EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Sonneborn LLC
Petrolia, PA · Parent: Hf Sinclair Corp
- Total releases
- 574.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Sonneborn LLC: how the 574.3K lbs splits
574.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 427.9K lbs 74.5%
- Land Disposal 141.5K lbs 24.6%
- Air Releases 2.5K lbs 0.4%
- Water Discharges 2.4K lbs 0.4%
Sonneborn LLC's 574.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 74.5% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 24.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium And Barium 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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Sonneborn LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Petrolia, PA, in the petroleum sector. It reported 361 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 574.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 1,791 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. Sonneborn LLC is pounds #65 and chemical-count #180 at 574.0K 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: Calumet Karns City Refining LLC; Etc Northeast Pipeline/galaxy Comp Sta; Jsp Intl Mfg; Ervin Industries in Amasteel Div. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Pennsylvania: Hf Sinclair Tulsa Refining West Facility; Oxbow Calcining LLC; Calumet Montana Refining Llc.; US Oil & Refining Co. Other Hf Sinclair Corp sites in this extract: Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC; Hf Sinclair Parco Refining LLC; Hf Sinclair Woods Cross Refining LLC; Hollyfrontier Navajo Refining LLC - Artesia Refinery. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Methanol; Hydrogen sulfide.
Sonneborn LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (74.5% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 574.0K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hf Sinclair Tulsa Refining West Facility and Oxbow Calcining LLC.
Sonneborn LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
574K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sonneborn LLC: Barium And Barium Compounds-led volume
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Sonneborn LLC reports the 104th-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Barium And Barium Compounds alone is 88.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Hf Sinclair Tulsa Refining West Facility and Oxbow Calcining LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sonneborn LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Barium And Barium Compounds at 88.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sonneborn LLC's total reported releases rose from 23.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 414.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sonneborn LLC's off-site transfers rose from 5.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 407.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sonneborn LLC's water releases fell from 804 lb in 2022 to 111 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sonneborn LLC's land releases fell from 16.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sonneborn LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sonneborn LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 574.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 99% (44.0K lbs to 361 lbs).
Sonneborn LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Sonneborn LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 99% 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: Barium And Barium Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 44.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 17.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 74.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 23.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 414.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 361 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 509.7K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 59.6K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 2.7K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 1.7K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 648 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Sonneborn LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sonneborn LLC
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Calumet Karns City Refining LLC, Etc Northeast Pipeline/galaxy Comp Sta, Jsp Intl Mfg, ordered by distance.
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Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sonneborn LLC on cumulative reported pounds (574.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Continental Tire the Americas LLC, Nov Quality Tubing, Georgia-Pacific LLC. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Continental Tire the Americas LLC Mount Vernon, IL · Plastics and Rubber 573.9K lbs reported
- Nov Quality Tubing Houston, TX · Primary Metals 574.1K lbs reported
- Georgia-Pacific LLC Taylorsville, MS · Wood Products 574.6K lbs reported
- Potlatchdeltic Land & Lumber LLC St Maries Complex Saint Maries, ID · Wood Products 574.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Hf Sinclair Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC, Hf Sinclair Parco Refining LLC, Hf Sinclair Woods Cross Refining LLC.
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 Barium And Barium Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Methanol, Hydrogen sulfide; nearby reporters include Calumet Karns City Refining LLC. Sonneborn LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Sonneborn LLC TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Barium And Barium Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sonneborn LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Petrolia, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 324199 · Petroleum. 3.8% of Butler TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Continental Tire the Americas LLC (Δ 47 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sonneborn LLC stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Barium And Barium Compounds. 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