EPA TRI Facility · Paper

Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill

Jesup, GA · Parent: Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc

Total releases
22.6M lbs
Chemicals reported
26
Carcinogens
7
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill: how the 22.6M lbs splits

22.6M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 21.9M lbs 96.8%
  • Water Discharges 593.6K lbs 2.6%
  • Land Disposal 126.4K lbs 0.6%
  • Off-site Transfers 2.3K lbs <0.1%

Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill's 22.6M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.8% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 2.6%. 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 Jesup Mill is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Jesup, GA, in the paper sector. It reported 4.6M lbs of releases across 21 chemicals in 2023, and 22.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 86 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. 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Chemours - Jesup Mine; Federal Correctional Institution Jesup; Great Southern Wood - Jesup Inc.; U.S. Marine Corps McAs Beaufort Townsend Bombing Range. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Georgia: International Paper Co - Mansfield Mill; Alabama River Cellulose LLC; Graphic Packaging International LLC; International Paper Co. Other Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc sites in this extract: Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Hydrogen sulfide; Ammonia; Acetaldehyde.

In-state chemical count is not the pounds ranking

Georgia TRI reporters with pounds > 0 and chemicals > 0 (n=705)

chemicals

What this shows Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads Georgia chemical count. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds and sits at chemical-count #4. Chemical count is a disclosure mix, not toxicity or health risk.

Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory As of 2023 reporting year
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Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (96.8% air releases) across 26 chemicals · 7 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 22.6M 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 Co - Mansfield Mill and Alabama River Cellulose LLC.

#86 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 0.3% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

23M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill inside Wayne's TRI pounds

Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill reports the 4th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1% of its sector. This one site accounts for more than 99.9% of every pound reported in Wayne. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 68.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include International Paper Co - Mansfield Mill and Alabama River Cellulose LLC.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Wayne's reported pounds (22.6M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill's total reported releases rose from 3.8 million lb in 2022 to 4.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill's off-site transfers fell from 579 lb in 2022 to 392 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill's land releases fell from 39.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 28.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill's air releases rose from 3.7 million lb in 2022 to 4.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill Form-R facts

Sector
Paper
HEAVY volume
22.6M lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CARC-LEAN chem count
26 · 7 carc.
Lead chemical
Methanol

Compare this facility

See how Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill
22.6M lbs
Chemours - Jesup Mine
9.7K lbs

2336.4× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill
26
Chemours - Jesup Mine
2

13.0× 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 Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 22.6M lbs.

Air Releases 21.9M lbs (96.8%)
Water Discharges 593.6K lbs (2.6%)
Land Disposal 126.4K lbs (0.6%)
Off-site Transfers 2.3K lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 5% (4.8M lbs to 4.6M lbs).

Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 5% 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 4.8M lbs 22
2020 4.9M lbs 20
2021 4.5M lbs 18
2022 3.8M lbs 18
2023 4.6M lbs 21

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 7 of 26 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Methanol 15.6M lbs -
Hydrogen sulfide 3.2M lbs -
Ammonia 1.5M lbs -
Acetaldehyde 501.8K lbs Carcinogen
Chlorine dioxide 450.1K lbs -
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 258.0K lbs -
Phenol 245.9K lbs -
Cresol (mixed isomers) 207.5K lbs -
Manganese And Manganese Compounds 188.8K lbs -
Formaldehyde 179.1K lbs Carcinogen
Zinc compounds 119.0K lbs -
Manganese compounds 118.5K lbs -
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 26.5K lbs -
Nickel And Nickel Compounds 12.5K lbs Carcinogen
Lead And Lead Compounds 7.7K lbs -
Chloroform 5.3K lbs Carcinogen
Lead compounds 3.4K lbs -
Barium And Barium Compounds 2.5K lbs -
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 2.2K lbs -
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 1.1K lbs Carcinogen
Catechol 604 lbs Carcinogen
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 91 lbs -
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 60 lbs -
Mercury compounds 47 lbs -
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen
Formic acid 0 lbs -

Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill · AIR-pathway site

Jesup, GA
31.6638, -81.8452
County TRI context
Wayne · more than 99.9% of county pounds
Parent company
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc

Compare beyond Georgia

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill on cumulative reported pounds (22.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (26). Release-pound peers include US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant, Pcs Phosphate Co Inc, Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co. Chemical-count peers include Conemaugh Generating Station, Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project, Ergon West Virginia Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

Other Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc Facilities

Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC Fernandina Plant.

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, Ammonia, Acetaldehyde; nearby reporters include Chemours - Jesup Mine. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill 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.

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This Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill 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 Jesup Mill totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Jesup, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322110 · Paper. more than 99.9% of Wayne TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant (Δ 200.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill 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