EPA TRI Facility · Paper

Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC

Pekin, IL

Total releases
5 lbs
Chemicals reported
1
Carcinogens
1
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC: how the 5 lbs splits

5 lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 4 lbs 92.5%
  • Air Releases 0 lbs 7.5%

Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC's 5 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 92.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 7.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.

TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY

Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pekin, IL, in the paper sector. It reported 2 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 5 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 19,057 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. Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC is pounds #855 and chemical-count #921 at 5 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Messer LLC; Pacific Ethanol Pekin, LLC; Winpak Heat Seal Corp; Hanna Steel Corp. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Illinois: Tama Paperboard; Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc.; Ox Engineered Products Inc; Ox Specialty Paper LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.

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Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (92.5% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tama Paperboard and Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc..

#19,057 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

5 lbs 27th percentile higher than 27% 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

Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC in the Paper sector extract

Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC reports the 348th-largest volume (5 lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Tama Paperboard and Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc..

Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.

Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC Form-R facts

Sector
Paper
TRACE volume
5 lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CARC-HEAVY chem count
1 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
Lead

Compare this facility

See how Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC
5 lbs
Messer LLC
21.9K lbs

100% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC
1
Messer LLC
1

About the same as 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 Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5 lbs.

Off-site Transfers 4 lbs (92.5%)
Air Releases 0 lbs (7.5%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 91128% (0 lbs to 2 lbs).

Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC: annual Form-R pounds

TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 91128% 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: Lead.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 0 lbs 1
2020 0 lbs 1
2021 1 lbs 1
2022 2 lbs 1
2023 2 lbs 1

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Lead 5 lbs Carcinogen

Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site

Pekin, IL
40.5528, -89.6636
County TRI context
Tazewell · 0.0% of county pounds
EPA Facility ID
61554QKRTS1650S

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 Lead; nearby reporters include Messer LLC. Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pekin, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322130 · Paper. 0.0% of Tazewell TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ets-Lindgren Rf Enclosures (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. 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
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  • EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov