EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill
Hawesville, KY
- Total releases
- 3.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 19
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill: how the 3.9M lbs splits
3.9M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.7M lbs 94.0%
- Water Discharges 236.7K lbs 6.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill's 3.9M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 94.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 6.0%. 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
Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hawesville, KY, in the paper sector. It reported 776.8K lbs of releases across 17 chemicals in 2023, and 3.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 516 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill is pounds #13 and chemical-count #22 at 3.9M lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Precoat Metals; Southwire Co Kentucky Plant; Century Aluminum of Kentucky; Commonwealth Rolled Products Inc. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Kentucky: International Paper- New Bern Mill; Boise White Paper LLC; Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co.; Intertape Polymer Group. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ammonia; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Hydrogen sulfide.
Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (94.0% air releases) across 19 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.9M 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- New Bern Mill and Boise White Paper LLC.
Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.9M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill inside Hancock's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill reports the 74th-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.3% of its sector. This one site accounts for 51.0% of every pound reported in Hancock. Scale peers outside Kentucky include International Paper- New Bern Mill and Boise White Paper LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Hancock's reported pounds (7.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill's total reported releases fell from 796.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 776.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill's water releases rose from 43.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 45.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill's air releases fell from 753.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 731.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
64.0× more than the comparison
58% 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 Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.9M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 7% (832.8K lbs to 776.8K lbs).
Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 7% 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 832.8K lbs | 17 |
| 2020 | 715.8K lbs | 17 |
| 2021 | 817.7K lbs | 17 |
| 2022 | 796.8K lbs | 17 |
| 2023 | 776.8K lbs | 17 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 19 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 1.8M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 643.7K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 486.2K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 281.4K lbs | - |
| Cresol (mixed isomers) | 192.5K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 158.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 98.4K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 89.0K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 58.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese compounds | 50.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 31.1K lbs | - |
| Chlorine dioxide | 28.4K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 677 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formic acid | 644 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 260 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 132 lbs | - |
| Catechol | 58 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine | 25 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill · AIR-pathway site
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Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill on cumulative reported pounds (3.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (19). Release-pound peers include Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant, Ameren Missouri Sioux Energy Center, Optimus Steel LLC. Chemical-count peers include Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site, Johnson Matthey, Colver Green Energy. 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.
- Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant Alvin, TX · Chemicals 3.9M lbs reported
- Ameren Missouri Sioux Energy Center West Alton, MO · Electric Utilities 3.9M lbs reported
- Optimus Steel LLC Vidor, TX · Primary Metals 4.0M lbs reported
- International Paper- New Bern Mill Vanceboro, NC · Paper 4.0M 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 Methanol, Ammonia, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen sulfide; nearby reporters include Precoat Metals. Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville 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.
Use and verify this record
This Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hawesville, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 51.0% of Hancock TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ineos USA LLC - Chocolate Bayou Plant (Δ 7.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville 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