EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Graphic Packaging International LLC
Centralia, IL · Parent: Graphic Packaging Holding Co
- Total releases
- 56.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Graphic Packaging International LLC: how the 56.9K lbs splits
56.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 56.9K lbs 100.0%
Graphic Packaging International LLC's 56.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Graphic Packaging International LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Centralia, IL, in the paper sector. It reported 9.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 56.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,839 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Graphic Packaging International LLC is pounds #234 and chemical-count #751 at 56.9K lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Swan Surfaces LLC; Hawkins Inc. - Centralia; Radiac Abrasives Inc; Antolin Nashville. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Illinois: American Biltrite Inc.; D & K Coating Technologies Inc; New-Indy Oxnard LLC; Augusta Newsprint Co LLC. Other Graphic Packaging Holding Co sites in this extract: Graphic Packaging International LLC; Graphic Packaging International LLC; Graphic Packaging International LLC; Graphic Packaging International LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
Graphic Packaging International LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 56.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include American Biltrite Inc. and D & K Coating Technologies Inc.
Graphic Packaging International LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
57K 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
Graphic Packaging International LLC: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Graphic Packaging International LLC reports the 197th-largest volume (56.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include American Biltrite Inc. and D & K Coating Technologies Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Graphic Packaging International LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Graphic Packaging International LLC's total reported releases fell from 11.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Graphic Packaging International LLC's air releases fell from 11.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Graphic Packaging International LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Graphic Packaging International LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 56.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 20% (11.6K lbs to 9.3K lbs).
Graphic Packaging International LLC: 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 Graphic Packaging International LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 20% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 12.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 12.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 11.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 9.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 56.9K lbs | - |
Graphic Packaging International LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Graphic Packaging International LLC
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Swan Surfaces LLC, Hawkins Inc. - Centralia, Radiac Abrasives Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. American Biltrite Inc., D & K Coating Technologies Inc, New-Indy Oxnard LLC.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Graphic Packaging International LLC on cumulative reported pounds (56.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Hartree Refinery, Sherwin-Williams Co, Dkl Libby Gas Plant. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico 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).
Other Graphic Packaging Holding Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Graphic Packaging International LLC, Graphic Packaging International LLC, Graphic Packaging International LLC.
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 Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Swan Surfaces LLC. Graphic Packaging International LLC 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.
Use and verify this record
This Graphic Packaging International LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Graphic Packaging International LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Centralia, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322212 · Paper. 21.4% of Marion TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hartree Refinery (Δ 12 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Graphic Packaging International LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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