EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Domtar Paper Co
Bennettsville, SC · Parent: Domtar Corp
- Total releases
- 6.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 21
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Domtar Paper Co: how the 6.2M lbs splits
6.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 5.8M lbs 93.6%
- Water Discharges 397.4K lbs 6.4%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Domtar Paper Co's 6.2M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 93.6% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 6.4%. 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
Domtar Paper Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bennettsville, SC, in the paper sector. It reported 1.2M lbs of releases across 19 chemicals in 2023, and 6.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 337 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Carolina's 574 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Domtar Paper Co is pounds #7 and chemical-count #11 at 6.2M lbs. Oceanagold Haile Gold Mine leads reported pounds (30.2M lbs) at 19 chemicals (chemical-count #14). Giant Cement Co leads chemical count at 90 chemicals (53.3K lbs, pounds #185). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Flakeboard America Ltd Bennettsville; Fci Bennettsville; Marley Engineered Products; J. L. Anderson Co. Inc.. Similar-scale Paper peers outside South Carolina: Clearwater Paper Corp-Ppd & Cpd Idaho; International Paper Pensacola Mill; Westrock; Phoenix Paper Wickliffe LLC. Other Domtar Corp sites in this extract: Domtar A.w. LLC Ashdown Mill; Domtar Paper Co Llc-Plymouth Mill; Domtar Aw LLC Nekoosa Mill; Domtar Paper Co 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); Hydrogen sulfide.
Domtar Paper Co stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (93.6% air releases) across 21 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Clearwater Paper Corp-Ppd & Cpd Idaho and International Paper Pensacola Mill.
Domtar Paper Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.2M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Domtar Paper Co inside Marlboro's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Domtar Paper Co reports the 42nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 96.1% of every pound reported in Marlboro. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Clearwater Paper Corp-Ppd & Cpd Idaho and International Paper Pensacola Mill.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Marlboro's reported pounds (6.5M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Domtar Paper Co's total reported releases fell from 1.3 million lb in 2022 to 1.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Domtar Paper Co's air releases fell from 1.2 million lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Domtar Paper Co's water releases fell from 76.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 75.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Domtar Paper Co Form-R facts
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See how Domtar Paper Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
26.4× more than the comparison
4.2× 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 Domtar Paper Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 9% (1.3M lbs to 1.2M lbs).
Domtar Paper Co: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Domtar Paper Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 9% 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 | 1.3M lbs | 19 |
| 2020 | 1.3M lbs | 19 |
| 2021 | 1.2M lbs | 19 |
| 2022 | 1.3M lbs | 19 |
| 2023 | 1.2M lbs | 19 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 21 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 3.5M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 978.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 922.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 332.8K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 101.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 99.3K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 89.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formaldehyde | 78.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 55.1K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 33.7K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 25.8K lbs | - |
| Cresol (mixed isomers) | 13.5K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 8.1K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 8.1K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 347 lbs | - |
| Catechol | 242 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine dioxide | 180 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 178 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 51 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Domtar Paper Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Domtar Paper Co
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Flakeboard America Ltd Bennettsville, Fci Bennettsville, Marley Engineered Products, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Clearwater Paper Corp-Ppd & Cpd Idaho, International Paper Pensacola Mill, Westrock.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Domtar Paper Co on cumulative reported pounds (6.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (21). Release-pound peers include Louisville Gas & Electric Co. - Trimble County Station, Adm Corn Processing, Kraton Corp. Chemical-count peers include Clean Earth of North Jersey Inc, Cleveland-Cliffs Monessen Coke LLC, Uss Mon Valley Works - Edgar Thomson 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).
Other Domtar Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Domtar A.w. LLC Ashdown Mill, Domtar Paper Co Llc-Plymouth Mill, Domtar Aw LLC Nekoosa Mill.
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), Hydrogen sulfide; nearby reporters include Flakeboard America Ltd Bennettsville. Domtar Paper Co 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 Domtar Paper Co TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Domtar Paper Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bennettsville, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 96.1% of Marlboro TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Louisville Gas & Electric Co. - Trimble County Station (Δ 10.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Domtar Paper Co 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