EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill
Loudon, TN · Parent: Kimberly-Clark Corp
- Total releases
- 1.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill: how the 1.6M lbs splits
1.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 1.6M lbs 99.7%
- Air Releases 4.8K lbs 0.3%
Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill's 1.6M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Loudon, TN, in the paper sector. It reported 251.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 1.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 993 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill is pounds #33 and chemical-count #333 at 1.6M lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Malibu Boats LLC; Viskase Corp; Real Alloy Recycling LLC; Primary Products Ingredients Loudon. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Tennessee: Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC; Ahlstrom Mosinee LLC; Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations; Sylvamo Ticonderoga Mill. Other Kimberly-Clark Corp sites in this extract: Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations; Kimberly-Clark Corp; Kimberly-Clark Corp; Kimberly-Clark Pennsylvania L Lc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia.
Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (99.7% water discharges) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC and Ahlstrom Mosinee LLC.
Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.6M 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
Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill reports the 107th-largest volume (1.6M lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC and Ahlstrom Mosinee LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 99.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill's total reported releases fell from 343.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 251.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill's water releases fell from 343.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 251.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 2% (245.8K lbs to 251.9K lbs).
Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill year-over-year reported totals (increased by 2% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 245.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 279.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 471.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 343.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 251.9K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 1.6M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 15.1K lbs | - |
Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill · WATER-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Malibu Boats LLC, Viskase Corp, Real Alloy Recycling LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC, Ahlstrom Mosinee LLC, Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill on cumulative reported pounds (1.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site, Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC, Planter Cotton Oil Mill. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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 Kimberly-Clark Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations, Kimberly-Clark Corp, Kimberly-Clark Corp.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia; nearby reporters include Malibu Boats LLC. Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill stamps HEAVY volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN 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 Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill TRI extract (HEAVY · WATER · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Loudon, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 8.3% of Loudon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site (Δ 1.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill stamps HEAVY volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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