EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Vwr Chemicals LLC
Sanborn, NY · Parent: Vwr International LLC
- Total releases
- 473.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Vwr Chemicals LLC: how the 480.5K lbs splits
480.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 478.1K lbs 99.5%
- Air Releases 2.4K lbs 0.5%
Vwr Chemicals LLC's 480.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Vwr Chemicals LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sanborn, NY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 7.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 473.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 2,020 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. Vwr Chemicals LLC is pounds #38 and chemical-count #413 at 473.1K 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: Archem America Inc.; Saint Gobain Industrial Ceramic Inc; Vcna United Materials - Sanborn Facility; Metaullics Systems a Div of Pyrotek-Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside New York: Meglobal Oyster Creek; Henkel US Operations Corp; Tpc Group LLC; US Nitrogen LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol.
Compare Vwr Chemicals LLC with
Nearest reporters in New York
- Archem America Inc. Sanborn · 214 lbs
- Saint Gobain Industrial Ceramic Inc Niagara Falls · 1.0M lbs
- Vcna United Materials - Sanborn Facility Sanborn · 15 lbs
- Metaullics Systems a Div of Pyrotek-Inc Sanborn · 256 lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Meglobal Oyster Creek (TX) · Henkel US Operations Corp (WI) · Tpc Group LLC (TX)
Vwr Chemicals LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.5% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 473.1K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Meglobal Oyster Creek and Henkel US Operations Corp.
Vwr Chemicals LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
473K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Vwr Chemicals LLC: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Vwr Chemicals LLC reports the 407th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside New York include Meglobal Oyster Creek and Henkel US Operations Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Vwr Chemicals LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Vwr Chemicals LLC's total reported releases rose from 102.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 116.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Vwr Chemicals LLC's off-site transfers rose from 102.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 116.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Vwr Chemicals LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Vwr Chemicals LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 480.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 95% (158.0K lbs to 7.4K lbs).
Vwr Chemicals LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Vwr Chemicals LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 95% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 158.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 8.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 87.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 102.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 116.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 7.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 480.5K lbs | - |
Vwr Chemicals LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Vwr Chemicals LLC on cumulative reported pounds (473.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, Contitech USA Inc., Watts Regulator Co DBA Webster Valve. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico 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.
- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Topeka, KS · Plastics and Rubber 473.1K lbs reported
- Contitech USA Inc. Auburn, IN · Plastics and Rubber 473.3K lbs reported
- Watts Regulator Co DBA Webster Valve Franklin, NH · Fabricated Metals 472.0K lbs reported
- Meglobal Oyster Creek Freeport, TX · Chemicals 471.9K lbs reported
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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; nearby reporters include Archem America Inc.. Vwr Chemicals LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Vwr Chemicals LLC TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Vwr Chemicals LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sanborn, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 8.4% of Niagara TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co (Δ 51 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Vwr Chemicals LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · 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