EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Orafol Americas Inc
Black Creek, GA · Parent: Orafol International
- Total releases
- 73.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Orafol Americas Inc: how the 73.6K lbs splits
73.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 73.6K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Orafol Americas Inc's 73.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Orafol Americas Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Black Creek, GA, in the paper sector. It reported 11.5K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 73.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,251 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. Orafol Americas Inc is pounds #152 and chemical-count #271 at 73.6K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Knight Redi-Mix Inc. - Mobile Plant 12; Dawkins On-Site LLC - Mobis/glovis; Dawkins On-Site LLC - Gicc; Daniel Defense Inc. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Georgia: The Procter & Gamble Paper Product Co; Brady Worldwide Inc Florist Avenue; Color Communications Inc; Kimberly-Clark Pennsylvania L Lc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Methanol; n-Hexane.
Orafol Americas Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 73.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include The Procter & Gamble Paper Product Co and Brady Worldwide Inc Florist Avenue.
Orafol Americas Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
74K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Orafol Americas Inc inside Bryan's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Orafol Americas Inc reports the 185th-largest volume (73.6K lbs). This one site accounts for 67.5% of every pound reported in Bryan. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Toluene alone is 84.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include The Procter & Gamble Paper Product Co and Brady Worldwide Inc Florist Avenue.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Bryan's reported pounds (109.1K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Orafol Americas Inc's total reported releases fell from 12.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Orafol Americas Inc's air releases fell from 12.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Orafol Americas Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Orafol Americas Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 73.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 41% (19.6K lbs to 11.5K lbs).
Orafol Americas Inc: 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 Orafol Americas Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 41% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 17.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 12.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 12.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 11.5K lbs | 3 |
Orafol Americas Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Orafol Americas Inc
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Knight Redi-Mix Inc. - Mobile Plant 12, Dawkins On-Site LLC - Mobis/glovis, Dawkins On-Site LLC - Gicc, 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. The Procter & Gamble Paper Product Co, Brady Worldwide Inc Florist Avenue, Color Communications Inc.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Orafol Americas Inc on cumulative reported pounds (73.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc, Plastic Development Co, Superior Tire & Rubber Corp.. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Hastings, NE · Chemicals 73.6K lbs reported
- Plastic Development Co Williamsport, PA · Plastics and Rubber 73.7K lbs reported
- Superior Tire & Rubber Corp. Warren, PA · Plastics and Rubber 73.6K lbs reported
- John Deere Power Products Greeneville, TN · Machinery 73.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Toluene, Methanol, n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Knight Redi-Mix Inc. - Mobile Plant 12. Orafol Americas Inc 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.
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This Orafol Americas Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Orafol Americas Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Black Creek, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322220 · Paper. 67.5% of Bryan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Orafol Americas Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Toluene. 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