EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Alabama River Cellulose LLC
Perdue Hill, AL · Parent: Koch Inc.
- Total releases
- 23.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 27
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Alabama River Cellulose LLC: how the 23.9M lbs splits
23.9M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 20.4M lbs 85.2%
- Water Discharges 2.4M lbs 9.9%
- Land Disposal 1.2M lbs 4.9%
Alabama River Cellulose LLC's 23.9M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 85.2% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 9.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Alabama River Cellulose LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Perdue Hill, AL, in the paper sector. It reported 4.6M lbs of releases across 21 chemicals in 2023, and 23.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 79 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Harrigan Lumber Co Inc; Georgia-Pacific Panel Products LLC; Scotch Plywood Co Inc.; Scotch Plywood Co Inc.. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Alabama: International Paper Co - Mansfield Mill; Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill; International Paper Co; Graphic Packaging International LLC. Other Koch Inc. sites in this extract: Georgia-Pacific Naheola LLC; Foley Cellulose LLC; Georgia-Pacific Monticello LLC; Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Manganese compounds.
Alabama River Cellulose LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (85.2% air releases) across 27 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 23.9M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include International Paper Co - Mansfield Mill and Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill.
Alabama River Cellulose LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
24M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Alabama River Cellulose LLC inside Monroe's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Alabama River Cellulose LLC reports the 2nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for more than 99.9% of every pound reported in Monroe. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 76.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include International Paper Co - Mansfield Mill and Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Monroe's reported pounds (23.9M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Alabama River Cellulose LLC's total reported releases fell from 5.7 million lb in 2022 to 4.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Alabama River Cellulose LLC's land releases fell from 364.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 223.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Alabama River Cellulose LLC's air releases fell from 4.8 million lb in 2022 to 3.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Alabama River Cellulose LLC's chemicals reported fell from 22 in 2022 to 21 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Alabama River Cellulose LLC Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Alabama River Cellulose LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
397637.4× more than the comparison
9.0× 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 Alabama River Cellulose LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 23.9M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 6% (4.4M lbs to 4.6M lbs).
Alabama River Cellulose LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Alabama River Cellulose LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 6% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.4M lbs | 23 |
| 2020 | 4.8M lbs | 24 |
| 2021 | 4.5M lbs | 23 |
| 2022 | 5.7M lbs | 22 |
| 2023 | 4.6M lbs | 21 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 27 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Alabama River Cellulose LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Alabama River Cellulose LLC
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Harrigan Lumber Co Inc, Georgia-Pacific Panel Products LLC, Scotch Plywood Co Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. International Paper Co - Mansfield Mill, Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill, International Paper Co.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Alabama River Cellulose LLC on cumulative reported pounds (23.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (27). Release-pound peers include Blanchard Refining Co LLC, P4 Production LLC, International Paper Co - Mansfield Mill. Chemical-count peers include Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div, Veolia Es Technical Solutions L.L.C., Keystone Power Plant. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div Rumford, ME · Paper 27 chemicals
- Veolia Es Technical Solutions L.L.C. Middlesex, NJ · Hazardous Waste 27 chemicals
- Keystone Power Plant Shelocta, PA · Electric Utilities 27 chemicals
- Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Philadelphia Refinery Philadelphia, PA · Petroleum 27 chemicals
Other Koch Inc. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Georgia-Pacific Naheola LLC, Foley Cellulose LLC, Georgia-Pacific Monticello LLC.
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 Methanol, Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Harrigan Lumber Co Inc. Alabama River Cellulose LLC stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Alabama River Cellulose LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Alabama River Cellulose LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Perdue Hill, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322110 · Paper. more than 99.9% of Monroe TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Blanchard Refining Co LLC (Δ 441.4K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Alabama River Cellulose LLC stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol. 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