EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Augusta Newsprint Co LLC
Augusta, GA · Parent: Resolute Forest Products Inc
- Total releases
- 61.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Augusta Newsprint Co LLC: how the 61.7K lbs splits
61.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 61.6K lbs 99.9%
- Off-site Transfers 56 lbs 0.1%
Augusta Newsprint Co LLC's 61.7K 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: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Augusta Newsprint Co LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Augusta, GA, in the paper sector. It reported 61.7K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2019. That ranks 5,666 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Augusta Newsprint Co LLC is pounds #167 and chemical-count #209 at 61.7K lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Innovative Chemical Technologies Inc; Pvs Technologies Inc. (augusta); Olin Corp; Clearwater Paper - Augusta Mill. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Georgia: Avery Dennison; New-Indy Oxnard LLC; Graphic Packaging International LLC; American Biltrite Inc.. Other Resolute Forest Products Inc sites in this extract: Resolute Fp US Inc Coosa Pines Operations; Resolute Fp US Inc - Calhoun Operations; Resolute Fp US Inc - Grenada Mill. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Lead compounds; Hydrogen sulfide; Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds.
Augusta Newsprint Co LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.9% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 61.7K lbs (2019–2019). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Avery Dennison and New-Indy Oxnard LLC.
Augusta Newsprint Co LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
62K lbs Top 22% higher than 78% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Augusta Newsprint Co LLC: Methanol-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Augusta Newsprint Co LLC reports the 194th-largest volume (61.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 99.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Avery Dennison and New-Indy Oxnard LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Augusta Newsprint Co LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 99.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Augusta Newsprint Co LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Augusta Newsprint Co LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 61.7K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2019). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 61.6K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 92 lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 5 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Augusta Newsprint Co LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Augusta Newsprint Co LLC
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Innovative Chemical Technologies Inc, Pvs Technologies Inc. (augusta), Olin Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 704 other reporting facilities in Georgia.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Avery Dennison, New-Indy Oxnard LLC, Graphic Packaging International LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Augusta Newsprint Co LLC on cumulative reported pounds (61.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Tree Top Inc - Prosser Sprayfield, Avery Dennison, Chemours el Dorado. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Resolute Forest Products Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Resolute Fp US Inc Coosa Pines Operations, Resolute Fp US Inc - Calhoun Operations, Resolute Fp US Inc - Grenada 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, Lead compounds, Hydrogen sulfide, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds; nearby reporters include Innovative Chemical Technologies Inc. Augusta Newsprint Co LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Augusta Newsprint Co LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Augusta Newsprint Co LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Augusta, GA, latest year 2019. NAICS 322122 · Paper. 0.2% of Richmond TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tree Top Inc - Prosser Sprayfield (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Augusta Newsprint Co LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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