EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sherwin-Williams Co
Columbus, OH · Parent: The Sherwin-Williams Co
- Total releases
- 49.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 23
- Carcinogens
- 7
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Sherwin-Williams Co: how the 49.5K lbs splits
49.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 35.8K lbs 72.3%
- Air Releases 13.7K lbs 27.7%
Sherwin-Williams Co's 49.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 72.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 27.7%. 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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Sherwin-Williams Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Columbus, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 9.4K lbs of releases across 20 chemicals in 2023, and 49.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,146 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. Sherwin-Williams Co is pounds #386 and chemical-count #22 at 49.5K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bakelite Chemicals LLC; Cleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC; Oberfields - Obetz Oh Hardscapes Plant; Engineered Profiles LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Reg Albert Lea LLC; Ineos Composites Philadelphia Plant; Remuriate LLC; Westlake US 2 LLC - Longview. Other The Sherwin-Williams Co sites in this extract: Sherwin-Williams Co; Sherwin-Williams Co; Sherwin-Williams Co; Sherwin-Williams Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Certain glycol ethers; Xylene (mixed isomers); Toluene.
Sherwin-Williams Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (72.3% off-site transfers) across 23 chemicals · 7 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 49.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Reg Albert Lea LLC and Ineos Composites Philadelphia Plant.
Sherwin-Williams Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
49K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sherwin-Williams Co in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Sherwin-Williams Co reports the 1,295th-largest volume (49.5K lbs). Scale peers outside Ohio include Reg Albert Lea LLC and Ineos Composites Philadelphia Plant.
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
- Sherwin-Williams Co's total reported releases rose from 5.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's off-site transfers rose from 2.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's chemicals reported rose from 17 in 2022 to 20 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's air releases fell from 2.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sherwin-Williams Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sherwin-Williams Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 49.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 57% (21.9K lbs to 9.4K lbs).
Sherwin-Williams Co: 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 Sherwin-Williams Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 57% 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 | 21.9K lbs | 21 |
| 2020 | 6.9K lbs | 20 |
| 2021 | 5.7K lbs | 20 |
| 2022 | 5.6K lbs | 17 |
| 2023 | 9.4K lbs | 20 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 7 of 23 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 15.4K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 13.3K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 4.4K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 4.3K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 2.9K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 2.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Triethylamine | 1.9K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| sec-Butyl alcohol | 854 lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 817 lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 627 lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 537 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 506 lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 169 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 165 lbs | - |
| Styrene | 82 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 49 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nonylphenol | 13 lbs | - |
| Lead | 11 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
Sherwin-Williams Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Bakelite Chemicals LLC, Cleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC, Oberfields - Obetz Oh Hardscapes Plant, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sherwin-Williams Co on cumulative reported pounds (49.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (23). Release-pound peers include Metallized Carbon Corp, Jsw Steel, Freeport Lng Liquefaction Facility. Chemical-count peers include Woodland Pulp LLC, Brenntag Northeast LLC, Aes Warrior Run Inc. 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.
- Metallized Carbon Corp Ossining, NY · Electrical Equipment 49.5K lbs reported
- Jsw Steel Baytown, TX · Primary Metals 49.5K lbs reported
- Freeport Lng Liquefaction Facility Freeport, TX · Natural Gas Processing 49.4K lbs reported
- Army Nat Guard Florence Training Range Florence, AZ · Other 49.5K 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 Zinc compounds, Certain glycol ethers, Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene; nearby reporters include Bakelite Chemicals LLC. Sherwin-Williams Co 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 Sherwin-Williams Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sherwin-Williams Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Columbus, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 1.3% of Franklin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Metallized Carbon Corp (Δ 11 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sherwin-Williams Co stamps LIGHT 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