EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Boise White Paper LLC
International Falls, MN · Parent: Packaging Corp of America
- Total releases
- 1.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 18
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Boise White Paper LLC: how the 1.7M lbs splits
1.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.3M lbs 77.4%
- Water Discharges 299.0K lbs 17.9%
- Off-site Transfers 79.9K lbs 4.8%
Boise White Paper LLC's 1.7M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 77.4% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 17.9%. 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
Boise White Paper LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in International Falls, MN, in the paper sector. It reported 349.3K lbs of releases across 15 chemicals in 2023, and 1.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 961 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Boise White Paper LLC is pounds #16 and chemical-count #6 at 1.7M lbs. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mn Twist Drill Aquisition LLC; Hibbing Renewable Energy Center; Northern Foundry; Virginia Public Utilities. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Minnesota: North Pacific Paper Co LLC Longview; Pixelle Specialty Solutions; Sylvamo Ticonderoga Mill; Shurtape Technologies LLC - Hickory Tape Plant. Other Packaging Corp of America sites in this extract: Packaging Corp of America Counce Mill; Packaging Corp of America; Boise White Paper LLC; Packaging Corp of America - Deridder Mill. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ammonia; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Hydrogen sulfide.
Boise White Paper LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (77.4% air releases) across 18 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include North Pacific Paper Co LLC Longview and Pixelle Specialty Solutions.
Boise White Paper LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.7M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Boise White Paper LLC inside Koochiching's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Boise White Paper LLC reports the 102nd-largest volume (1.7M lbs). This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Koochiching. Scale peers outside Minnesota include North Pacific Paper Co LLC Longview and Pixelle Specialty Solutions.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Koochiching's reported pounds (1.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Boise White Paper LLC's total reported releases rose from 313.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 349.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Boise White Paper LLC's off-site transfers fell from 19.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Boise White Paper LLC's water releases rose from 41.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 49.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Boise White Paper LLC's air releases rose from 251.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 283.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Boise White Paper LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Boise White Paper LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 2% (341.3K lbs to 349.3K lbs).
Boise White Paper LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Boise White Paper LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 2% 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 | 341.3K lbs | 16 |
| 2020 | 349.5K lbs | 17 |
| 2021 | 321.1K lbs | 15 |
| 2022 | 313.0K lbs | 16 |
| 2023 | 349.3K lbs | 15 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 18 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 703.5K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 361.0K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 189.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 95.0K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 66.4K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 58.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 49.1K lbs | - |
| Cresol (mixed isomers) | 46.2K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 34.6K lbs | - |
| Chlorine dioxide | 33.4K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 11.5K lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 9.8K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 7.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine | 7.3K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 287 lbs | - |
| Catechol | 79 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Boise White Paper LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Boise White Paper LLC
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Mn Twist Drill Aquisition LLC, Hibbing Renewable Energy Center, Northern Foundry, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 458 other reporting facilities in Minnesota.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. North Pacific Paper Co LLC Longview, Pixelle Specialty Solutions, Sylvamo Ticonderoga Mill.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Boise White Paper LLC on cumulative reported pounds (1.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (18). Release-pound peers include Republic Services of Wisconsin LP, North Pacific Paper Co LLC Longview, Ultium Cells LLC. Chemical-count peers include Pride Solvents & Chemical Co of New Jersey, Mpm Silicones LLC, Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility. 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).
- Pride Solvents & Chemical Co of New Jersey Avenel, NJ · Chemical Wholesalers 18 chemicals
- Mpm Silicones LLC Waterford, NY · Chemicals 18 chemicals
- Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility Yukon, PA · Hazardous Waste 18 chemicals
- Desotec US LLC Darlington Facility Darlington, PA · Hazardous Waste 18 chemicals
Other Packaging Corp of America Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Packaging Corp of America Counce Mill, Packaging Corp of America, Boise White Paper LLC.
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 And Manganese Compounds, Hydrogen sulfide; nearby reporters include Mn Twist Drill Aquisition LLC. Boise White Paper 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 Boise White Paper LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Boise White Paper LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for International Falls, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 100% of Koochiching TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Republic Services of Wisconsin LP (Δ 5.0K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Boise White Paper 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