EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC
Kaukauna, WI · Parent: Ahlstrom-Munksjo USA Inc
- Total releases
- 3.5M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 21
- Carcinogens
- 7
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC: how the 3.5M lbs splits
3.5M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.1M lbs 86.3%
- Land Disposal 307.8K lbs 8.7%
- Water Discharges 175.0K lbs 5.0%
- Off-site Transfers 1 lbs <0.1%
Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC's 3.5M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 86.3% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 8.7%. 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
Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kaukauna, WI, in the paper sector. It reported 456.9K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 3.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 561 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wisconsin's 836 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC is pounds #10 and chemical-count #10 at 3.5M lbs. Mullins Cheese Inc leads reported pounds (11.2M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #319). Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (2.2M lbs, pounds #16). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Wisconsin Industrial Coatings Inc.; Roloff Manufacturing Corp; Team Industries Inc; Profile Finishing Systems LLC. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Wisconsin: Billerud Escanaba LLC; Georgia-Pacific Crossett Paper Operations; Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC; Domtar Paper Co LLC Hawesville Mill. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Ammonia.
Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (86.3% air releases) across 21 chemicals · 7 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.5M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Billerud Escanaba LLC and Georgia-Pacific Crossett Paper Operations.
Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.5M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC inside Outagamie's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC reports the 77th-largest volume, placing it in the top 20.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 61.5% of every pound reported in Outagamie. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Billerud Escanaba LLC and Georgia-Pacific Crossett Paper Operations.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Outagamie's reported pounds (5.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC's total reported releases fell from 577.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 456.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC's land releases fell from 48.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC's chemicals reported fell from 14 in 2022 to 11 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC's air releases fell from 504.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 396.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.5M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 55% (1.0M lbs to 456.9K lbs).
Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 55% 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 | 1.0M lbs | 17 |
| 2020 | 770.7K lbs | 17 |
| 2021 | 712.0K lbs | 16 |
| 2022 | 577.0K lbs | 14 |
| 2023 | 456.9K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 7 of 21 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 1.7M lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 477.2K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 454.5K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 247.8K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 212.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 184.8K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 62.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 61.2K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 47.8K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 41.9K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 33.8K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 11.4K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 11.0K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 7.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 5.8K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 182 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel compounds | 86 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 79 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 75 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Catechol | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC on cumulative reported pounds (3.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (21). Release-pound peers include Miami Fort Power Co LLC, Metalplate Galvanizing L.P., Sanderson Farms LLC. Chemical-count peers include Clean Earth of North Jersey Inc, Cleveland-Cliffs Monessen Coke LLC, Uss Mon Valley Works - Edgar Thomson Plant. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
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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, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia; nearby reporters include Wisconsin Industrial Coatings Inc.. Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions 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 Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kaukauna, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 61.5% of Outagamie TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Miami Fort Power Co LLC (Δ 635 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions 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