EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Upm Raflatac Inc
Mills River, NC · Parent: Upm-Kymmene
- Total releases
- 130.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Upm Raflatac Inc: how the 130.8K lbs splits
130.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 128.5K lbs 98.2%
- Water Discharges 1.2K lbs 0.9%
- Off-site Transfers 1.2K lbs 0.9%
Upm Raflatac Inc's 130.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.2% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Upm Raflatac Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Mills River, NC, in the paper sector. It reported 22.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 130.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,018 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Upm Raflatac Inc is pounds #139 and chemical-count #522 at 130.8K lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Continental Automotive Systems Inc.; Linamar Light Metals-Mr; Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems LLC; Southern Concrete Materials-Fletcher Plant. Similar-scale Paper peers outside North Carolina: Bedford Technical Products LLC; Westrock - Solvay LLC; Onyx Specialty Papers Inc. - Willow Mill; 3M Co - Cynthiana. Other Upm-Kymmene sites in this extract: Upm Raflatac Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Upm Raflatac Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.2% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 130.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Bedford Technical Products LLC and Westrock - Solvay LLC.
Upm Raflatac Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
131K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Upm Raflatac Inc: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Upm Raflatac Inc reports the 162nd-largest volume (130.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Bedford Technical Products LLC and Westrock - Solvay LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Upm Raflatac Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Upm Raflatac Inc's total reported releases fell from 32.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 22.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Upm Raflatac Inc's water releases fell from 250 lb in 2022 to 170 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Upm Raflatac Inc's off-site transfers fell from 250 lb in 2022 to 170 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Upm Raflatac Inc's air releases fell from 31.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Upm Raflatac Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Upm Raflatac Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 130.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 4% (22.9K lbs to 22.0K lbs).
Upm Raflatac Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Upm Raflatac Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 4% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 27.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 26.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 32.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 22.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 130.8K lbs | - |
Upm Raflatac Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Upm Raflatac Inc
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Continental Automotive Systems Inc., Linamar Light Metals-Mr, Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems LLC, ordered by distance.
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Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Bedford Technical Products LLC, Westrock - Solvay LLC, Onyx Specialty Papers Inc. - Willow Mill.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Upm Raflatac Inc on cumulative reported pounds (130.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Sherwin-Williams Co, Wickett & Craig of America, Georgia-Pacific Corrigan Plywood. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Similar chemical count
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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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Continental Automotive Systems Inc.. Upm Raflatac Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Upm Raflatac Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Upm Raflatac Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Mills River, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322220 · Paper. 11.2% of Henderson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sherwin-Williams Co (Δ 78 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Upm Raflatac Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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