EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Univar Solutions USA
Houston, TX · Parent: Univar Solutions USA Inc
- Total releases
- 218.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Univar Solutions USA: how the 218.2K lbs splits
218.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 187.9K lbs 86.1%
- Air Releases 30.3K lbs 13.9%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Univar Solutions USA's 218.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 86.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 13.9%. 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 OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Univar Solutions USA is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Houston, TX, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 73.2K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 218.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,095 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Univar Solutions USA is pounds #327 and chemical-count #150 at 218.2K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Heidelberg Materials - Genoa Rmc; Ellington Plant; Martin Asphalt-South Houston; Powell Electrical Systems Inc.. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside Texas: Brenntag Mid-South; National Refrigerants Inc.; Haviland Enterprises Inc; Superior Industrial Solutions Inc.. Other Univar Solutions USA Inc sites in this extract: Univar Solutions-Denver West; Univar Solutions USA; Univar Solutions USA Inc. - Hamilton; 1I Branch - Specialty Services Complex. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Toluene; Certain glycol ethers; Cyclohexane.
Univar Solutions USA stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (86.1% off-site transfers) across 14 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 218.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Brenntag Mid-South and National Refrigerants Inc..
Univar Solutions USA vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
218K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Univar Solutions USA in the Chemical Wholesalers sector extract
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Univar Solutions USA reports the 12th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Brenntag Mid-South and National Refrigerants 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
- Univar Solutions USA's total reported releases fell from 81.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 73.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Univar Solutions USA's air releases rose from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Univar Solutions USA's off-site transfers fell from 78.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 59.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Univar Solutions USA Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Univar Solutions USA releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 218.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1198% (5.6K lbs to 73.2K lbs).
Univar Solutions USA: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Univar Solutions USA year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1198% from 2019 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.6K lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 4.2K lbs | 13 |
| 2021 | 53.3K lbs | 12 |
| 2022 | 81.8K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 73.2K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 92.6K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 89.7K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 21.3K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 8.6K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 2.4K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 2.0K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 1.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 163 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 120 lbs | - |
| Styrene | 12 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 9 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 3 lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nonylphenol | 0 lbs | - |
Univar Solutions USA · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Texas - including Heidelberg Materials - Genoa Rmc, Ellington Plant, Martin Asphalt-South Houston, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemical Wholesalers Facilities
Other Chemical Wholesalers facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Brenntag Mid-South, National Refrigerants Inc., Haviland Enterprises Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Univar Solutions USA on cumulative reported pounds (218.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Tyson Poultry Inc. River Valley Ingredients Cumming, Baymont Composites South (bu 244), Azz Galvanizing Services-Mobile. Chemical-count peers include Shell New Haven Terminal, Chambers Cogeneration L.P., Avantor Performance Materials. 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.
- Tyson Poultry Inc. River Valley Ingredients Cumming Cumming, GA · Food 218.2K lbs reported
- Baymont Composites South (bu 244) Iuka, MS · Transportation Equipment 218.2K lbs reported
- Azz Galvanizing Services-Mobile Citronelle, AL · Fabricated Metals 218.0K lbs reported
- Oldcastle Infrastructure Sweetwater, TN · Plastics and Rubber 218.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Univar Solutions USA Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Univar Solutions-Denver West, Univar Solutions USA, Univar Solutions USA Inc. - Hamilton.
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), Toluene, Certain glycol ethers, Cyclohexane; nearby reporters include Heidelberg Materials - Genoa Rmc. Univar Solutions USA 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 Univar Solutions USA TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Univar Solutions USA totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Houston, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.1% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tyson Poultry Inc. River Valley Ingredients Cumming (Δ 22 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Univar Solutions USA stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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