Year-over-year total releases
Reported on-site TRI releases in pounds (lbs), grouped by reporting year.
Facility detail
SUN CHEMICAL CORP
3200 FESTIVAL DR, KANKAKEE, IL, 60901
Parent company: SUN CHEMICAL CORP
Carcinogen
— EPA classifications across all reporting years
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 | Toluene | Xylene (mixed isomers) | Zinc compounds | Ethylbenzene | Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | Total (lbs) |
| 2017 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 26 |
| 2016 | — | — | — | — | 55 | 55 |
| 2015 | — | — | — | — | 53 | 53 |
| 2011 | 5,155 | — | — | — | — | 5,155 |
| 2010 | 12,850 | — | — | — | — | 12,850 |
| 2009 | 14,088 | — | — | — | — | 14,088 |
| 2008 | 15,595 | — | — | — | — | 15,595 |
| 2007 | 19,800 | — | — | — | — | 19,800 |
| 2006 | 86,562 | — | — | — | — | 86,562 |
| 2005 | 108,770 | 949 | — | — | — | 109,719 |
| 2004 | 36,405 | 640 | — | 217 | 157 | 37,498 |
| 2003 | 33,400 | 242 | — | 86 | 31 | 33,777 |
| 2002 | 45,000 | 334 | — | 114 | 42 | 45,490 |
| 2001 | 44,392 | 335 | — | 113 | 41 | 44,881 |
| 2000 | 55,685 | 352 | — | 117 | 39 | 56,193 |
| 1999 | 43,855 | 381 | — | 122 | — | 44,358 |
| 1998 | 32,559 | 465 | — | 145 | — | 33,169 |
| 1997 | 26,960 | 537 | — | 172 | — | 27,669 |
| 1996 | 43,189 | 764 | — | 164 | — | 44,117 |
| 1995 | 186,000 | 2,980 | 2,220 | 685 | 155 | 192,040 |
| 1994 | 197,000 | 2,100 | 2,800 | 310 | 230 | 202,440 |
| 1993 | 130,657 | 1,541 | 2,941 | — | 309 | 135,448 |
| 1992 | 99,566 | 1,645 | 2,784 | 1,328 | 224 | 105,547 |
| 1991 | 145,600 | 1,779 | — | — | — | 147,459 |
| 1990 | 119,500 | 1,870 | — | — | — | 121,370 |
| 1989 | 115,900 | 1,310 | — | — | — | 117,210 |
| 1988 | — | 1,550 | — | — | — | 1,550 |
▎ 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.