EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc
Marietta, OH · Parent: Hollister Investment Corp
- Total releases
- 28.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc: how the 28.0K lbs splits
28.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 28.0K lbs 100.0%
Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc's 28.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Marietta, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 2.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 28.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,471 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. Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc is pounds #492 and chemical-count #472 at 28.0K 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: Thermo Fisher Scientific (asheville) LLC; Eramet Marietta Inc; Profusion Industries LLC; Mplx Terminals LLC - Marietta Oh Terminal. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Avient Corp; Chroma Color Corp (formerly Plastic Color Corp; Access Business Group LLC; Harvard Chemical LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Xylene (mixed isomers); Ethylbenzene; sec-Butyl alcohol.
Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 28.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Avient Corp and Chroma Color Corp (formerly Plastic Color Corp.
Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
28K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc reports the 1,578th-largest volume (28.0K lbs). Scale peers outside Ohio include Avient Corp and Chroma Color Corp (formerly Plastic Color 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
- Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc's total reported releases fell from 3.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc's air releases fell from 3.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc Form-R facts
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See how Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
36.0× more than the comparison
50% less than the comparison
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 Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 28.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 70% (8.6K lbs to 2.6K lbs).
Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 70% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 7.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 5.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 3.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 2.6K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 12.1K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 10.8K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 3.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| sec-Butyl alcohol | 2.0K lbs | - |
Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Thermo Fisher Scientific (asheville) LLC, Eramet Marietta Inc, Profusion Industries LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Avient Corp, Chroma Color Corp (formerly Plastic Color Corp, Access Business Group LLC.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc on cumulative reported pounds (28.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Diversified Coating Systems Inc., Stoody Company, Abx Solutions LLC. 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
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 Certain glycol ethers, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, sec-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Thermo Fisher Scientific (asheville) LLC. Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Marietta, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Washington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Diversified Coating Systems Inc. (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Vanguard Paints & Finishes Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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