EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sherwin-Williams Co
Pittsburgh, PA · Parent: The Sherwin-Williams Co
- Total releases
- 19.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Sherwin-Williams Co: how the 21.4K lbs splits
21.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 14.8K lbs 69.1%
- Air Releases 6.6K lbs 30.9%
Sherwin-Williams Co's 21.4K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 69.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 30.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Sherwin-Williams Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pittsburgh, PA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 2.1K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2024, and 19.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 8,321 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Pennsylvania's 1,010 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Sherwin-Williams Co is pounds #358 and chemical-count #65 at 19.3K lbs. Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility leads reported pounds (34.8M lbs) at 18 chemicals (chemical-count #24). Keystone Cement Co leads chemical count at 53 chemicals (155.4K lbs, pounds #149). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Pvs Nolwood Chemicals Inc; Bpi Inc-McKees Rocks Pa Plant; Lafarge Rmx; Calgon Carbon Corp Neville Island Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Pennsylvania: Poet Biorefining - Laddonia LLC; Aurora Plastics Inc; American Phoenix Inc. - Topeka Ks; Axalta Coating Systems USA 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: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Toluene; Diisocyanates; Silver compounds.
Sherwin-Williams Co is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Pittsburgh, PA: 19.3K lbs across 12 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, CLEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 69.1%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Poet Biorefining - Laddonia LLC and Aurora Plastics Inc.
Sherwin-Williams Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
19K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% 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 1,748th-largest volume (19.3K lbs). Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Poet Biorefining - Laddonia LLC and Aurora Plastics 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 chemicals reported rose from 10 in 2022 to 11 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's off-site transfers fell from 1.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.7 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: 21.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 57% (5.0K lbs to 2.1K lbs).
Sherwin-Williams Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Sherwin-Williams Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 57% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.0K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 4.1K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 4.6K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 2.8K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 2.8K lbs | 11 |
| 2024 | 2.1K lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 9.3K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 3.0K lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 2.8K lbs | - |
| Silver compounds | 2.6K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 2.1K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 1.3K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 362 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 2 lbs | - |
| Cobalt compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Dimethyl phthalate | 0 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Sherwin-Williams Co in Allegheny
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sherwin-Williams Co on cumulative reported pounds (19.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Poet Biorefining - Laddonia LLC, Clarios LLC, W&w-Afco Steel LLC. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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).
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Penuelas, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 12 chemicals
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 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 Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Toluene, Diisocyanates, Silver compounds; nearby reporters include Pvs Nolwood Chemicals Inc. Sherwin-Williams Co stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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.
Use and verify this record
This Sherwin-Williams Co TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)) 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 Pittsburgh, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Allegheny TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Poet Biorefining - Laddonia LLC (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sherwin-Williams Co stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 69.1%). 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