♦ Carcinogen
Vinyl acetate
CAS # 108-05-4
11,519,313 lbs total reported releases across all facilities and years.
Facilities listed below reported releases of this chemical to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). Quantities are self-reported annual totals in pounds, broken out by release pathway. Click any facility name for its full compliance profile.
National Release Trend (2015–2024)
-46% overall
| Year | Total Released (lbs) | Reporting Facilities | vs Prior Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,664,250 | 147 | — |
| 2016 | 1,573,814 | 144 | -5% |
| 2017 | 1,361,254 | 137 | -14% |
| 2018 | 1,235,941 | 136 | -9% |
| 2019 | 443,438 | 62 | -64% |
| 2020 | 1,327,851 | 136 | +199% |
| 2021 | 990,320 | 137 | -25% |
| 2022 | 1,026,371 | 131 | +4% |
| 2023 | 993,477 | 124 | -3% |
| 2024 | 902,597 | 133 | -9% |
Top Releasing Industries
| Industry Sector | Total Released (lbs) | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 11,350,558 | 178 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management | 168,540 | 17 |
| Wholesale Trade | 215 | 6 |
| Facility | Location | Year | Total (lbs) | Air | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO | ORLANDO, FL | 2024 | — | — | — |
| ORTEC:EASLEY | EASLEY, SC | 2024 | — | — | — |
| ELEMENTIS SPECIALTIES, INC., NEW MARTINSVILLE | PROCTOR, WV | 2024 | — | — | — |
| HERITAGE THERMAL SERVICES | EAST LIVERPOOL, OH | 2024 | — | — | — |
| MAGNUM PRODUCTS | COLUMBUS, OH | 2024 | — | — | — |
| MAGNUM PRODUCTS | LENEXA, KS | 2024 | — | — | — |
| MAGNUM PRODUCTS | ACWORTH, GA | 2024 | — | — | — |
| HELM U.S. CORPORATION | HOUSTON, TX | 2024 | — | — | — |
| HENKEL CORPORATION | MEMPHIS, TN | 2024 | — | — | — |
| SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO | CHICAGO, IL | 2024 | — | — | — |
| LONESTAR ECOLOGY LLC | PASADENA, TX | 2024 | — | — | — |
| JOWAT CORPORATION | ARCHDALE, NC | 2024 | — | — | — |
| BENJAMIN MOORE & CO. | NEWARK, NJ | 2024 | — | — | — |
| FRAZEE INDUSTRIES | SAN DIEGO, CA | 2024 | — | — | — |
| MAGNUM PRODUCTS | ALABASTER, AL | 2024 | — | — | — |
| H.B. FULLER | TUCKER, GA | 2024 | — | — | — |
| BENJAMIN MOORE & CO DALLAS | MESQUITE, TX | 2024 | — | — | — |
| BARENTZ AVON | AVON, OH | 2024 | — | — | — |
| WESTERN EMULSION PLANT | FERNLEY, NV | 2024 | — | — | — |
| LUBRIZOL ADVANCED MATERIALS | LOUISVILLE, KY | 2024 | — | — | — |
| GREENCHEM INDUSTRIES LLC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | 2024 | — | — | — |
| SIKA CORPORATION | GASTONIA, NC | 2024 | — | — | — |
| EVANS ADHESIVE CORP LTD | COLUMBUS, OH | 2024 | — | — | — |
| NOURYON SURFACE CHEMISTRY LLC | CHATTANOOGA, TN | 2024 | — | — | — |
| BOREALIS COMPOUNDS INC. | PORT MURRAY, NJ | 2024 | — | — | — |
| SABINE RIVER OPERATIONS | ORANGE, TX | 2024 | 112,773 | 112,773 | — |
| WESTLAKE POLYMERS CORP, POLY 1 & 2 | SULPHUR, LA | 2024 | 94,165 | 94,165 | — |
| CELANESE LTD ENOREE PLANT | ENOREE, SC | 2024 | 82,000 | 82,000 | — |
| LYONDELLBASELL ACETYLS LLC (FORMERLY MILLENNIUM) | LAPORTE, TX | 2024 | 78,410 | 78,000 | 410 |
| CELANESE - BAY CITY PLANT | BAY CITY, TX | 2024 | 66,015 | 66,015 | — |
| CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT - LAKE CHARLES FACILITY | SULPHUR, LA | 2024 | 44,000 | — | — |
| CFF OF AVERY DENNISON (0243081207) | MENTOR, OH | 2024 | 35,729 | 35,729 | — |
| KURARAY AMERICA VINYLS | LA PORTE, TX | 2024 | 29,215 | 142 | — |
| WACKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, POLYMERS DIVISION-MAI | CALVERT CITY, KY | 2024 | 28,591 | 28,591 | — |
| EXXONMOBIL BATON ROUGE PLASTICS PLANT | BATON ROUGE, LA | 2024 | 26,740 | 26,740 | — |
| GREEN BAY PACKAGING COATED P | GREEN BAY, WI | 2024 | 23,968 | 23,968 | — |
| EVONIK CORPORATION | CALVERT CITY, KY | 2024 | 20,890 | 14,080 | 6,810 |
| VICTORIA SITE | VICTORIA, TX | 2024 | 19,131 | 19,131 | — |
| BRASKEM AMERICA SEADRIFT OPERATIONS | SEADRIFT, TX | 2024 | 18,456 | 18,453 | — |
| FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION, TEXAS | POINT COMFORT, TX | 2024 | 15,005 | 15,005 | — |
| TEXAS MOLECULAR - DEER PARK SERVICES | DEER PARK, TX | 2024 | 14,086 | — | — |
| HB FULLER CO | MORRIS, IL | 2024 | 13,399 | 13,399 | — |
| KURARAY AMERICA, INC | PASADENA, TX | 2024 | 11,698 | 11,698 | — |
| UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION TCO | TEXAS CITY, TX | 2024 | 11,326 | 11,326 | — |
| EQUISTAR CHEMICALS | CLINTON, IA | 2024 | 9,951 | 9,951 | — |
| SPECIALTY POLYMERS | WOODBURN, OR | 2024 | 9,508 | 9,508 | — |
| BENJAMIN MOORE & COMPANY, JOHNSTOWN, NY PLANT | JOHNSTOWN, NY | 2024 | 8,980 | 8,980 | — |
| CELANESE LTD | CALVERT CITY, KY | 2024 | 7,093 | 7,093 | — |
| NOURYON SURFACE CHEMISTRY LLC | SALISBURY, NC | 2024 | 6,917 | 6,917 | — |
| NOLTEX | LA PORTE, TX | 2024 | 6,880 | 6,880 | — |