EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant
Fernandina Beach, FL · Parent: Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc
- Total releases
- 1.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 17
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant: how the 1.8M lbs splits
1.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.4M lbs 81.8%
- Water Discharges 287.3K lbs 16.3%
- Land Disposal 33.4K lbs 1.9%
Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant's 1.8M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 81.8% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 16.3%. 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
Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fernandina Beach, FL, in the paper sector. It reported 307.3K lbs of releases across 14 chemicals in 2023, and 1.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 925 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Florida's 659 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant is pounds #17 and chemical-count #15 at 1.8M lbs. Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC leads reported pounds (116.3M lbs) at 27 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Duke Energy Florida Llc-Crystal River Power Plant leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (2.4M lbs, pounds #15). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lignotech Florida LLC; Westrock; Argos Yulee Concrete Plant; Braddockmetallurgical Inc.. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Florida: Greif Packaging LLC; Shurtape Technologies LLC - Hickory Tape Plant; North Pacific Paper Co LLC Longview; Boise White Paper LLC. Other Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc sites in this extract: Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ammonia; Acetaldehyde; Zinc compounds.
Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (81.8% air releases) across 17 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.8M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Greif Packaging LLC and Shurtape Technologies LLC - Hickory Tape Plant.
Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.8M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant: Methanol-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant reports the 99th-largest volume (1.8M lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 65.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Florida include Greif Packaging LLC and Shurtape Technologies LLC - Hickory Tape Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 65.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant's total reported releases fell from 345.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 307.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant's land releases rose from 6.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant's air releases fell from 285.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 241.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant's water releases rose from 53.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 57.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant Form-R facts
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See how Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
3279.6× more than the comparison
8.5× 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 Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 17% (371.6K lbs to 307.3K lbs).
Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 17% 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 | 371.6K lbs | 14 |
| 2020 | 358.5K lbs | 14 |
| 2021 | 381.9K lbs | 14 |
| 2022 | 345.1K lbs | 14 |
| 2023 | 307.3K lbs | 14 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 17 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 1.1M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 215.9K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 188.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 99.6K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 41.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine dioxide | 38.1K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 13.0K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 8.5K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 3.9K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 2.6K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 2.1K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 861 lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 711 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 647 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 266 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 11 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant
Closest other reporters in Florida - including Lignotech Florida LLC, Westrock, Argos Yulee Concrete Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 658 other reporting facilities in Florida.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Florida - e.g. Greif Packaging LLC, Shurtape Technologies LLC - Hickory Tape Plant, North Pacific Paper Co LLC Longview.
Compare beyond Florida
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant on cumulative reported pounds (1.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (17). Release-pound peers include Greif Packaging LLC, Nucor Steel Kankakee Inc, American Synthetic Rubber Co. Chemical-count peers include Astro Chemicals Inc, Doremus Terminal LLC, Rq Resins 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.
- Greif Packaging LLC Amherst, VA · Paper 1.8M lbs reported
- Nucor Steel Kankakee Inc Bourbonnais, IL · Primary Metals 1.8M lbs reported
- American Synthetic Rubber Co Louisville, KY · Chemicals 1.8M lbs reported
- Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc. Re: Bishopville Sc Facility Bishopville, SC · Fabricated Metals 1.8M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill.
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, Acetaldehyde, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Lignotech Florida LLC. Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant 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 Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fernandina Beach, FL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322110 · Paper. 21.5% of Nassau TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Greif Packaging LLC (Δ 1.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant 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