EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Kimberly-Clark Corp
Mobile, AL · Parent: Kimberly-Clark Corp
- Total releases
- 697.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Kimberly-Clark Corp: how the 697.9K lbs splits
697.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 669.5K lbs 95.9%
- Air Releases 28.5K lbs 4.1%
Kimberly-Clark Corp's 697.9K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 95.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Kimberly-Clark Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Mobile, AL, in the paper sector. It reported 57.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 697.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,611 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: Alabama Bulk Terminal Co LLC; Martin Energy Services-Blakeley Island; Alabama Shipyard LLC; Mmc Materials Gulf Coast LLC - Canal. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Alabama: Verso Luke LLC; Republic Paperboard Co.; Essity Professional Hygiene N.a. LLC; Avery Dennison Corp Specialty Tape Div. Other Kimberly-Clark Corp sites in this extract: Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill; Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations; Kimberly-Clark Corp; Kimberly-Clark Pennsylvania L Lc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia.
Kimberly-Clark Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (95.9% water discharges) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 697.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Verso Luke LLC and Republic Paperboard Co..
Kimberly-Clark Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
698K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kimberly-Clark Corp: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Kimberly-Clark Corp reports the 120th-largest volume (697.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 91.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Verso Luke LLC and Republic Paperboard Co..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kimberly-Clark Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 91.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kimberly-Clark Corp's total reported releases fell from 89.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 57.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kimberly-Clark Corp's water releases fell from 82.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 50.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kimberly-Clark Corp's air releases fell from 7.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kimberly-Clark Corp Form-R facts
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See how Kimberly-Clark Corp stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
27.9× more than the comparison
82% less 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 Kimberly-Clark Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 697.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 73% (216.2K lbs to 57.4K lbs).
Kimberly-Clark Corp: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Kimberly-Clark Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 73% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 216.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 207.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 126.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 89.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 57.4K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 636.9K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 61.0K lbs | - |
Kimberly-Clark Corp · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kimberly-Clark Corp
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Alabama Bulk Terminal Co LLC, Martin Energy Services-Blakeley Island, Alabama Shipyard LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Verso Luke LLC, Republic Paperboard Co., Essity Professional Hygiene N.a. LLC.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kimberly-Clark Corp on cumulative reported pounds (697.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Pbi Performance Products Inc, Gold Bar Mine, Westlake Vinyls Co. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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).
Other Kimberly-Clark Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill, Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations, Kimberly-Clark Corp.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia; nearby reporters include Alabama Bulk Terminal Co LLC. Kimberly-Clark Corp stamps MID volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN 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 Kimberly-Clark Corp TRI extract (MID · WATER · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kimberly-Clark Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Mobile, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 1.3% of Mobile TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pbi Performance Products Inc (Δ 834 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kimberly-Clark Corp stamps MID volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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