EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant
Painesville, OH · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 716.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 32
- Carcinogens
- 10
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant: how the 716.7K lbs splits
716.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 667.7K lbs 93.2%
- Air Releases 49.0K lbs 6.8%
- Water Discharges 36 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant's 716.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 93.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 6.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Painesville, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 112.4K lbs of releases across 25 chemicals in 2023, and 716.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,590 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Ohio's 1,299 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant is pounds #83 and chemical-count #9 at 716.7K lbs. Ineos Nitriles USA LLC leads reported pounds (42.4M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Heritage Thermal Services leads chemical count at 217 chemicals (431.4K lbs, pounds #116). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mar-Bal Inc.; Pvs Nolwood Chemicals Inc.; Yokohama Industries Americas Ohio Inc; Pcc Airfoils Renaissance Park. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Curia Rensselaer Inc.; Lion Elastomers Orange LLC; Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC; Borger Carbon Black Plant. Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc sites in this extract: Cerro Wire LLC; Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant; Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Barium And Barium Compounds; Xylene (mixed isomers); Methanol.
Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (93.2% off-site transfers) across 32 chemicals · 10 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 716.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Curia Rensselaer Inc. and Lion Elastomers Orange LLC.
Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
717K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant reports the 320th-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 84.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Curia Rensselaer Inc. and Lion Elastomers Orange LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 84.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant's total reported releases fell from 141.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 112.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant's off-site transfers fell from 130.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 103.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant's air releases fell from 10.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 716.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 36% (176.7K lbs to 112.4K lbs).
Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 36% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 176.7K lbs | 30 |
| 2020 | 172.4K lbs | 26 |
| 2021 | 113.7K lbs | 25 |
| 2022 | 141.5K lbs | 25 |
| 2023 | 112.4K lbs | 25 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 10 of 32 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Mar-Bal Inc., Pvs Nolwood Chemicals Inc., Yokohama Industries Americas Ohio Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Curia Rensselaer Inc., Lion Elastomers Orange LLC, Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant on cumulative reported pounds (716.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (32). Release-pound peers include Nebraska Public Power District Sheldon Station, Weyerhaeuser Nr Co, Johns Manville. Chemical-count peers include Uss-Clairton Plant, Helena Industries LLC, Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek. 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.
- Nebraska Public Power District Sheldon Station Hallam, NE · Electric Utilities 716.6K lbs reported
- Weyerhaeuser Nr Co Dierks, AR · Wood Products 717.2K lbs reported
- Johns Manville Willows, CA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 717.6K lbs reported
- Curia Rensselaer Inc. Rensselaer, NY · Chemicals 715.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cerro Wire LLC, Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center, Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant.
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 Zinc compounds, Barium And Barium Compounds, Xylene (mixed isomers), Methanol; nearby reporters include Mar-Bal Inc.. Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant stamps MID 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 Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Painesville, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 14.3% of Lake TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nebraska Public Power District Sheldon Station (Δ 94 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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