EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Appvion Operations Inc
Roaring Spring, PA · Parent: Appvion Holding Corp
- Total releases
- 428.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Appvion Operations Inc: how the 428.2K lbs splits
428.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 223.1K lbs 52.1%
- Off-site Transfers 188.8K lbs 44.1%
- Water Discharges 16.4K lbs 3.8%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Appvion Operations Inc's 428.2K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 52.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 44.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
MID volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Appvion Operations Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Roaring Spring, PA, in the paper sector. It reported 19.1K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2021, and 428.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 2,142 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Pennsylvania's 1,010 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Appvion Operations Inc is pounds #87 and chemical-count #113 at 428.2K lbs. Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility leads reported pounds (34.8M lbs) at 18 chemicals (chemical-count #24). Keystone Cement Co leads chemical count at 53 chemicals (155.4K lbs, pounds #149). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Harbisonwalker International Inc Sproul Pa Plant; St Products LLC (dba Wieland Small Tube Products); Veeder-Root Co; Altoona Terminals - de Llc/altoona Terminal. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Pennsylvania: Sappi N.a. - Westbrook Operations; Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC; Pratt Paper (ny) Inc; 3M Co - Knoxville. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Methanol; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Ammonia.
Appvion Operations Inc is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Roaring Spring, PA: 428.2K lbs across 9 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 52.1%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sappi N.a. - Westbrook Operations and Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC.
Appvion Operations Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
428K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Appvion Operations Inc inside Blair's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Appvion Operations Inc reports the 132nd-largest volume (428.2K lbs). This one site accounts for 73.2% of every pound reported in Blair. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Sappi N.a. - Westbrook Operations and Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Blair's reported pounds (585.2K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Appvion Operations Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Appvion Operations Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 428.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases decreased by 90% (199.9K lbs to 19.1K lbs).
Appvion Operations Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Appvion Operations Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 90% from 2019 to 2021). 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: Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 199.9K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 209.2K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 19.1K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). 2 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 187.6K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 83.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 65.9K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 61.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 28.9K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine dioxide | 0 lbs | - |
| Catechol | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Appvion Operations Inc in Blair
Nearest TRI Facilities to Appvion Operations Inc
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Harbisonwalker International Inc Sproul Pa Plant, St Products LLC (dba Wieland Small Tube Products), Veeder-Root Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Sappi N.a. - Westbrook Operations, Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC, Pratt Paper (ny) Inc.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Appvion Operations Inc on cumulative reported pounds (428.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Tropicana Manufacturing Co Inc, Denka Performance Elastomer LLC, Avantor Performance Materials. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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.
- Tropicana Manufacturing Co Inc Fort Pierce, FL · Food 428.6K lbs reported
- Denka Performance Elastomer LLC La Place, LA · Chemicals 427.8K lbs reported
- Avantor Performance Materials Paris, KY · Chemicals 428.8K lbs reported
- Axillon Aerospace (rockmart) Inc. Rockmart, GA · Plastics and Rubber 427.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
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 Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Methanol, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia; nearby reporters include Harbisonwalker International Inc Sproul Pa Plant. Appvion Operations Inc stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Appvion Operations Inc TRI extract (MID · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Manganese And Manganese Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Appvion Operations Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Roaring Spring, PA, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 73.2% of Blair TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tropicana Manufacturing Co Inc (Δ 368 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Appvion Operations Inc stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 52.1%). 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