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GLOBAL CELLULOSE FIBERS - FRANKLIN MILL

Quick Summary

  • Released 1,381,843 lbs of toxic chemicals to the environment in the most recent TRI reporting year.
  • Assessed $0 in total penalties since records began.
  • Reports releases of chemicals classified as known or probable carcinogens.
Address
34040 UNION CAMP DR
FRANKLIN, VA 23851
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County
ISLE OF WIGHT County
Industry
Manufacturing
NAICS (North American Industry Classification)
322120
Inspections
5 · last Jul 24, 2025
Total Penalties
$0 · last Jul 16, 2019
Registry ID
110000560492

How This Compares

#4 of 400 TRI reporters in VA
#146 of 16,877 TRI reporters in Manufacturing

Ranked by most recent year's total TRI releases.

TRI Toxic Chemical Releases

Annual pounds of each toxic chemical released to air, water, and land, as reported to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory. Carcinogen (♦) and PFAS designations are per EPA and IARC classifications.

Emissions Trend (2015–2024) -9% overall
Year Total Releases (lbs) vs Prior Year
2015 1,314,061
2016 1,345,984 +2%
2017 1,381,843 +3%
2018 1,086,273 -21%
2019 34,029 -97%
2020 1,210,035 +3456%
2021 1,075,510 -11%
2022 1,101,334 +2%
2023 893,576 -19%
2024 1,190,065 +33%

2024

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Methanol 763,086 763,086 3,242
Hydrogen sulfide 140,566 140,391 175 234
Ammonia 123,321 118,787 4,534 11
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 52,572 52,572
Acetaldehyde 28,239 27,852 387 3 ♦ Carcinogen
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 23,693 23,693 15
Phenol 17,283 17,277 6 2
Cresol (mixed isomers) 16,687 16,682 5 2
Formaldehyde 10,167 9,027 1,140 9 ♦ Carcinogen
Manganese compounds 6,351 60 6,291 65,815
Chlorine 5,416 5,416
Chlorine dioxide 1,804 1,804
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 490 22 468 2,975
Formic acid 148 148
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 101 101 ♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds 100 32 68 697
Catechol 40 40 1 ♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 2 0 1 4 ♦ Carcinogen

2023

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Methanol 560,612 560,612 3,175
Hydrogen sulfide 127,874 127,703 171 229
Ammonia 83,466 82,036 1,430 9
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 38,336 38,336
Acetaldehyde 20,412 20,032 380 3 ♦ Carcinogen
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 17,861 17,861 14
Phenol 12,643 12,637 6 2
Cresol (mixed isomers) 11,990 11,984 5 2
Formaldehyde 8,340 7,221 1,119 9 ♦ Carcinogen
Manganese compounds 6,220 44 6,176 45,952
Chlorine 3,914 3,914
Chlorine dioxide 1,259 1,259
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 476 16 459 2,919
Lead compounds 92 25 67 743
Formic acid 41 41
Catechol 39 39 1 ♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 2 0 2 4 ♦ Carcinogen

2022

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Methanol 672,226 672,226 2,765
Hydrogen sulfide 127,549 127,376 174 200
Ammonia 108,477 107,036 1,441 9
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 68,992 68,992 12
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 46,952 46,952
Acetaldehyde 24,952 24,567 386 3 ♦ Carcinogen
Phenol 15,191 15,185 6 2
Cresol (mixed isomers) 14,440 14,435 5 2
Formaldehyde 9,312 8,177 1,135 8 ♦ Carcinogen
Manganese compounds 6,316 54 6,262 44,197
Chlorine 4,766 4,766
Chlorine dioxide 1,507 1,507
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 485 20 466 1,978
Lead compounds 96 29 67 442
Catechol 39 39 1 ♦ Carcinogen
Formic acid 31 31
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 2 0 1 3 ♦ Carcinogen

2021

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Methanol 676,871 676,871 3,181
Hydrogen sulfide 136,121 135,950 171 230
Ammonia 106,754 105,220 1,534 22
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 46,818 46,818
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 31,215 31,215 18
Acetaldehyde 25,024 24,644 380 3 ♦ Carcinogen
Phenol 15,373 15,367 6 2
Cresol (mixed isomers) 14,634 14,629 5 2
Formaldehyde 9,359 8,241 1,118 9 ♦ Carcinogen
Manganese compounds 6,223 54 6,169 38,624
Chlorine 4,786 4,786
Chlorine dioxide 1,564 1,564
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 478 20 459 3,518
Lead compounds 95 28 66 772
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 90 90 ♦ Carcinogen
Formic acid 63 63
Catechol 39 39 1 ♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 3 0 2 4 ♦ Carcinogen

2020

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Methanol 758,714 758,714 4,039
Hydrogen sulfide 145,387 145,223 164 292
Ammonia 122,310 120,590 1,720 18
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 52,781 52,781
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 44,388 44,388 17
Acetaldehyde 28,161 27,796 365 4 ♦ Carcinogen
Phenol 17,200 17,194 6 3
Cresol (mixed isomers) 16,493 16,488 5 3
Formaldehyde 10,160 9,086 1,074 12 ♦ Carcinogen
Manganese compounds 5,986 61 5,925 58,045
Chlorine 5,978 5,978
Chlorine dioxide 1,730 1,730
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 462 22 440 4,070
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 101 101 ♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds 96 32 64 819
Formic acid 50 50
Catechol 37 37 1 ♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 2 0 1 5 ♦ Carcinogen

2019

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 24,027 24,027 22
Formaldehyde 9,921 8,818 1,103 13 ♦ Carcinogen
Formic acid 81 81

2018

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Methanol 676,295 676,295 4,798
Hydrogen sulfide 136,064 135,879 185 346
Ammonia 103,375 102,681 694 12
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 83,135 83,135
Acetaldehyde 24,910 24,499 411 5 ♦ Carcinogen
Phenol 14,946 14,940 6 4
Cresol (mixed isomers) 14,723 14,717 6 3
Formaldehyde 9,307 8,096 1,211 14 ♦ Carcinogen
Chlorine 7,370 7,370
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 7,068 7,068 18
Manganese compounds 6,735 52 6,683 39,192
Chlorine dioxide 1,602 1,602
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 516 19 497 3,687
Lead compounds 100 28 72 1,048
Formic acid 84 84
Catechol 42 42 1 ♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 2 0 1 6 ♦ Carcinogen

2017

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Methanol 831,544 831,544 5,049
Hydrogen sulfide 172,699 172,525 174 365
Ammonia 120,131 117,570 2,561 16
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 93,895 93,895
Cresol (mixed isomers) 49,351 49,346 5 3
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 45,055 45,055 24
Acetaldehyde 27,900 27,514 386 5 ♦ Carcinogen
Phenol 12,706 12,700 6 4
Formaldehyde 11,352 10,217 1,135 15 ♦ Carcinogen
Chlorine 8,337 8,337
Manganese compounds 6,344 82 6,262 61,058
Chlorine dioxide 1,810 1,810
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 490 24 466 3,938
Lead compounds 99 32 67 748
Formic acid 88 88
Catechol 39 39 1 ♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 3 1 2 6 ♦ Carcinogen

2016

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Methanol 796,560 796,560 4,721
Hydrogen sulfide 161,050 160,875 175 339
Ammonia 112,576 109,931 2,645 10
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 89,933 89,933
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 70,921 70,921 119
Cresol (mixed isomers) 47,649 47,644 5 3
Acetaldehyde 26,759 26,371 388 5 ♦ Carcinogen
Phenol 12,293 12,287 6 3
Formaldehyde 11,036 9,895 1,141 14 ♦ Carcinogen
Chlorine 8,047 8,047
Manganese compounds 6,575 78 6,497 60,698
Chlorine dioxide 1,847 1,847
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 506 23 483 4,092
Lead compounds 99 29 70 808
Formic acid 90 90
Catechol 40 40 1 ♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 3 1 2 6 ♦ Carcinogen

2015

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Methanol 796,883 796,883 4,614
Hydrogen sulfide 154,526 154,354 172 331
Ammonia 110,615 108,400 2,215 14
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 89,512 89,512
Cresol (mixed isomers) 47,922 47,917 5 3
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 46,593 46,593 81
Acetaldehyde 26,782 26,401 381 5 ♦ Carcinogen
Phenol 12,394 12,388 6 3
Formaldehyde 11,910 10,789 1,121 13 ♦ Carcinogen
Chlorine 8,102 8,102
Manganese compounds 6,219 78 6,141 82,551
Chlorine dioxide 1,890 1,890
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 479 23 456 4,411
Formic acid 97 97
Lead compounds 95 29 66 846
Catechol 39 39 1 ♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 3 1 2 6 ♦ Carcinogen

Waste Management & Recycling

How this facility manages toxic chemicals beyond direct releases — through recycling, energy recovery, and on-site or off-site treatment. Data from the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Chemical Released Recycled Energy Recovery Treated
Chlorine 233,750
Formaldehyde 34,270
Chlorine dioxide 9,094,201
Methanol 6,748,220
Ammonia 170,850
Acetaldehyde 44,661
Hydrogen sulfide 495,512
Cresol (mixed isomers) 9,398
Phenol 2,546
Catechol 769

Off-Site Transfer Destinations

Facilities to which toxic chemicals were transferred for disposal, recycling, energy recovery, or treatment during the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Destination Chemical Disposal Recycling Energy Rec. Treatment
INTERNATIONAL PAPER- FRANKLIN MILL
FRANKLIN, VA
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 15
INTERNATIONAL PAPER- FRANKLIN MILL
FRANKLIN, VA
Phenol 2
INTERNATIONAL PAPER- FRANKLIN MILL
FRANKLIN, VA
Methanol 3,242
INTERNATIONAL PAPER- FRANKLIN MILL
FRANKLIN, VA
Manganese compounds 65,815
INTERNATIONAL PAPER- FRANKLIN MILL
FRANKLIN, VA
Hydrogen sulfide 234
INTERNATIONAL PAPER- FRANKLIN MILL
FRANKLIN, VA
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 2,975
INTERNATIONAL PAPER- FRANKLIN MILL
FRANKLIN, VA
Acetaldehyde 3
INTERNATIONAL PAPER- FRANKLIN MILL
FRANKLIN, VA
Ammonia 11
INTERNATIONAL PAPER- FRANKLIN MILL
FRANKLIN, VA
Cresol (mixed isomers) 2
INTERNATIONAL PAPER- FRANKLIN MILL
FRANKLIN, VA
Catechol 1
INTERNATIONAL PAPER- FRANKLIN MILL
FRANKLIN, VA
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 4
INTERNATIONAL PAPER- FRANKLIN MILL
FRANKLIN, VA
Formaldehyde 9
INTERNATIONAL PAPER- FRANKLIN MILL
FRANKLIN, VA
Lead compounds 697

Compliance Violations

Individual permit violations recorded by the EPA across air, water, and hazardous waste programs. Open violations are unresolved as of the most recent ECHO data update.

Program Type Violation Date Return to Compliance Status
cwa Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass Apr 17, 2024 Open
cwa Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit Feb 8, 2014 Open
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Manifest Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators May 22, 1997 Jun 30, 1997 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Recordkeeping and Reporting Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators May 22, 1997 Jun 30, 1997 Resolved
rcra Land Disposal Restrictions: General Mar 2, 1995 Mar 22, 1995 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Manifest Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Mar 2, 1995 Mar 22, 1995 Resolved
rcra Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Contingency Plan and Emergency Procedures Jul 27, 1993 Sep 21, 1993 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Jul 27, 1993 Sep 21, 1993 Resolved
rcra Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Ground-Water Monitoring Feb 18, 1992 Apr 30, 1993 Resolved
rcra Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: General May 7, 1990 Aug 8, 1990 Resolved
rcra Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Closure and Post-Closure May 5, 1989 Sep 1, 1989 Resolved
rcra Land Disposal Restrictions: General Mar 29, 1988 Mar 7, 1988 Resolved
rcra Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Ground-Water Monitoring Feb 26, 1988 Apr 15, 1988 Resolved
rcra Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Closure and Post-Closure Jan 28, 1988 Mar 7, 1988 Resolved
rcra Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: General Jan 28, 1988 Mar 7, 1988 Resolved

Enforcement Actions

Formal enforcement cases brought by the EPA or state agencies, including administrative orders and civil penalties assessed. Penalty amounts reflect what was formally assessed, not necessarily what was collected.

Administrative - Formal
· Case 03-2019-0089 · Jul 16, 2019
$1,800
State CWA Penalty AO
Clean Water Act · Case VA-TR14-0315 · Sep 26, 2014
$10,725
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-VAD003112265-000 · Mar 29, 1995
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-VAD003112265-009 · Jul 6, 1990
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-VAD003112265-008 · Jul 11, 1989
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-VAD003112265-006 · Apr 14, 1988
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-VAD003112265-007 · Mar 11, 1988
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-VAD003112265-001 · Feb 11, 1988
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-VAD003112265-003 · Jan 28, 1988

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