EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co
Tukwila, WA
- Total releases
- 167.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co: how the 167.5K lbs splits
167.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 165.5K lbs 98.8%
- Air Releases 2.0K lbs 1.2%
Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co's 167.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tukwila, WA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 950 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 167.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,545 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Washington's 311 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co is pounds #54 and chemical-count #156 at 167.5K lbs. Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility leads reported pounds (13.1M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #106). Hf Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (711.7K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Fatigue Technology Fti; Delta Marine Industries Inc.; Puget Sound Coatings; Ace Galvanizing Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Washington: Sherwin-Williams Co; Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC; Prc-Desoto International Inc.; Sherwin-Williams Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Toluene.
Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.8% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 167.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sherwin-Williams Co and Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC.
Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
168K 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
Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co: Xylene (mixed isomers)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co reports the 685th-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Xylene (mixed isomers) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Washington include Sherwin-Williams Co and Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co's pounds in one chemical - here Xylene (mixed isomers) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co's total reported releases fell from 6.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 950 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 500 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co's chemicals reported rose from 1 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co's off-site transfers fell from 6.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 450 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 167.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 27% (750 lbs to 950 lbs).
Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co: 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 Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 27% 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 | 750 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 10.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 148.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 6.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 950 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 167.5K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 0 lbs | - |
Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co on cumulative reported pounds (167.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Parker Hannifin, Carstin Brands LLC, Precoat Metals. 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.
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Similar chemical count
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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), Toluene; nearby reporters include Fatigue Technology Fti. Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co stamps MID 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.
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This Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Tukwila, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 2.0% of King TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Parker Hannifin (Δ 12 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Farwest Paint Manufacturing Co stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · 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