EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC
Columbus, OH · Parent: Sonoco Products Co
- Total releases
- 119.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC: how the 119.1K lbs splits
119.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 118.1K lbs 99.2%
- Off-site Transfers 1.0K lbs 0.8%
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC's 119.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Columbus, OH, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 16.8K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 119.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,215 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Ohio's 1,299 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC is pounds #254 and chemical-count #260 at 119.1K lbs. Ineos Nitriles USA LLC leads reported pounds (42.4M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Heritage Thermal Services leads chemical count at 217 chemicals (431.4K lbs, pounds #116). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Isp Chemicals LLC; Honeywell Columbus; Allied Mineral Products Inc.; The Laserflex Corp. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Ohio: New Millennium Building Systems LLC; Kksp Precision Maching LLC; Yellow Creek Coating Services; Hart & Cooley LLC. Other Sonoco Products Co sites in this extract: Sonoco Products Co; Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC; Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC; Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Certain glycol ethers; n-Butyl alcohol; Ethylbenzene.
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.2% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 119.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include New Millennium Building Systems LLC and Kksp Precision Maching LLC.
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
119K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC reports the 393rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.5% of its sector. Scale peers outside Ohio include New Millennium Building Systems LLC and Kksp Precision Maching LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC's total reported releases fell from 29.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC's air releases fell from 29.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 119.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 5% (16.0K lbs to 16.8K lbs).
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC: 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 Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 16.0K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 31.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 25.3K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 29.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 16.8K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 43.8K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 40.6K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 16.1K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 8.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 7.1K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 3.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Isp Chemicals LLC, Honeywell Columbus, Allied Mineral Products Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. New Millennium Building Systems LLC, Kksp Precision Maching LLC, Yellow Creek Coating Services.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC on cumulative reported pounds (119.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Owens Corning-Fort Smith, Empire Generating Co Llc., New Millennium Building Systems LLC. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield 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.
- Owens Corning-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 119.1K lbs reported
- Empire Generating Co Llc. Rensselaer, NY · Electric Utilities 119.1K lbs reported
- New Millennium Building Systems LLC Hope, AR · Fabricated Metals 119.1K lbs reported
- Tpi Composites Inc. Warren, RI · Plastics and Rubber 119.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Sonoco Products Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sonoco Products Co, Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC, Sonoco Metal Packaging 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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, Ethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Isp Chemicals LLC. Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC stamps MID 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 Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Columbus, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332431 · Fabricated Metals. 3.1% of Franklin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Owens Corning-Fort Smith (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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