EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Westrock Virginia Corp
Covington, VA · Parent: Westrock Co
- Total releases
- 12.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 22
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Westrock Virginia Corp: how the 12.0M lbs splits
12.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 9.8M lbs 81.1%
- Land Disposal 2.0M lbs 16.7%
- Water Discharges 271.1K lbs 2.3%
Westrock Virginia Corp's 12.0M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 81.1% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 16.7%. 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
Westrock Virginia Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Covington, VA, in the paper sector. It reported 2.1M lbs of releases across 22 chemicals in 2023, and 12.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 170 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Westrock Virginia Corp is pounds #2 and chemical-count #4 at 12.0M lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ingevity Virginia Corp; Maag Gala Inc.; Roanoke Cement Co LLC; Altec Industries Inc.. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Virginia: Westrock Coated Board LLC; International Paper Bogalusa Mill; International Paper Rome Linerboard Mill; Graphic Packaging International LLC. Other Westrock Co sites in this extract: Kapstone Paper & Packaging Corp; Westrock Cp LLC; Westrock Tacoma Mill; Agi Shorewood Group (multi Packagaing Solutions). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Ammonia; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Westrock Virginia Corp stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (81.1% air releases) across 22 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 12.0M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Westrock Coated Board LLC and International Paper Bogalusa Mill.
Westrock Virginia Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
12M 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
Westrock Virginia Corp inside Covington (city)'s TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Westrock Virginia Corp reports the 13th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 98.3% of every pound reported in Covington (city). Scale peers outside Virginia include Westrock Coated Board LLC and International Paper Bogalusa Mill.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Covington (city)'s reported pounds (12.2M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Westrock Virginia Corp's total reported releases fell from 2.7 million lb in 2022 to 2.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westrock Virginia Corp's land releases fell from 467.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 295.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westrock Virginia Corp's air releases fell from 2.2 million lb in 2022 to 1.7 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Westrock Virginia Corp's water releases fell from 61.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 56.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Westrock Virginia Corp Form-R facts
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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 Westrock Virginia Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 12.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 19% (2.6M lbs to 2.1M lbs).
Westrock Virginia Corp: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Westrock Virginia Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 19% 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 | 2.6M lbs | 22 |
| 2020 | 2.3M lbs | 22 |
| 2021 | 2.3M lbs | 22 |
| 2022 | 2.7M lbs | 22 |
| 2023 | 2.1M lbs | 22 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 22 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 6.6M lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 1.6M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 967.4K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 956.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 408.7K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 377.9K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 331.6K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 230.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 181.8K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 156.7K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 67.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cresol (mixed isomers) | 40.2K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 25.9K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 20.7K lbs | - |
| Chlorine dioxide | 18.6K lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 4.0K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 2.3K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 1.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 194 lbs | - |
| Catechol | 82 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 45 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Westrock Virginia Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Westrock Virginia Corp
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Ingevity Virginia Corp, Maag Gala Inc., Roanoke Cement Co LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 433 other reporting facilities in Virginia.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Westrock Coated Board LLC, International Paper Bogalusa Mill, International Paper Rome Linerboard Mill.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Westrock Virginia Corp on cumulative reported pounds (12.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (22). Release-pound peers include Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant, Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC, Boswell Energy Center. 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.
- Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant Lewiston Woodville, NC · Food 12.0M lbs reported
- Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC East Chicago, IN · Hazardous Waste 11.9M lbs reported
- Boswell Energy Center Cohasset, MN · Electric Utilities 11.9M lbs reported
- Terra Nitrogen L.P. Verdigris Plant Claremore, OK · Chemicals 11.9M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Westrock Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Kapstone Paper & Packaging Corp, Westrock Cp LLC, Westrock Tacoma 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, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Ammonia, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Ingevity Virginia Corp. Westrock Virginia Corp 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 Westrock Virginia Corp TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Westrock Virginia Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Covington, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322130 · Paper. 98.3% of Covington (city) TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant (Δ 3.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Westrock Virginia Corp 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