EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sun Chemical Corp
Colonial Heights, VA · Parent: Sun Chemical Corp
- Total releases
- 13.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Sun Chemical Corp: how the 17.2K lbs splits
17.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 17.1K lbs 99.7%
- Air Releases 43 lbs 0.3%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Sun Chemical Corp's 17.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Sun Chemical Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Colonial Heights, VA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 3.2K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 13.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 9,064 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Sun Chemical Corp is pounds #176 and chemical-count #227 at 13.9K lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Church & Dwight Co Inc; Sabra Dipping Co LLC; Honeywell International Colonial Heights Plant; Univar Solutions USA. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Virginia: Avient Colorants USA LLC - Minneapolis Facility; Apex International; Miller Waste Mills (dba Rtp Co.); Basf Corp. Other Sun Chemical Corp sites in this extract: Sun Cosmetics LLC; Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant; Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility; Sun Chemical Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
Sun Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.7% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 13.9K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Avient Colorants USA LLC - Minneapolis Facility and Apex International.
Sun Chemical Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
14K lbs Top 35% higher than 65% 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 inside Colonial Heights (city)'s TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Sun Chemical Corp reports the 1,903rd-largest volume (13.9K lbs). This one site accounts for 70.5% of every pound reported in Colonial Heights (city). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Avient Colorants USA LLC - Minneapolis Facility and Apex International.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Colonial Heights (city)'s reported pounds (19.8K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sun Chemical Corp's total reported releases fell from 6.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sun Chemical Corp's chemicals reported rose from 1 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sun Chemical Corp's off-site transfers fell from 6.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand 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.
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About the same as 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: 17.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 622% (450 lbs to 3.2K lbs).
Sun Chemical Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE 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 (increased by 622% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 450 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 3.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 6.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 3.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 3.2K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 17.2K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 0 lbs | - |
Sun Chemical Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sun Chemical Corp
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Church & Dwight Co Inc, Sabra Dipping Co LLC, Honeywell International Colonial Heights Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 433 other reporting facilities in Virginia.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Avient Colorants USA LLC - Minneapolis Facility, Apex International, Miller Waste Mills (dba Rtp Co.).
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sun Chemical Corp on cumulative reported pounds (13.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Avient Colorants USA LLC - Minneapolis Facility, US Dod Usaf Academy, Tarr Acquisition 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.
- Avient Colorants USA LLC - Minneapolis Facility New Hope, MN · Chemicals 13.9K lbs reported
- US Dod Usaf Academy U S A F Academy, CO · Other 13.9K lbs reported
- Tarr Acquisition LLC Phoenix, AZ · Chemical Wholesalers 13.9K lbs reported
- Darling Ingredients Knoxville Facility Strawberry Plains, TN · Food 13.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Sun Chemical Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sun Cosmetics LLC, Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant, Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility.
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 Copper, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); nearby reporters include Church & Dwight Co Inc. Sun Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Copper) 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 Colonial Heights, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325910 · Chemicals. 70.5% of Colonial Heights (city) TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Avient Colorants USA LLC - Minneapolis Facility (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sun Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Copper. 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