EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div
Rumford, ME · Parent: Nd Paper LLC
- Total releases
- 9.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 27
- Carcinogens
- 7
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div: how the 11.6M lbs splits
11.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 9.1M lbs 78.4%
- Air Releases 2.0M lbs 17.4%
- Water Discharges 487.4K lbs 4.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div's 11.6M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 78.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 17.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rumford, ME, in the paper sector. It reported 1.8M lbs of releases across 20 chemicals in 2024, and 9.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 213 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Maine's 81 reporting TRI sites, Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations leads both reported pounds (10.6M lbs) and chemical count (31 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Pixelle Specialty Solutions; Pike Industries Inc. - Phillips; M.s. Ambrogio N.a. LLC; Pioneer Plastics Corp. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Maine: Columbus Cellulose Fibers; International Paper-Vicksburg Mill; Clearwater Paper - Augusta Mill; Foley Cellulose LLC. Other Nd Paper LLC sites in this extract: Nd Paper Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Methanol; Ammonia.
Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (78.4% off-site transfers) across 27 chemicals · 7 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.8M lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Columbus Cellulose Fibers and International Paper-Vicksburg Mill.
Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.8M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div inside Oxford's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div reports the 22nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Oxford. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 67.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Maine include Columbus Cellulose Fibers and International Paper-Vicksburg Mill.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Oxford's reported pounds (9.8M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div's total reported releases rose from 1.7 million lb in 2022 to 2.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div's air releases rose from 279.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 368.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div's off-site transfers rose from 1.4 million lb in 2022 to 1.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div's water releases fell from 80.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 73.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div Form-R facts
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35% more than the comparison
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 21% (2.3M lbs to 1.8M lbs).
Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
What this shows Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 21% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.3M lbs | 22 |
| 2020 | 2.2M lbs | 22 |
| 2021 | 1.5M lbs | 21 |
| 2022 | 1.7M lbs | 21 |
| 2023 | 2.1M lbs | 20 |
| 2024 | 1.8M lbs | 20 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 7 of 27 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 7.9M lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 893.6K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 816.6K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 519.2K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 456.9K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 349.4K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 162.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 123.8K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 109.5K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 104.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Phenol | 102.2K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 53.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper compounds | 40.7K lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 20.6K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 12.4K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 6.4K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 4.9K lbs | - |
| Chlorine dioxide | 2.8K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 2.1K lbs | - |
| Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 909 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Catechol | 396 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt compounds | 379 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 158 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 55 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 35 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div
Closest other reporters in Maine - including Pixelle Specialty Solutions, Pike Industries Inc. - Phillips, M.s. Ambrogio N.a. LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 80 other reporting facilities in Maine.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Maine - e.g. Columbus Cellulose Fibers, International Paper-Vicksburg Mill, Clearwater Paper - Augusta Mill.
Compare beyond Maine
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div on cumulative reported pounds (9.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (27). Release-pound peers include King Ranch Gas Plant, Foremost Farms USA, Columbus Cellulose Fibers. Chemical-count peers include Veolia Es Technical Solutions L.L.C., Keystone Power Plant, Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Philadelphia Refinery. 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).
- Veolia Es Technical Solutions L.L.C. Middlesex, NJ · Hazardous Waste 27 chemicals
- Keystone Power Plant Shelocta, PA · Electric Utilities 27 chemicals
- Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Philadelphia Refinery Philadelphia, PA · Petroleum 27 chemicals
- Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex Curtis Bay, MD · Electric Utilities 27 chemicals
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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 Zinc compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Methanol, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Pixelle Specialty Solutions. Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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 Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rumford, ME, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 100% of Oxford TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: King Ranch Gas Plant (Δ 20.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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