EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Suzano Packaging
Pine Bluff, AR · Parent: Suzano Packaging LLC
- Total releases
- 15.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 24
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Suzano Packaging: how the 15.3M lbs splits
15.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 13.0M lbs 84.6%
- Water Discharges 1.3M lbs 8.2%
- Land Disposal 1.1M lbs 7.2%
Suzano Packaging's 15.3M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 84.6% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 8.2%. 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
Suzano Packaging is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pine Bluff, AR, in the paper sector. It reported 2.6M lbs of releases across 19 chemicals in 2023, and 15.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 132 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. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Planter Cotton Oil Mill; American Kraft Paper Industries LLC; Kiswire Pine Bluff Inc; Mauser Usa, LLC. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Arkansas: International Paper Riegelwood Mill; Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC; International Paper; Georgia-Pacific Naheola LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Hydrogen sulfide; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Ammonia.
Suzano Packaging stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (84.6% air releases) across 24 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 15.3M 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 Riegelwood Mill and Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC.
Suzano Packaging vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
15M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Suzano Packaging inside Jefferson's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Suzano Packaging reports the 7th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 64.0% of every pound reported in Jefferson. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 69.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Arkansas include International Paper Riegelwood Mill and Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Jefferson'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
- Suzano Packaging's land releases rose from 226.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 298.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Suzano Packaging's water releases fell from 39.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 35.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Suzano Packaging's air releases fell from 2.4 million lb in 2022 to 2.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Suzano Packaging Form-R facts
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See how Suzano Packaging stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
9.7× more than the comparison
24.0× 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 Suzano Packaging releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 16% (3.2M lbs to 2.6M lbs).
Suzano Packaging: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Suzano Packaging year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 16% 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 | 3.2M lbs | 20 |
| 2020 | 2.8M lbs | 20 |
| 2021 | 4.1M lbs | 19 |
| 2022 | 2.6M lbs | 19 |
| 2023 | 2.6M lbs | 19 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 24 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 10.7M lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 1.3M lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 753.0K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 657.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 457.2K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 345.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chloromethane | 243.7K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 174.0K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 161.2K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 134.3K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 121.0K lbs | - |
| Cresol (mixed isomers) | 106.6K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 53.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine | 34.5K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 23.3K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 2.6K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 2.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine dioxide | 1.7K lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Catechol | 255 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 212 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 7 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 7 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Suzano Packaging · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Suzano Packaging
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including Planter Cotton Oil Mill, American Kraft Paper Industries LLC, Kiswire Pine Bluff Inc, 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. International Paper Riegelwood Mill, Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC, International Paper.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Suzano Packaging on cumulative reported pounds (15.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (24). Release-pound peers include Energysolutions LLC, Safety-Kleen Systems Inc., W H Sammis Plant. Chemical-count peers include Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station, Kapstone Paper & Packaging Corp, Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station Walnut Cove, NC · Electric Utilities 24 chemicals
- Kapstone Paper & Packaging Corp North Charleston, SC · Paper 24 chemicals
- Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs LLC Cedar Springs, GA · Paper 24 chemicals
- International Paper Pensacola Mill Cantonment, FL · Paper 24 chemicals
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, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Planter Cotton Oil Mill. Suzano Packaging 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 Suzano Packaging TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Suzano Packaging totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pine Bluff, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 64.0% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Energysolutions LLC (Δ 94.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Suzano Packaging 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