EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Sappi Cloquet LLC
Cloquet, MN · Parent: Sdw Holdings Corp
- Total releases
- 5.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 18
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Sappi Cloquet LLC: how the 5.4M lbs splits
5.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.5M lbs 65.3%
- Air Releases 1.7M lbs 31.0%
- Land Disposal 200.8K lbs 3.7%
Sappi Cloquet LLC's 5.4M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 65.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 31.0%. 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
Sappi Cloquet LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cloquet, MN, in the paper sector. It reported 830.6K lbs of releases across 17 chemicals in 2023, and 5.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 397 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. Sappi Cloquet LLC is pounds #4 and chemical-count #5 at 5.4M 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Usg Interiors LLC; Chemstar Products Co; Me Global Inc; Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Duluth. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Minnesota: Westrock Kraft Paper LLC; Cascade Pacific Pulp Halsey Pulp Mill; Green Bay Packaging Inc. Arkansas Kraft Div; Domtar Paper Co Llc-Plymouth Mill. Other Sdw Holdings Corp sites in this extract: Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations; Sappi N.a. - Westbrook Operations. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Hydrogen sulfide; Ammonia; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Sappi Cloquet LLC is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Cloquet, MN: 5.4M lbs across 18 chemicals (5 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 65.3%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Westrock Kraft Paper LLC and Cascade Pacific Pulp Halsey Pulp Mill.
Sappi Cloquet LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.4M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sappi Cloquet LLC inside Carlton's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Sappi Cloquet LLC reports the 52nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for more than 99.9% of every pound reported in Carlton. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 72.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Westrock Kraft Paper LLC and Cascade Pacific Pulp Halsey Pulp Mill.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Carlton's reported pounds (5.4M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sappi Cloquet LLC's total reported releases fell from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 830.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sappi Cloquet LLC's land releases rose from 35.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 70.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sappi Cloquet LLC's off-site transfers fell from 1.1 million lb in 2022 to 474.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sappi Cloquet LLC's air releases fell from 340.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 286.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sappi Cloquet LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sappi Cloquet LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 13% (954.2K lbs to 830.6K lbs).
Sappi Cloquet LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Sappi Cloquet LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 13% 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 | 954.2K lbs | 17 |
| 2020 | 1.0M lbs | 17 |
| 2021 | 1.1M lbs | 17 |
| 2022 | 1.5M lbs | 17 |
| 2023 | 830.6K lbs | 17 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 18 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 3.9M lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 426.0K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 294.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 286.1K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 184.1K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 87.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acetaldehyde | 81.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine dioxide | 43.8K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 35.3K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 29.5K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 8.0K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 5.3K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 3.0K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 716 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Catechol | 502 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formic acid | 96 lbs | - |
| Mercury | 31 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Sappi Cloquet LLC in Carlton
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sappi Cloquet LLC
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Usg Interiors LLC, Chemstar Products Co, Me Global Inc, 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. Westrock Kraft Paper LLC, Cascade Pacific Pulp Halsey Pulp Mill, Green Bay Packaging Inc. Arkansas Kraft Div.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sappi Cloquet LLC on cumulative reported pounds (5.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (18). Release-pound peers include Charter Steel-Saukville, Enersys Energy Products Inc-Springfield 2 (formerly Northsta, Nucor Steel-Arkansas. 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.
- Charter Steel-Saukville Saukville, WI · Primary Metals 5.4M lbs reported
- Enersys Energy Products Inc-Springfield 2 (formerly Northsta Springfield, MO · Electrical Equipment 5.4M lbs reported
- Nucor Steel-Arkansas Blytheville, AR · Primary Metals 5.4M lbs reported
- US Vanadium LLC Hot Springs, AR · Other 5.4M lbs reported
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 Sdw Holdings Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations, 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 Methanol, Hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Usg Interiors LLC. Sappi Cloquet LLC 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 Cloquet LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sappi Cloquet LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cloquet, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322110 · Paper. more than 99.9% of Carlton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Charter Steel-Saukville (Δ 522 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sappi Cloquet LLC stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 65.3%). 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