EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC
Milwaukee, WI · Parent: Sonoco Products Co
- Total releases
- 143.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC: how the 143.1K lbs splits
143.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 133.1K lbs 93.1%
- Off-site Transfers 9.9K lbs 6.9%
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC's 143.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 93.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 6.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Butyl alcohol.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Milwaukee, WI, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 12.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 143.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,834 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. Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC is pounds #128 and chemical-count #333 at 143.1K 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: Pho-Tronics Inc.; Super Steel LLC; Helwig Carbon Products; Charter Automotive. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Wisconsin: Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp; Gleco Plating Inc.; Beacon Industries Inc; Altenloh Brinck & Co. U.S. Inc. Other Sonoco Products Co sites in this extract: Sonoco Products Co; Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC; Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC; Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Butyl alcohol; Certain glycol ethers; Methyl isobutyl ketone.
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (93.1% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 143.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp and Gleco Plating Inc..
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
143K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC: n-Butyl alcohol-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC reports the 344th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Butyl alcohol alone is 69.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp and Gleco Plating Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC's pounds in one chemical - here n-Butyl alcohol at 69.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC's total reported releases fell from 14.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC's air releases fell from 14.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 143.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 83% (72.6K lbs to 12.3K lbs).
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 83% 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: n-Butyl alcohol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 72.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 30.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 13.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 14.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 12.3K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Butyl alcohol | 99.6K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 27.7K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 15.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Pho-Tronics Inc., Super Steel LLC, Helwig Carbon Products, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp, Gleco Plating Inc., Beacon Industries Inc.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC on cumulative reported pounds (143.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Saint-Gobain Ppl Mickleton, Nt Manufacturing LLC DBA Nor Tech High Performance Boats, Gowan Milling Blytheville LLC. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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.
- Saint-Gobain Ppl Mickleton Mickleton, NJ · Plastics and Rubber 143.1K lbs reported
- Nt Manufacturing LLC DBA Nor Tech High Performance Boats Fort Myers, FL · Transportation Equipment 143.1K lbs reported
- Gowan Milling Blytheville LLC Blytheville, AR · Chemicals 143.0K lbs reported
- Toray Composite Materials America Tacoma, WA · Electrical Equipment 143.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Sonoco Products Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sonoco Products Co, Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC, Sonoco Metal Packaging 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 n-Butyl alcohol, Certain glycol ethers, Methyl isobutyl ketone; nearby reporters include Pho-Tronics Inc.. Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC stamps MID 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 Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Butyl alcohol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Milwaukee, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332431 · Fabricated Metals. 1.5% of Milwaukee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Saint-Gobain Ppl Mickleton (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Butyl alcohol. 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