EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sherwin-Williams Co
Rochester, PA · Parent: The Sherwin-Williams Co
- Total releases
- 153.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 20
- Carcinogens
- 7
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sherwin-Williams Co: how the 184.5K lbs splits
184.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 178.1K lbs 96.5%
- Off-site Transfers 6.4K lbs 3.5%
Sherwin-Williams Co's 184.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 3.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-MID
Sherwin-Williams Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rochester, PA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 31.5K lbs of releases across 20 chemicals in 2024, and 153.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 3,711 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 #150 and chemical-count #19 at 153.0K 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). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ati Precision Finishing LLC - Rochester Facility; Valvoline Global - Rochester Pa; Beaver Valley Alloy Foundry Co; Col-Fin Specialty Steel II LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Pennsylvania: Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC; Moses Lake Industries Inc; Shintech Louisiana LLC - Addis Plant A; Engineered Polymer Solutions Inc.. 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: Xylene (mixed isomers); n-Butyl alcohol; Toluene; Methyl isobutyl ketone.
Sherwin-Williams Co stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (96.5% air releases) across 20 chemicals · 7 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 153.0K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC and Moses Lake Industries Inc.
Sherwin-Williams Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
153K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% 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 713th-largest volume, placing it in the top 18.2% of its sector. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC and Moses Lake Industries 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 rose from 23.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's off-site transfers rose from 173 lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sherwin-Williams Co's air releases rose from 23.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 27.9 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: 184.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 8% (29.1K lbs to 31.5K lbs).
Sherwin-Williams Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR 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 (increased by 8% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 29.1K lbs | 18 |
| 2020 | 33.0K lbs | 20 |
| 2021 | 37.7K lbs | 20 |
| 2022 | 23.6K lbs | 20 |
| 2023 | 29.5K lbs | 20 |
| 2024 | 31.5K lbs | 20 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 7 of 20 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 34.9K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 33.5K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 33.4K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 24.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl methacrylate | 13.1K lbs | - |
| Ethyl acrylate | 10.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 8.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 6.9K lbs | - |
| Styrene | 5.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Butyl acrylate | 3.6K lbs | - |
| Hydroquinone | 3.3K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 2.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 2.1K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 465 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 459 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 322 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol | 266 lbs | - |
| Acrylic acid | 108 lbs | - |
| Phenol | 34 lbs | - |
| Benzoyl peroxide | 11 lbs | - |
Sherwin-Williams Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sherwin-Williams Co
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Ati Precision Finishing LLC - Rochester Facility, Valvoline Global - Rochester Pa, Beaver Valley Alloy Foundry Co, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC, Moses Lake Industries Inc, Shintech Louisiana LLC - Addis Plant A.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sherwin-Williams Co on cumulative reported pounds (153.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (20). Release-pound peers include Lsp - Cottage Grove LP, Industrial Chrome Inc DBA Ici Manufacturing, Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Idabel Sawmill. Chemical-count peers include Pixelle Specialty Solutions, Chemours Chambers Works, Fisher Scientific Co. L.L.C.. 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.
- Lsp - Cottage Grove LP Cottage Grove, MN · Electric Utilities 152.9K lbs reported
- Industrial Chrome Inc DBA Ici Manufacturing Topeka, KS · Fabricated Metals 152.9K lbs reported
- Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Idabel Sawmill Idabel, OK · Wood Products 153.1K lbs reported
- American Italian Pasta Co Columbia, SC · Food 152.8K 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 Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Butyl alcohol, Toluene, Methyl isobutyl ketone; nearby reporters include Ati Precision Finishing LLC - Rochester Facility. Sherwin-Williams Co stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 (MID · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) 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 Rochester, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 3.2% of Beaver TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lsp - Cottage Grove LP (Δ 19 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sherwin-Williams Co stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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