EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Billerud Quinnesec
Quinnesec, MI · Parent: Billerud Americas Corp
- Total releases
- 2.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 15
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Billerud Quinnesec: how the 2.2M lbs splits
2.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.2M lbs 56.5%
- Land Disposal 599.3K lbs 27.6%
- Water Discharges 346.7K lbs 16.0%
Billerud Quinnesec's 2.2M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 56.5% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 27.6%. 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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Billerud Quinnesec is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Quinnesec, MI, in the paper sector. It reported 450.1K lbs of releases across 14 chemicals in 2023, and 2.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 810 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 Quinnesec is pounds #20 and chemical-count #39 at 2.2M 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Systems Control; Boss Products a Div of the Toro Co; Nelson Paint Co of Michigan; Grede LLC - Iron Mountain. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Michigan: Port Townsend Paper Corp; Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill; Gp Big Island LLC; Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro. Other Billerud Americas Corp sites in this extract: Billerud Escanaba LLC; Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Manganese compounds; Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide.
Compare Billerud Quinnesec with
Nearest reporters in Michigan
- Systems Control Iron Mountain · 40 lbs
- Boss Products a Div of the Toro Co Iron Mountain · 44.7K lbs
- Nelson Paint Co of Michigan Kingsford · 6.6K lbs
- Grede LLC - Iron Mountain Kingsford · 764.6K lbs
Similar-scale Paper sites elsewhere: Port Townsend Paper Corp (WA) · Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill (WI) · Gp Big Island LLC (VA)
Billerud Quinnesec is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Quinnesec, MI: 2.2M lbs across 15 chemicals (4 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 56.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Port Townsend Paper Corp and Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill.
Billerud Quinnesec vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.2M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Billerud Quinnesec inside Dickinson's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Billerud Quinnesec reports the 97th-largest volume (2.2M lbs). This one site accounts for 63.5% of every pound reported in Dickinson. Scale peers outside Michigan include Port Townsend Paper Corp and Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Dickinson's reported pounds (3.4M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Billerud Quinnesec's total reported releases rose from 436.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 450.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Billerud Quinnesec's land releases rose from 124.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 151.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Billerud Quinnesec's air releases fell from 240.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 228.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Billerud Quinnesec Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Billerud Quinnesec releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 5% (427.1K lbs to 450.1K lbs).
Billerud Quinnesec: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Billerud Quinnesec year-over-year reported totals (increased by 5% 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 | 427.1K lbs | 15 |
| 2020 | 393.6K lbs | 13 |
| 2021 | 466.7K lbs | 15 |
| 2022 | 436.0K lbs | 14 |
| 2023 | 450.1K lbs | 14 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 15 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 755.3K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 604.0K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 477.7K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 145.7K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 75.7K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 46.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acetaldehyde | 35.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Phenol | 16.5K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 13.4K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 2.3K lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 770 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 610 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine dioxide | 15 lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 15 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Billerud Quinnesec in Dickinson
Nearest TRI Facilities to Billerud Quinnesec
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Systems Control, Boss Products a Div of the Toro Co, Nelson Paint Co of Michigan, ordered by distance.
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Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Port Townsend Paper Corp, Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill, Gp Big Island LLC.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Billerud Quinnesec on cumulative reported pounds (2.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (15). Release-pound peers include Cargill Inc, Westlake Vinyls Inc, Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC. Chemical-count peers include Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp, Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc, Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant. 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).
- Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp Christiansted, VI · Petroleum 15 chemicals
- Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc Bristol, CT · Hazardous Waste 15 chemicals
- Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant Linden, NJ · Chemicals 15 chemicals
- Global Cos LLC Albany Terminal Albany, NY · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 15 chemicals
Other Billerud Americas Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Billerud Escanaba LLC, Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill.
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, Manganese compounds, Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide; nearby reporters include Systems Control. Billerud Quinnesec 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 Billerud Quinnesec TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Billerud Quinnesec totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Quinnesec, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 63.5% of Dickinson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cargill Inc (Δ 2.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Billerud Quinnesec stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 56.5%). 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