Clearwater Paper Corp
3 facilities · 3 states · 21.5M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Clearwater Paper Corp is the reported parent of 3 Form R facilities across 3 states, disclosing 21.5M lbs of toxic releases. 5 of 60 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Georgia (9.4M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Clearwater Paper Corp, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Clearwater Paper Corp: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-3.2%
3 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-3.2%
4.0 million lb → 3.9 million lb, every facility that filed
- Clearwater Paper Corp's total reported releases fell from 4.0 million lb in 2022 to 3.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Clearwater Paper Corp's land releases rose from 229.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 276.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Clearwater Paper Corp's water releases fell from 650.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 579.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Clearwater Paper Corp's chemicals reported fell from 26 in 2022 to 25 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Clearwater Paper Corp from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Clearwater Paper - Augusta Mill; Clearwater Paper Corp-Ppd & Cpd Idaho; Clearwater Paper Corp. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Basf Corp; International Paper Co; Koch Inc.; Southern Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Manganese compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Georgia; Idaho; Arkansas. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Paper. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Clearwater Paper - Augusta Mill; Clearwater Paper Corp-Ppd & Cpd Idaho; Clearwater Paper Corp. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Basf Corp; International Paper Co; Koch Inc.; Southern Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Manganese compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Georgia; Idaho; Arkansas. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Paper.
Clearwater Paper Corp ranks #87 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents by disclosed release pounds, mid-to-upper among parents, not a top-25 volume name. Clearwater Paper Corp files across 3 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Clearwater Paper Corp's disclosed pounds are spread across 3 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Clearwater Paper Corp follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Basf Corp; International Paper Co; Koch Inc.) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Clearwater Paper Corp sits among TRI parents
Clearwater Paper Corp sits on a disclosure ladder beside Basf Corp and International Paper Co and Koch Inc. and Southern Co. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Basf Corp · rank #85 · 24.7M lbs
- International Paper Co · rank #86 · 24.7M lbs
Lower disclosed volume
- Koch Inc. · rank #88 · 14.7M lbs
- Southern Co · rank #89 · 8.4M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Clearwater Paper Corp
Methanol; Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Manganese compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Clearwater Paper - Augusta Mill. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Methanol | 10.5M lbs |
| Ammonia | 2.1M lbs |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 1.9M lbs |
| Manganese compounds | 1.6M lbs |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 1.6M lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 1 | 9.4M lbs |
| Idaho | 1 | 6.1M lbs |
| Arkansas | 1 | 6.0M lbs |
Facilities (3)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Clearwater Paper - Augusta Mill Augusta, GA | 9.4M lbs |
| Clearwater Paper Corp-Ppd & Cpd Idaho Lewiston, ID | 6.1M lbs |
| Clearwater Paper Corp Arkansas City, AR | 6.0M lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Clearwater Paper Corp on total disclosed release pounds (21.5M lbs) and reporting facility count (3). Release-volume peers include Ssab Enterprises LLC, Darling Ingredients Inc, Vibrantz Technologies Inc. Facility-count peers include A-Gas US Holdings Inc, Abb Holdings Inc, Adams Resources & Energy Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
Similar facility count
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Georgia, Idaho, Arkansas; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Clearwater Paper Corp's TRI parent record
From Clearwater Paper Corp, open Clearwater Paper - Augusta Mill or compare against Basf Corp rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Clearwater Paper Corp (Clearwater Paper - Augusta Mill in GA). Largest facility
- Compare against International Paper Co, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Clearwater Paper Corp sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Basf Corp, International Paper Co) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
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Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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