EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Pioneer Plastics Corp
Auburn, ME · Parent: Panolam Industries International Inc
- Total releases
- 226.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Pioneer Plastics Corp: how the 266.2K lbs splits
266.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 177.1K lbs 66.5%
- Off-site Transfers 89.1K lbs 33.5%
Pioneer Plastics Corp's 266.2K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 66.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 33.5%. 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.
MID volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Pioneer Plastics Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Auburn, ME, in the paper sector. It reported 39.6K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2024, and 226.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 3,020 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: M.s. Ambrogio N.a. LLC; Tambrands Inc; Eurovia Atlantic Coast LLC DBA Northeast Paving; Polymer Laboratories & Solutions LLC. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Maine: Arclin Surfaces LLC; Avery Dennison Fasson Roll Na; Loparex LLC; Appvion LLC. Other Panolam Industries International Inc sites in this extract: Pioneer Plastics Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Formaldehyde; Ethylene glycol; Phenol.
Pioneer Plastics Corp is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Auburn, ME: 226.6K lbs across 8 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 66.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Arclin Surfaces LLC and Avery Dennison Fasson Roll Na.
Pioneer Plastics Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
227K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pioneer Plastics Corp inside Androscoggin's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Pioneer Plastics Corp reports the 146th-largest volume (226.6K lbs). This one site accounts for 50.2% of every pound reported in Androscoggin. Scale peers outside Maine include Arclin Surfaces LLC and Avery Dennison Fasson Roll Na.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Androscoggin's reported pounds (451.3K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pioneer Plastics Corp's total reported releases fell from 47.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 37.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pioneer Plastics Corp's off-site transfers fell from 18.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pioneer Plastics Corp's air releases fell from 29.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 25.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pioneer Plastics Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Pioneer Plastics Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 266.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 29% (55.8K lbs to 39.6K lbs).
Pioneer Plastics Corp: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Pioneer Plastics Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 29% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 55.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 45.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 40.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 47.7K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 37.4K lbs | 8 |
| 2024 | 39.6K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 138.4K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 46.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 35.7K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 35.6K lbs | - |
| Phthalic anhydride | 6.0K lbs | - |
| Maleic anhydride | 3.8K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
Pioneer Plastics Corp in Androscoggin
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pioneer Plastics Corp
Closest other reporters in Maine - including M.s. Ambrogio N.a. LLC, Tambrands Inc, Eurovia Atlantic Coast LLC DBA Northeast Paving, ordered by distance.
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Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Maine - e.g. Arclin Surfaces LLC, Avery Dennison Fasson Roll Na, Loparex LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pioneer Plastics Corp on cumulative reported pounds (226.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Boise Cascade Wood Products Alexandria Ewp, Westlake Epoxy Inc, Arclin Surfaces LLC. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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 Panolam Industries International Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Pioneer Plastics Corp.
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, Formaldehyde, Ethylene glycol, Phenol; nearby reporters include M.s. Ambrogio N.a. LLC. Pioneer Plastics Corp stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 Pioneer Plastics Corp TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pioneer Plastics Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Auburn, ME, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 322220 · Paper. 50.2% of Androscoggin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Boise Cascade Wood Products Alexandria Ewp (Δ 117 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pioneer Plastics Corp stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 66.5%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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