Cadillac Asphalt LLC - Romulus. Univar Solutions USA stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) 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 Romulus, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.1% of Wayne TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Falcon Bass Boats (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Univar Solutions USA stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene glycol. 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