EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Graphic Packaging International LLC
Fort Smith, AR · Parent: Graphic Packaging Holding Co
- Total releases
- 65.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Graphic Packaging International LLC: how the 65.2K lbs splits
65.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 65.1K lbs 99.9%
- Off-site Transfers 80 lbs 0.1%
Graphic Packaging International LLC's 65.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Graphic Packaging International LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort Smith, AR, in the paper sector. It reported 17.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 65.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,528 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arkansas's 350 reporting TRI sites, Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC leads both reported pounds (16.6M lbs) and chemical count (251 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: US Army National Guard Fort Chaffee Ranges; Owens Corning-Fort Smith; Gerdau-Fort Smith Mill; Trane U.S. Inc.. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Arkansas: Neenah Paper Inc - Appleton Mill; Avery Dennison - Building 11; Graphic Packaging International LLC; Adhesives Research Inc. Other Graphic Packaging Holding Co sites in this extract: Graphic Packaging International LLC; Graphic Packaging International LLC; Graphic Packaging International LLC; Graphic Packaging International LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
Graphic Packaging International LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.9% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 65.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Neenah Paper Inc - Appleton Mill and Avery Dennison - Building 11.
Graphic Packaging International LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
65K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Graphic Packaging International LLC: Ethylene glycol-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Graphic Packaging International LLC reports the 192nd-largest volume (65.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Arkansas include Neenah Paper Inc - Appleton Mill and Avery Dennison - Building 11.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Graphic Packaging International LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene glycol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Graphic Packaging International LLC's total reported releases rose from 11.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Graphic Packaging International LLC's air releases rose from 11.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Graphic Packaging International LLC Form-R facts
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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 Graphic Packaging International LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 65.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 31% (13.6K lbs to 17.8K lbs).
Graphic Packaging International LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Graphic Packaging International LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 31% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 10.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 12.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 11.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 17.8K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 65.2K lbs | - |
Graphic Packaging International LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Graphic Packaging International LLC
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including US Army National Guard Fort Chaffee Ranges, Owens Corning-Fort Smith, Gerdau-Fort Smith Mill, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 349 other reporting facilities in Arkansas.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arkansas - e.g. Neenah Paper Inc - Appleton Mill, Avery Dennison - Building 11, Graphic Packaging International LLC.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Graphic Packaging International LLC on cumulative reported pounds (65.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Bway Corp Bway Packaging Div, Elliott Manufactured Homes Inc, V&s Amboy Galvanizing LLC. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Bway Corp Bway Packaging Div Cincinnati, OH · Fabricated Metals 65.2K lbs reported
- Elliott Manufactured Homes Inc Addington, OK · Plastics and Rubber 65.2K lbs reported
- V&s Amboy Galvanizing LLC Perth Amboy, NJ · Fabricated Metals 65.3K lbs reported
- Bonnell Aluminum (clearfield) Inc. Clearfield, UT · Fabricated Metals 65.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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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 Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include US Army National Guard Fort Chaffee Ranges. Graphic Packaging International LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Graphic Packaging International LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Graphic Packaging International LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fort Smith, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322212 · Paper. 1.7% of Sebastian TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bway Corp Bway Packaging Div (Δ 24 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Graphic Packaging International LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ethylene glycol. 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