EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sherwin-Williams Co
Bedford Heights, OH · Parent: The Sherwin-Williams Co
- Total releases
- 30.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 13
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Sherwin-Williams Co: how the 30.7K lbs splits
30.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 15.6K lbs 50.9%
- Off-site Transfers 15.0K lbs 49.1%
Sherwin-Williams Co's 30.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 50.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 49.1%. 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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Sherwin-Williams Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bedford Heights, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 535 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 30.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,273 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 #477 and chemical-count #62 at 30.7K 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: Itw Bedford Wire; Pengg Wmc LLC; Nestle Usa-Prepared Foods Div Inc; Swagelok Manufacturing Co LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Grifols Therapeutics LLC; Power Service Products Inc; Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Azusa Plant; Quad Greenfield LLC. 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; n-Hexane; Toluene; Trichloroethylene.
Sherwin-Williams Co is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Bedford Heights, OH: 30.7K lbs across 13 chemicals (5 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 50.9%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Grifols Therapeutics LLC and Power Service Products Inc.
Sherwin-Williams Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
31K lbs Top 28% higher than 72% 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 1,534th-largest volume (30.7K lbs). Scale peers outside Ohio include Grifols Therapeutics LLC and Power Service Products Inc.
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 fell from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 535 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's air releases fell from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 509 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's off-site transfers fell from 56 lb in 2022 to 26 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's chemicals reported fell from 7 in 2022 to 4 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: 30.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 97% (19.4K lbs to 535 lbs).
Sherwin-Williams Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED 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 97% 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 | 19.4K lbs | 13 |
| 2020 | 4.4K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 4.5K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 1.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 535 lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 14.5K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 8.2K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 4.1K lbs | - |
| Trichloroethylene | 1.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 680 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 608 lbs | - |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 497 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1-Bromopropane | 442 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 309 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 159 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 87 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 36 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 1 lbs | - |
Sherwin-Williams Co in Cuyahoga
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Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Grifols Therapeutics LLC, Power Service Products Inc, Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Azusa Plant.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sherwin-Williams Co on cumulative reported pounds (30.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include Byrne Cortlandville, Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc, Rathgibson Janesville LLC. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal, Global Companies LLC, Shell Providence Terminal. 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).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal Guaynabo, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Global Companies LLC Revere, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Shell Providence Terminal Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Sig Sauer Inc Newington, NH · Fabricated Metals 13 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 Zinc compounds, n-Hexane, Toluene, Trichloroethylene; nearby reporters include Itw Bedford Wire. Sherwin-Williams Co stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 · MIXED · 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 Bedford Heights, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Cuyahoga TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Avery Dennison Std-Bldg 19 (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sherwin-Williams Co stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 50.9%). 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