EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo
Tonawanda, NY · Parent: Univar Solutions LLC
- Total releases
- 3.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo: how the 8.3K lbs splits
8.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 5.4K lbs 65.7%
- Off-site Transfers 2.8K lbs 34.3%
Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo's 8.3K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 65.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 34.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
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 MIXED pathway CARC-MID
Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tonawanda, NY, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 4.8K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2024, and 3.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 11,836 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New York's 581 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo is pounds #279 and chemical-count #169 at 3.5K lbs. St Lawrence Zinc Co Balmat 4 Mine & Mill leads reported pounds (9.7M lbs) at 10 chemicals (chemical-count #40). Norlite LLC leads chemical count at 93 chemicals (28.3K lbs, pounds #152). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Evonik Active Oxygens LLC; 3M Co - Tonawanda; Tonawanda Rmx (aka River Road); Sumitomo Rubber USA LLC. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside New York: Coastal Chemical Co. LLC; Wausau Chemical Corp; Championx-Greeley; Championx-Bakersfield. 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: Toluene; Methyl isobutyl ketone; Methanol; n-Butyl alcohol.
Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Tonawanda, NY: 3.5K lbs across 4 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-MID). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 65.7%). 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 Wausau Chemical Corp.
Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.5K lbs Top 46% higher than 54% 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 - Buffalo in the Chemical Wholesalers sector extract
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo reports the 224th-largest volume (3.5K lbs). Scale peers outside New York include Coastal Chemical Co. LLC and Wausau Chemical 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
- Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo's total reported releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo's chemicals reported rose from 3 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 469% (841 lbs to 4.8K lbs).
Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo year-over-year reported totals (increased by 469% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 841 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 611 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 327 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 1.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 4.8K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 3.2K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 2.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 1.6K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 761 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 121 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 0 lbs | - |
Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo in Erie
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Closest other reporters in New York - including Evonik Active Oxygens LLC, 3M Co - Tonawanda, Tonawanda Rmx (aka River Road), ordered by distance.
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Other Chemical Wholesalers facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New York - e.g. Coastal Chemical Co. LLC, Wausau Chemical Corp, Championx-Greeley.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo on cumulative reported pounds (3.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Skw Quab Chemicals, Culpeper of Leola LLC, Axens N.a. Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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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 Toluene, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Methanol, n-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Evonik Active Oxygens LLC. Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-MID 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 - Buffalo TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-MID · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Tonawanda, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.1% of Erie TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Skw Quab Chemicals (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Univar Solutions USA - Buffalo stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 65.7%). 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