EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Usg Paper LLC
Orange, TX · Parent: Usg Corp
- Total releases
- 7.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 22
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Usg Paper LLC: how the 7.6M lbs splits
7.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 5.7M lbs 75.4%
- Land Disposal 1.7M lbs 22.9%
- Water Discharges 125.4K lbs 1.6%
Usg Paper LLC's 7.6M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 75.4% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 22.9%. 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
Usg Paper LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Orange, TX, in the paper sector. It reported 1.3M lbs of releases across 19 chemicals in 2023, and 7.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 277 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Usg Paper LLC is pounds #28 and chemical-count #82 at 7.6M lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Alloy Polymers; Orion Engineered Carbons Orange Plant; Webco Industries Inc. Tx Dist. Div.; Mm - Orange Ready Mix. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Texas: Packaging Corp of America; International Paper-Pine Hill Mill; Graphic Packaging International LLC; Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs LLC. Other Usg Corp sites in this extract: American Metals Corp; Otsego Paper Inc.; Usg Interiors LLC; Usgypsum Co Galena Park. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ammonia; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Hydrogen sulfide.
Usg Paper LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (75.4% air releases) across 22 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Packaging Corp of America and International Paper-Pine Hill Mill.
Usg Paper LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.6M 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
Usg Paper LLC inside Orange's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Usg Paper LLC reports the 31st-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 25.4% of every pound reported in Orange. Scale peers outside Texas include Packaging Corp of America and International Paper-Pine Hill Mill.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Orange's reported pounds (30.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Usg Paper LLC's total reported releases fell from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 1.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Usg Paper LLC's water releases fell from 24.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Usg Paper LLC's air releases fell from 1.1 million lb in 2022 to 915.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Usg Paper LLC's land releases fell from 399.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 354.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Usg Paper LLC Form-R facts
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See how Usg Paper LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
10149.3× more than the comparison
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 Usg Paper LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 14% (1.5M lbs to 1.3M lbs).
Usg Paper LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Usg Paper LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 14% 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 | 1.5M lbs | 19 |
| 2020 | 1.7M lbs | 19 |
| 2021 | 1.6M lbs | 20 |
| 2022 | 1.5M lbs | 20 |
| 2023 | 1.3M lbs | 19 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 22 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Usg Paper LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Usg Paper LLC
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Alloy Polymers, Orion Engineered Carbons Orange Plant, Webco Industries Inc. Tx Dist. Div., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Packaging Corp of America, International Paper-Pine Hill Mill, Graphic Packaging International LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Usg Paper LLC on cumulative reported pounds (7.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (22). Release-pound peers include Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit, Associated Electric Cooperative Inc New Madrid Power Plant, Gopher Resource LLC. Chemical-count peers include Seward Power Plant, Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC, Envirite of Pennsylvania Inc. 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.
- Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit Whiting, IN · Petroleum 7.6M lbs reported
- Associated Electric Cooperative Inc New Madrid Power Plant Marston, MO · Electric Utilities 7.7M lbs reported
- Gopher Resource LLC Eagan, MN · Primary Metals 7.7M lbs reported
- Futamura USA Inc Tecumseh, KS · Chemicals 7.6M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Usg Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including American Metals Corp, Otsego Paper Inc., Usg Interiors 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, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Hydrogen sulfide; nearby reporters include Alloy Polymers. Usg Paper 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 Usg Paper LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Usg Paper LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Orange, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322130 · Paper. 25.4% of Orange TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Oci Beaumont LLC (Δ 971 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Usg Paper 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