EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sun Chemical Corp
Philadelphia, PA · Parent: Dic International USA LLC
- Total releases
- 4.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sun Chemical Corp: how the 4.6K lbs splits
4.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 4.6K lbs 100.0%
Sun Chemical Corp's 4.6K 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: Toluene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Sun Chemical Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Philadelphia, PA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 256 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 4.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 11,442 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. Sun Chemical Corp is pounds #517 and chemical-count #645 at 4.4K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Penn Fishing Tackle Manufacturing Co; Richardsapex Inc; Harry Miller Corp; National Chemical Laboratories Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Pennsylvania: Coventya Inc.; Hallman Lindsay Paint; Solvay USA LLC; Ennis Flint - Paris. Other Dic International USA LLC sites in this extract: Sun Chemical Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Certain glycol ethers.
Sun Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.4K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Coventya Inc. and Hallman Lindsay Paint.
Sun Chemical Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.4K lbs Top 44% higher than 56% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sun Chemical Corp: Toluene-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Sun Chemical Corp reports the 2,359th-largest volume (4.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 94.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Coventya Inc. and Hallman Lindsay Paint.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sun Chemical Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Toluene at 94.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sun Chemical Corp's total reported releases fell from 990 lb in 2022 to 844 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sun Chemical Corp's air releases fell from 990 lb in 2022 to 844 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sun Chemical Corp Form-R facts
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See how Sun Chemical Corp stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
23% less than the comparison
2.0× more 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 Sun Chemical Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 61% (661 lbs to 256 lbs).
Sun Chemical Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Sun Chemical Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 61% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 661 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 853 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 990 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 844 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 256 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 4.4K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 260 lbs | - |
Sun Chemical Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sun Chemical Corp
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Penn Fishing Tackle Manufacturing Co, Richardsapex Inc, Harry Miller Corp, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Coventya Inc., Hallman Lindsay Paint, Solvay USA LLC.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sun Chemical Corp on cumulative reported pounds (4.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Coventya Inc., Consolidated Metco Inc, Crossroads Galvanizing LLC. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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).
Other Dic International USA LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sun Chemical Corp.
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 Toluene, Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Penn Fishing Tackle Manufacturing Co. Sun Chemical Corp 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.
Use and verify this record
This Sun Chemical Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sun Chemical Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Philadelphia, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325910 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Philadelphia TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Coventya Inc. (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sun Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Toluene. 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