EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Sonoco Products Co
Hartsville, SC · Parent: Sonoco Products Co
- Total releases
- 1.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sonoco Products Co: how the 1.4M lbs splits
1.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.4M lbs 97.2%
- Water Discharges 29.8K lbs 2.1%
- Land Disposal 9.9K lbs 0.7%
Sonoco Products Co's 1.4M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.2% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 2.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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 TRACE-CARC
Sonoco Products Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hartsville, SC, in the paper sector. It reported 243.0K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 1.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,057 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. Sonoco Products Co is pounds #30 and chemical-count #51 at 1.4M 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Stingray Boats; Duke Energy Progress LLC - H B Robinson/darlington; Talley Metals Technology; Nucor Steel-Darlington. Similar-scale Paper peers outside South Carolina: Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill; Georgia-Pacific Broadway LLC; Domtar Aw LLC Nekoosa Mill; Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations. Other Sonoco Products Co sites in this extract: Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC; Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC; Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC; Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Methanol; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Lead And Lead Compounds.
Sonoco Products Co stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.2% air releases) across 11 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.4M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill and Georgia-Pacific Broadway LLC.
Sonoco Products Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.4M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sonoco Products Co inside Darlington's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Sonoco Products Co reports the 110th-largest volume (1.4M lbs). This one site accounts for 28.6% of every pound reported in Darlington. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 73.9% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill and Georgia-Pacific Broadway LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Darlington's reported pounds (5.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sonoco Products Co's total reported releases rose from 236.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 243.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sonoco Products Co's land releases fell from 5.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 921 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sonoco Products Co's chemicals reported rose from 6 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sonoco Products Co's water releases fell from 5.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sonoco Products Co Form-R facts
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See how Sonoco Products Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
5.9× more than the comparison
11.0× 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 Sonoco Products Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 24% (321.6K lbs to 243.0K lbs).
Sonoco Products Co: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sonoco Products Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 24% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 321.6K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 315.1K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 310.9K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 236.4K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 243.0K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 1.1M lbs | - |
| Methanol | 348.7K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 22.4K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 82 lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 63 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 15 lbs | - |
| Sodium o-phenylphenoxide | 10 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury compounds | 1 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Potassium dimethyldithiocarbamate | 0 lbs | - |
Sonoco Products Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sonoco Products Co
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Stingray Boats, Duke Energy Progress LLC - H B Robinson/darlington, Talley Metals Technology, 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. Domtar - Johnsonburg Mill, Georgia-Pacific Broadway LLC, Domtar Aw LLC Nekoosa Mill.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sonoco Products Co on cumulative reported pounds (1.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Dyno Nobel Inc, Environmental Enterprises Inc, Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington Plant. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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.
- Dyno Nobel Inc Graham, KY · Chemicals 1.4M lbs reported
- Environmental Enterprises Inc Cincinnati, OH · Hazardous Waste 1.4M lbs reported
- Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington Plant Wilmington, CA · Petroleum 1.4M lbs reported
- Honeywell International Colonial Heights Plant Colonial Heights, VA · Chemicals 1.4M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
Other Sonoco Products Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC, 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 Ammonia, Methanol, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Stingray Boats. Sonoco Products Co stamps HEAVY volume · AIR 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 Sonoco Products Co TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sonoco Products Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hartsville, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322130 · Paper. 28.6% of Darlington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dyno Nobel Inc (Δ 5.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sonoco Products Co stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia. 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