EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC
Spring Grove, PA · Parent: Hig Capital LLC
- Total releases
- 2.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 22
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC: how the 3.5M lbs splits
3.5M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.9M lbs 84.7%
- Off-site Transfers 473.4K lbs 13.6%
- Water Discharges 58.9K lbs 1.7%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC's 3.5M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 84.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 13.6%. 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
Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Spring Grove, PA, in the paper sector. It reported 585.2K lbs of releases across 18 chemicals in 2024, and 2.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 659 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. Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC is pounds #17 and chemical-count #11 at 2.9M 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bae Systems Land & Armaments; Church & Dwight Co Inc; Magnesita Refractories Co; Skf USA Inc Hanover Plant. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Pennsylvania: International Paper; Westrock Cp,llc; Woodland Pulp LLC; Hood Container of Louisiana LLC - St Francisville Mill. Other Hig Capital LLC sites in this extract: Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ammonia; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Manganese compounds.
Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (84.7% air releases) across 22 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.9M lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include International Paper and Westrock Cp,llc.
Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.9M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC in the Paper sector extract
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC reports the 86th-largest volume, placing it in the top 22.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include International Paper and Westrock Cp,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
- Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC's total reported releases fell from 592.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 572.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC's water releases fell from 11.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC's air releases fell from 491.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 471.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC's off-site transfers rose from 89.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 91.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC Form-R facts
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22.0× 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 Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.5M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 1% (581.0K lbs to 585.2K lbs).
Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
What this shows Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1% from 2019 to 2024). 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 | 581.0K lbs | 18 |
| 2020 | 600.2K lbs | 18 |
| 2021 | 539.8K lbs | 18 |
| 2022 | 592.4K lbs | 18 |
| 2023 | 572.6K lbs | 18 |
| 2024 | 585.2K lbs | 18 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 4 of 22 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 1.4M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 727.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 526.1K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 326.5K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 138.6K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 76.5K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 70.7K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 48.9K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 44.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 39.9K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 29.9K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 10.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Phenol | 7.3K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 3.8K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 3.6K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 949 lbs | - |
| Chlorine dioxide | 619 lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 530 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 68 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 15 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Catechol | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Bae Systems Land & Armaments, Church & Dwight Co Inc, Magnesita Refractories 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. International Paper, Westrock Cp,llc, Woodland Pulp LLC.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC on cumulative reported pounds (2.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (22). Release-pound peers include Western Zirconium, International Paper, Huntsman International LLC. Chemical-count peers include Westrock Virginia Corp, American Bituminous Power Partners LP, Duke Energy Progress LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Westrock Virginia Corp Covington, VA · Paper 22 chemicals
- American Bituminous Power Partners LP Grant Town, WV · Electric Utilities 22 chemicals
- Duke Energy Progress LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant Semora, NC · Electric Utilities 22 chemicals
- Domtar Paper Co Llc-Plymouth Mill Plymouth, NC · Paper 22 chemicals
Other Hig Capital LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Pixelle Specialty Solutions 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, Ammonia, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Bae Systems Land & Armaments. Pixelle Specialty Solutions 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 Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Spring Grove, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 23.2% of York TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Western Zirconium (Δ 420 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pixelle Specialty Solutions 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