Year-over-year total releases
Reported on-site TRI releases in pounds (lbs), grouped by reporting year.
Facility detail
VERTIQUE INC
115 VISTA BOULEVARD, ARDEN, NC, 28704
Parent company: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
Top chemical totals
The 10 chemicals with the highest cumulative on-site releases in pounds (lbs) across all available years.
Full release table
Rows are years. Columns show the five highest-total chemicals across all years plus each year's total release volume.
| All values in pounds (lbs) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Xylene (mixed isomers) | Toluene | Methanol | Zinc compounds | Total (lbs) | |
| 2017 | 1,093 | 1,065 | 789 | — | 2,947 | |
| 2016 | 1,079 | 1,039 | 789 | 12 | 2,919 | |
| 2015 | 1,394 | 1,141 | 868 | 14 | 3,417 | |
| 2014 | 1,336 | 1,104 | 828 | — | 3,268 | |
| 2013 | 2,902 | 1,306 | 1,188 | — | 5,396 | |
| 2012 | 1,311 | 1,810 | 1,468 | — | 4,589 | |
| 2011 | 5,185 | 1,922 | 1,554 | — | 8,661 | |
▎ Facilities report to EPA's TRI once they manufacture, process, or use a listed chemical above set thresholds. Once that threshold is crossed, they must report actual releases regardless of size — so a small number reflects genuine low-level discharge, not a data error.