EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers

Univar Solutions USA

Kent, WA · Parent: Univar Solutions LLC

Total releases
13.6K lbs
Chemicals reported
13
Carcinogens
3
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Univar Solutions USA: how the 13.6K lbs splits

13.6K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 10.7K lbs 78.2%
  • Air Releases 3.0K lbs 21.8%
  • Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%

Univar Solutions USA's 13.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 78.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 21.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methyl isobutyl ketone.

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.

LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY

Univar Solutions USA is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kent, WA, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 11.3K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 13.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,120 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. Univar Solutions USA is pounds #142 and chemical-count #20 at 13.6K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Hytek Finishes Co; Blue Origin LLC; Central Pre-Mix Concrete Products Co; Burlington Environmental LLC. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside Washington: Airgas Specialty Gases; Championx-Vernal 0408; Univar Solutions USA; Brainerd Chemical Co. Inc.- Tuttle. Other Univar Solutions LLC sites in this extract: Univar Solutions USA; Univar Solutions USA; Univar Solutions USA; Univar Solutions USA - Tewksbury Ma. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methyl isobutyl ketone; Methanol; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Nitric acid.

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Univar Solutions USA stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (78.2% off-site transfers) across 13 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 13.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Airgas Specialty Gases and Championx-Vernal 0408.

#9,120 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Univar Solutions USA 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

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Univar Solutions USA: Methyl isobutyl ketone-led volume

Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Univar Solutions USA reports the 124th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methyl isobutyl ketone alone is 60.0% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 64.0% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Washington include Airgas Specialty Gases and Championx-Vernal 0408.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Univar Solutions USA's pounds in one chemical - here Methyl isobutyl ketone at 60.0%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Univar Solutions USA's total reported releases rose from 917 lb in 2022 to 11.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Univar Solutions USA's off-site transfers rose from 165 lb in 2022 to 10.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Univar Solutions USA's air releases rose from 753 lb in 2022 to 803 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Univar Solutions USA Form-R facts

Sector
Chemical Wholesalers
LIGHT volume
13.6K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CARC-HEAVY chem count
13 · 3 carc.
Lead chemical
Methyl isobutyl ketone

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See how Univar Solutions USA stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Univar Solutions USA
13.6K lbs
Hytek Finishes Co
34.5K lbs

60% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Univar Solutions USA
13
Hytek Finishes Co
5

2.6× 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 Univar Solutions USA releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 13.6K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 10.7K lbs (78.2%)
Air Releases 3.0K lbs (21.8%)
Land Disposal 0 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1048% (984 lbs to 11.3K lbs).

Univar Solutions USA: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Univar Solutions USA year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1048% 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: Methyl isobutyl ketone.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 984 lbs 10
2020 182 lbs 9
2021 248 lbs 5
2022 917 lbs 11
2023 11.3K lbs 11

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Methyl isobutyl ketone 8.2K lbs Carcinogen
Methanol 2.5K lbs -
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 1.2K lbs -
Nitric acid 900 lbs -
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 332 lbs Carcinogen
Tetrachloroethylene 207 lbs Carcinogen
Toluene 192 lbs -
Xylene (mixed isomers) 137 lbs -
Certain glycol ethers 17 lbs -
Ethylene glycol 10 lbs -
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 4 lbs -
Diethanolamine 0 lbs -
Ammonia 0 lbs -

Univar Solutions USA · OFFSITE-pathway site

Kent, WA
47.4119, -122.2315
County TRI context
King · 0.2% of county pounds
Parent company
Univar Solutions LLC

Compare beyond Washington

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Univar Solutions USA on cumulative reported pounds (13.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include American Colors Inc. Dispersion Facility Gallatin Tn, Eaton Corp, Gm Lordstown Complex. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal, Global Companies LLC, Shell Providence Terminal. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Methyl isobutyl ketone, Methanol, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Hytek Finishes Co. Univar Solutions USA stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Methyl isobutyl ketone) 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 Kent, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.2% of King TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Colors Inc. Dispersion Facility Gallatin Tn (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Univar Solutions USA stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Methyl isobutyl ketone. 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