EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Vwr Chemicals LLC
Aurora, OH · Parent: Avantor Performance Materials Inc
- Total releases
- 1.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Vwr Chemicals LLC: how the 1.8K lbs splits
1.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.8K lbs 99.4%
- Off-site Transfers 11 lbs 0.6%
Vwr Chemicals LLC's 1.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Vwr Chemicals LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Aurora, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.7K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 1.8K lbs in total across its 2020-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,998 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. Vwr Chemicals LLC is pounds #868 and chemical-count #659 at 1.8K 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: Trelleborg Seals & Profiles Americas; Pyrotek; Custom Pultrusions Inc.; Saco Aei Polymers Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Inland Waters Pollution Control Detroit Facility; Preformed Line Products; Ash Stevens; National Polymers Inc.. Other Avantor Performance Materials Inc sites in this extract: Avantor Performance Materials; Avantor Performance Materials; Nusil Technology (texas Division); Nusil Technology LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Lithium carbonate; Sodium nitrite.
Vwr Chemicals LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.4% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.8K lbs (2020–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Inland Waters Pollution Control Detroit Facility and Preformed Line Products.
Vwr Chemicals LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.8K lbs Top 50% higher than 50% 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 2,678th-largest volume (1.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Inland Waters Pollution Control Detroit Facility and Preformed Line Products.
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 7 lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Vwr Chemicals LLC's air releases rose from 2 lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Vwr Chemicals LLC's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 1 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: 1.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2023, total releases increased by 16048% (11 lbs to 1.7K lbs).
Vwr Chemicals LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2020–2023
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Vwr Chemicals LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 16048% from 2020 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 10 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 1.7K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Lithium carbonate | 0 lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 0 lbs | - |
Vwr Chemicals LLC · AIR-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 (1.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Gap Roofing Inc, Hubbell Power Systems - East St/plastics, Glenroy Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Other Avantor Performance Materials Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Avantor Performance Materials, Avantor Performance Materials, Nusil Technology (texas Division).
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, Lithium carbonate, Sodium nitrite; nearby reporters include Trelleborg Seals & Profiles Americas. Vwr Chemicals LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 (LIGHT · AIR · 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 Aurora, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (4 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Portage TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gap Roofing Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Vwr Chemicals LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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