EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Westrock Container LLC
Cowpens, SC · Parent: Smurfit Westrock U.S. Holding Co
- Total releases
- 1.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Westrock Container LLC: how the 1.1K lbs splits
1.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.0K lbs 99.7%
- Air Releases 3 lbs 0.3%
Westrock Container LLC's 1.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Westrock Container LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cowpens, SC, in the paper sector. It reported 244 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 1.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,793 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. Westrock Container LLC is pounds #369 and chemical-count #126 at 1.1K 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: 3G Mermet; Superior Industrial Solutions Inc; Adams Cowpens Dm; Adams an Oldcastle Co-Cowpens. Similar-scale Paper peers outside South Carolina: Box-Board Products; Liberty Paper Inc; Sonoco Richmond; Graphic Packaging International Inc.. Other Smurfit Westrock U.S. Holding Co sites in this extract: Westrock Coated Board LLC; Westrock Texas LP; Westrock Southeast LLC; Westrock Cp LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead compounds; Mercury compounds; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Potassium dimethyldithiocarbamate.
Westrock Container LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.7% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Box-Board Products and Liberty Paper Inc.
Westrock Container LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.1K lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Westrock Container LLC: Lead compounds-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Westrock Container LLC reports the 293rd-largest volume (1.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead compounds alone is 99.4% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Box-Board Products and Liberty Paper Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Westrock Container LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Lead compounds at 99.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Westrock Container LLC's total reported releases rose from 185 lb in 2022 to 244 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westrock Container LLC's chemicals reported fell from 6 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westrock Container LLC's off-site transfers rose from 185 lb in 2022 to 243 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Westrock Container LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Westrock Container LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 8% (265 lbs to 244 lbs).
Westrock Container LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Westrock Container LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 8% 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: Lead compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 265 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 177 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 180 lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 185 lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 244 lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead compounds | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 7 lbs | - |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Potassium dimethyldithiocarbamate | 0 lbs | - |
| Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate | 0 lbs | - |
| Nabam | 0 lbs | - |
Westrock Container LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Westrock Container LLC
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including 3G Mermet, Superior Industrial Solutions Inc, Adams Cowpens Dm, 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. Box-Board Products, Liberty Paper Inc, Sonoco Richmond.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Westrock Container LLC on cumulative reported pounds (1.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Toyotetsu Texas, Hollister Mine, Yokohama Industries Americas Inc. 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.
- Toyotetsu Texas San Antonio, TX · Transportation Equipment 1.1K lbs reported
- Hollister Mine Winnemucca, NV · Metal Mining 1.1K lbs reported
- Yokohama Industries Americas Inc Versailles, KY · Transportation Equipment 1.0K lbs reported
- Kennametal Bedford Casting Plant Bedford, PA · Machinery 1.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Smurfit Westrock U.S. Holding Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Westrock Coated Board LLC, Westrock Texas LP, Westrock Southeast 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 Lead compounds, Mercury compounds, Polychlorinated biphenyls, Potassium dimethyldithiocarbamate; nearby reporters include 3G Mermet. Westrock Container LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Westrock Container LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Lead compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Westrock Container LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cowpens, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 0.0% of Cherokee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Toyotetsu Texas (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Westrock Container LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Lead compounds. 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