EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Westrock Kraft Paper LLC
Roanoke Rapids, NC · Parent: Smurfit Westrock U.S. Holding Co
- Total releases
- 5.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 18
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Westrock Kraft Paper LLC: how the 5.4M lbs splits
5.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 5.0M lbs 92.0%
- Water Discharges 280.8K lbs 5.2%
- Land Disposal 155.9K lbs 2.9%
Westrock Kraft Paper LLC's 5.4M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 92.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 5.2%. 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
Westrock Kraft Paper LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Roanoke Rapids, NC, in the paper sector. It reported 1.0M lbs of releases across 16 chemicals in 2023, and 5.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 392 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. Westrock Kraft Paper LLC is pounds #12 and chemical-count #14 at 5.4M 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: Culpeper of Roanoke Rapids LLC; Patch Rubber Co; Roseburg Forest Products - Roanoke Valley Lumber; Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC. Similar-scale Paper peers outside North Carolina: Sappi Cloquet LLC; Cascade Pacific Pulp Halsey Pulp Mill; Green Bay Packaging Inc. Arkansas Kraft Div; Westrock Longview LLC. Other Smurfit Westrock U.S. Holding Co sites in this extract: Westrock Coated Board LLC; Westrock Texas LP; Westrock Southeast LLC; Westrock Cp LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Hydrogen sulfide; Ammonia; Acetaldehyde.
Westrock Kraft Paper LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (92.0% air releases) across 18 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.4M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sappi Cloquet LLC and Cascade Pacific Pulp Halsey Pulp Mill.
Westrock Kraft Paper 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
Westrock Kraft Paper LLC inside Halifax's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Westrock Kraft Paper LLC reports the 51st-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.3% of its sector. This one site accounts for 99.4% of every pound reported in Halifax. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Sappi Cloquet LLC and Cascade Pacific Pulp Halsey Pulp Mill.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Halifax's reported pounds (5.5M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Westrock Kraft Paper LLC's total reported releases fell from 1.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westrock Kraft Paper LLC's water releases fell from 86.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 48.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westrock Kraft Paper LLC's land releases rose from 32.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 35.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westrock Kraft Paper LLC's air releases fell from 1.0 million lb in 2022 to 938.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Westrock Kraft Paper LLC Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Westrock Kraft Paper LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
10138.9× more than the comparison
6.0× 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 Westrock Kraft Paper LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 4% (1.1M lbs to 1.0M lbs).
Westrock Kraft Paper LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Westrock Kraft Paper LLC 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.1M lbs | 16 |
| 2020 | 1.1M lbs | 16 |
| 2021 | 1.1M lbs | 16 |
| 2022 | 1.1M lbs | 16 |
| 2023 | 1.0M lbs | 16 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 18 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 2.2M lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 2.1M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 336.9K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 230.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 180.7K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 117.5K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 67.7K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 34.1K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 33.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 26.1K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 20.6K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 15.0K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 8.7K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 280 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Catechol | 143 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 105 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 5 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Westrock Kraft Paper LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Westrock Kraft Paper LLC
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Culpeper of Roanoke Rapids LLC, Patch Rubber Co, Roseburg Forest Products - Roanoke Valley Lumber, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Sappi Cloquet LLC, Cascade Pacific Pulp Halsey Pulp Mill, Green Bay Packaging Inc. Arkansas Kraft Div.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Westrock Kraft Paper LLC on cumulative reported pounds (5.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (18). Release-pound peers include Basin Electric Dry Fork Station, US Vanadium LLC, 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.
- Basin Electric Dry Fork Station Gillette, WY · Electric Utilities 5.4M lbs reported
- US Vanadium LLC Hot Springs, AR · Other 5.4M lbs reported
- Nucor Steel-Arkansas Blytheville, AR · Primary Metals 5.4M lbs reported
- Enersys Energy Products Inc-Springfield 2 (formerly Northsta Springfield, MO · Electrical Equipment 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 Smurfit Westrock U.S. Holding Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Westrock Coated Board LLC, Westrock Texas LP, Westrock Southeast 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, Hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia, Acetaldehyde; nearby reporters include Culpeper of Roanoke Rapids LLC. Westrock Kraft 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 Westrock Kraft 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.
Westrock Kraft Paper LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Roanoke Rapids, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 99.4% of Halifax TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Basin Electric Dry Fork Station (Δ 1.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Westrock Kraft 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