EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Billerud Escanaba LLC
Escanaba, MI · Parent: Billerud Americas Corp
- Total releases
- 3.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 26
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Billerud Escanaba LLC: how the 3.6M lbs splits
3.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.9M lbs 81.0%
- Land Disposal 458.1K lbs 12.9%
- Water Discharges 217.6K lbs 6.1%
Billerud Escanaba LLC's 3.6M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 81.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 12.9%. 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
Billerud Escanaba LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Escanaba, MI, in the paper sector. It reported 695.2K lbs of releases across 21 chemicals in 2023, and 3.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 555 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Billerud Escanaba LLC is pounds #12 and chemical-count #10 at 3.6M lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cal Grinding Inc; Potlatchdeltic Land & Lumber Llc.; Billerud Quinnesec; Systems Control. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Michigan: Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC; Georgia-Pacific Crossett Paper Operations; Packaging Corp of Ameri Ca; Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC. Other Billerud Americas Corp sites in this extract: Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill; Billerud Quinnesec. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ammonia; Manganese compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Billerud Escanaba LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (81.0% air releases) across 26 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC and Georgia-Pacific Crossett Paper Operations.
Billerud Escanaba LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.6M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Billerud Escanaba LLC inside Delta's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Billerud Escanaba LLC reports the 76th-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 99.9% of every pound reported in Delta. Scale peers outside Michigan include Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC and Georgia-Pacific Crossett Paper Operations.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Delta's reported pounds (3.6M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Billerud Escanaba LLC's total reported releases fell from 732.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 695.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Billerud Escanaba LLC's land releases rose from 88.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 95.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Billerud Escanaba LLC's air releases fell from 605.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 558.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Billerud Escanaba LLC's water releases rose from 39.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Billerud Escanaba LLC Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Billerud Escanaba LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
829.6× more than the comparison
13.0× 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 Billerud Escanaba LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 8% (752.7K lbs to 695.2K lbs).
Billerud Escanaba LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Billerud Escanaba LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 8% 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 | 752.7K lbs | 22 |
| 2020 | 671.2K lbs | 21 |
| 2021 | 704.6K lbs | 22 |
| 2022 | 732.6K lbs | 22 |
| 2023 | 695.2K lbs | 21 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 26 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Billerud Escanaba LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Billerud Escanaba LLC
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Cal Grinding Inc, Potlatchdeltic Land & Lumber Llc., Billerud Quinnesec, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 790 other reporting facilities in Michigan.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC, Georgia-Pacific Crossett Paper Operations, Packaging Corp of Ameri Ca.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Billerud Escanaba LLC on cumulative reported pounds (3.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (26). Release-pound peers include Inv Camden Plant, Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC, Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant. Chemical-count peers include Conemaugh Generating Station, Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project, Ergon West Virginia Inc. 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.
- Inv Camden Plant Lugoff, SC · Chemicals 3.6M lbs reported
- Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC Coffeyville, KS · Chemicals 3.6M lbs reported
- Celanese Ltd Clear Lake Plant Pasadena, TX · Chemicals 3.6M lbs reported
- Independence Steam Electric Station Newark, AR · Electric Utilities 3.5M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Billerud Americas Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill, Billerud Quinnesec.
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, Manganese compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Cal Grinding Inc. Billerud Escanaba LLC 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 Billerud Escanaba LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Billerud Escanaba LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Escanaba, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 99.9% of Delta TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Inv Camden Plant (Δ 1.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Billerud Escanaba LLC 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