EPA TRI Facility · Paper

Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC

Brewton, AL · Parent: Koch Inc.

Total releases
8.5M lbs
Chemicals reported
20
Carcinogens
4
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC: how the 8.5M lbs splits

8.5M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 7.1M lbs 83.8%
  • Water Discharges 1.2M lbs 14.2%
  • Land Disposal 171.6K lbs 2.0%

Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC's 8.5M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 83.8% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 14.2%. 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

Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Brewton, AL, in the paper sector. It reported 1.7M lbs of releases across 17 chemicals in 2023, and 8.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 251 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: Frit Car Inc.; Grede II - Brewton; T R Miller Mill Co Inc; Big Escambia Creek Gas Plant. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Alabama: Packaging Corp of America Counce Mill; Georgia-Pacific Monticello LLC; Sylvamo Eastover Mill; Usg Paper LLC. Other Koch Inc. sites in this extract: Alabama River Cellulose LLC; Georgia-Pacific Naheola LLC; Foley Cellulose LLC; Georgia-Pacific Monticello LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Hydrogen sulfide; Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).

View saved records
Verify at EPA TRI →

Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (83.8% air releases) across 20 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.5M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Packaging Corp of America Counce Mill and Georgia-Pacific Monticello LLC.

#251 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 1% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

8.5M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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

Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC inside Escambia's TRI pounds

Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC reports the 28th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.3% of its sector. This one site accounts for 94.8% of every pound reported in Escambia. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 65.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Packaging Corp of America Counce Mill and Georgia-Pacific Monticello LLC.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Escambia's reported pounds (8.9M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC's total reported releases fell from 1.9 million lb in 2022 to 1.7 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC's air releases fell from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 1.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC's chemicals reported fell from 19 in 2022 to 17 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC's land releases fell from 41.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 38.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC Form-R facts

Sector
Paper
HEAVY volume
8.5M lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CARC-LEAN chem count
20 · 4 carc.
Lead chemical
Methanol

Compare this facility

See how Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC
8.5M lbs
Frit Car Inc.
3.3K lbs

2574.7× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC
20
Frit Car Inc.
1

20.0× 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 Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.5M lbs.

Air Releases 7.1M lbs (83.8%)
Water Discharges 1.2M lbs (14.2%)
Land Disposal 171.6K lbs (2.0%)
View 5-Year Emissions Trend →

Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 8% (1.5M lbs to 1.7M lbs).

Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 8% 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 1.5M lbs 16
2020 1.6M lbs 16
2021 1.9M lbs 18
2022 1.9M lbs 19
2023 1.7M lbs 17

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 20 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Methanol 5.5M lbs -
Hydrogen sulfide 952.5K lbs -
Ammonia 509.0K lbs -
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 349.1K lbs -
Manganese compounds 309.5K lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 258.8K lbs -
Acetaldehyde 217.1K lbs Carcinogen
Phenol 89.8K lbs -
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 88.4K lbs -
Manganese And Manganese Compounds 88.1K lbs -
Formaldehyde 68.0K lbs Carcinogen
Lead compounds 24.4K lbs -
Formic acid 1.9K lbs -
Chlorine 1.5K lbs -
Chlorine dioxide 1.4K lbs -
Catechol 556 lbs Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 17 lbs -
Sodium nitrite 3 lbs -
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen
Dazomet 0 lbs -

Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC · AIR-pathway site

Brewton, AL
31.0783, -87.1178
County TRI context
Escambia · 94.8% of county pounds
Parent company
Koch Inc.

Compare beyond Alabama

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC on cumulative reported pounds (8.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (20). Release-pound peers include Spurlock Power Station, Lsb Chemical L.L.C., Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station. Chemical-count peers include Pixelle Specialty Solutions, Chemours Chambers Works, Fisher Scientific Co. L.L.C.. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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, Hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Frit Car Inc.. Georgia-Pacific Brewton 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 Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Brewton, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322130 · Paper. 94.8% of Escambia TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Spurlock Power Station (Δ 51.5K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Georgia-Pacific Brewton 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