EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations
Skowhegan, ME · Parent: Sdw Holdings Corp
- Total releases
- 10.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 31
- Carcinogens
- 7
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
MIXED Form-R mix
Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations: how the 13.0M lbs splits
13.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 6.6M lbs 50.5%
- Air Releases 5.1M lbs 39.4%
- Water Discharges 1.3M lbs 10.1%
Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations's 13.0M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 50.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 39.4%. 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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Skowhegan, ME, in the paper sector. It reported 2.5M lbs of releases across 25 chemicals in 2024, and 10.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 199 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: Huhtamaki Inc; Cianbro Fabrication & Coating; Tasman Leather Group LLC; Pike Industries Inc. - Sidney. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Maine: New-Indy Catawba LLC; Foley Cellulose LLC; Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC; Domtar A.w. LLC Ashdown Mill. Other Sdw Holdings Corp sites in this extract: Sappi Cloquet LLC; Sappi N.a. - Westbrook Operations. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Ammonia; Methanol; Manganese compounds.
Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Skowhegan, ME: 10.6M lbs across 31 chemicals (7 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 50.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include New-Indy Catawba LLC and Foley Cellulose LLC.
Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11M 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
Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations inside Somerset's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations reports the 19th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 99.2% of every pound reported in Somerset. Scale peers outside Maine include New-Indy Catawba LLC and Foley Cellulose LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Somerset's reported pounds (10.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations's total reported releases fell from 2.5 million lb in 2022 to 2.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations's air releases fell from 886.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 797.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations's land releases fell from 1.4 million lb in 2022 to 1.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations's water releases fell from 235.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 230.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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31.0× 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 Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 13.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 28% (1.9M lbs to 2.5M lbs).
Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
What this shows Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations year-over-year reported totals (increased by 28% 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 | 1.9M lbs | 25 |
| 2020 | 1.7M lbs | 25 |
| 2021 | 2.1M lbs | 25 |
| 2022 | 2.5M lbs | 25 |
| 2023 | 2.4M lbs | 25 |
| 2024 | 2.5M lbs | 25 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 7 of 31 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations in Somerset
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations
Closest other reporters in Maine - including Huhtamaki Inc, Cianbro Fabrication & Coating, Tasman Leather Group 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. New-Indy Catawba LLC, Foley Cellulose LLC, Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC.
Compare beyond Maine
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations on cumulative reported pounds (10.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (31). Release-pound peers include Roehm America LLC, New-Indy Catawba LLC, Foley Cellulose LLC. Chemical-count peers include Mount Storm Power Station, Duke Energy Florida Llc-Crystal River Power Plant, Indorama Ventures. 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).
- Mount Storm Power Station Mount Storm, WV · Electric Utilities 31 chemicals
- Duke Energy Florida Llc-Crystal River Power Plant Crystal River, FL · Electric Utilities 31 chemicals
- Indorama Ventures Decatur, AL · Chemicals 31 chemicals
- Louisville Gas & Electric Co. - Trimble County Station Bedford, KY · Electric Utilities 31 chemicals
Other Sdw Holdings Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sappi Cloquet LLC, Sappi N.a. - Westbrook Operations.
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, Ammonia, Methanol, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Huhtamaki Inc. Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations stamps HEAVY 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 Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Skowhegan, ME, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 99.2% of Somerset TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Roehm America LLC (Δ 58.2K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 50.5%). 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