EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill
Wisconsin Rapids, WI · Parent: Billerud Americas Corp
- Total releases
- 2.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 19
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill: how the 2.3M lbs splits
2.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.9M lbs 82.3%
- Off-site Transfers 399.4K lbs 17.6%
- Water Discharges 1.6K lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 1 lbs <0.1%
Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill's 2.3M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 82.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 17.6%. 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
Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wisconsin Rapids, WI, in the paper sector. It reported 2 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2022, and 2.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 788 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. Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill is pounds #15 and chemical-count #15 at 2.3M 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill; Sonoco Wisconsin Rapids; Water Quality Center; Nd Paper Inc - Biron Div. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Wisconsin: Port Townsend Paper Corp; Billerud Quinnesec; Gp Big Island LLC; Interstate Paper LLC DBA Dssmith Riceboro. Other Billerud Americas Corp sites in this extract: Billerud Escanaba LLC; Billerud Quinnesec. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Manganese compounds; Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide.
Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (82.3% air releases) across 19 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.3M lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Port Townsend Paper Corp and Billerud Quinnesec.
Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.3M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill inside Wood's TRI pounds
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill reports the 95th-largest volume, placing it in the top 24.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 29.8% of every pound reported in Wood. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 64.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Port Townsend Paper Corp and Billerud Quinnesec.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Wood's reported pounds (7.6M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill Form-R facts
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3.2× 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 Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases decreased by 100% (1.4M lbs to 2 lbs).
Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% from 2019 to 2022). 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 | 1.4M lbs | 19 |
| 2020 | 832.3K lbs | 19 |
| 2021 | 30 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). 4 of 19 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 1.5M lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 328.5K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 121.2K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 77.8K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 67.2K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 61.3K lbs | - |
| Chloromethane | 50.3K lbs | - |
| Cresol (mixed isomers) | 31.8K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 26.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formaldehyde | 10.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine dioxide | 8.2K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 5.8K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 4.7K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 4.5K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 399 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury compounds | 48 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill, Sonoco Wisconsin Rapids, Water Quality Center, ordered by distance.
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Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Port Townsend Paper Corp, Billerud Quinnesec, Gp Big Island LLC.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill on cumulative reported pounds (2.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (19). Release-pound peers include Covoro Mining Solutions LLC, Honeywell Safety Products, Chs Fairmont. Chemical-count peers include Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site, Johnson Matthey, Colver Green Energy. 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 Billerud Americas Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Billerud Escanaba LLC, Billerud Quinnesec.
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 compounds, Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide; nearby reporters include Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill. Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill 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 Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wisconsin Rapids, WI, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 322110 · Paper. 29.8% of Wood TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Covoro Mining Solutions LLC (Δ 956 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill 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