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DOMTAR PAPER CO LLC PLYMOUTH MILL

Quick Summary

  • •Released 1,123,509 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
1375 NC HIGHWAY 149 N
PLYMOUTH, NC 27962
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County
WASHINGTON County
Industry
Manufacturing
NAICS (North American Industry Classification)
322110
Inspections
6 · last Sep 17, 2025
Total Penalties
$0 · last Jun 13, 2019
Registry ID
110013794000

How This Compares

#8 of 729 TRI reporters in NC
#187 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) +5% overall
Year Total Releases (lbs) vs Prior Year
2015 1,173,530 —
2016 1,140,652 -3%
2017 1,123,509 -2%
2018 979,009 -13%
2019 96,624 -90%
2020 985,815 +920%
2021 1,007,926 +2%
2022 1,109,679 +10%
2023 1,016,363 -8%
2024 1,235,190 +22%

2024

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitric acid — — — — —
Methanol 783,728 738,499 45,229 — —
Hydrogen sulfide 112,861 112,426 435 — —
Ammonia 85,792 83,676 2,116 — —
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 85,240 85,240 — — —
Manganese compounds 58,435 905 57,142 388 —
Cresol (mixed isomers) 27,455 27,443 12 — —
Acetaldehyde 26,770 23,385 3,385 — — ♦ Carcinogen
Phenol 16,694 16,667 27 — —
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 14,658 845 13,696 117 —
Formaldehyde 13,871 11,195 2,676 — — ♦ Carcinogen
Zinc compounds 4,742 288 4,354 100 —
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 2,812 — 2,812 — —
Vanadium compounds 919 8 907 4 —
Formic acid 659 381 278 — —
Lead compounds 182 161 5 16 —
Chlorine 153 153 — — —
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 115 115 — 0 — ♦ Carcinogen
Catechol 82 — 82 — — ♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 13 9 4 0 —
Chlorine dioxide 5 5 — — —
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 3 1 3 0 — ♦ Carcinogen

2023

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitric acid — — — — —
Methanol 596,281 550,761 45,520 — —
Hydrogen sulfide 104,788 104,351 437 — —
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 81,364 81,364 — — —
Ammonia 75,566 73,644 1,922 — —
Manganese compounds 58,413 1,022 57,352 39 —
Acetaldehyde 24,041 21,129 2,912 — — ♦ Carcinogen
Cresol (mixed isomers) 23,919 23,907 12 — —
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 14,822 1,034 13,746 42 —
Phenol 14,698 14,671 27 — —
Formaldehyde 13,118 10,432 2,686 — — ♦ Carcinogen
Zinc compounds 4,685 315 4,370 — —
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 2,822 — 2,822 — —
Vanadium compounds 918 8 910 — —
Formic acid 397 142 255 — —
Lead compounds 193 184 6 3 —
Chlorine 134 134 — — —
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 101 101 — — — ♦ Carcinogen
Catechol 82 — 82 — — ♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 12 9 4 — 0
Chlorine dioxide 5 5 — — —
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 3 1 3 — — ♦ Carcinogen

2022

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitric acid — — — — —
Methanol 655,587 614,844 40,743 — —
Hydrogen sulfide 100,501 100,110 391 — —
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 88,886 88,886 — — —
Ammonia 87,154 85,329 1,825 — —
Manganese compounds 53,819 973 51,335 1,511 —
Acetaldehyde 44,461 34,792 9,669 — — ♦ Carcinogen
Cresol (mixed isomers) 27,798 27,798 — — —
Phenol 17,148 17,124 24 — —
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 13,723 1,103 12,304 316 —
Formaldehyde 11,726 11,726 — — — ♦ Carcinogen
Zinc compounds 4,522 321 3,911 290 —
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 2,526 — 2,526 — —
Vanadium compounds 836 7 815 14 —
Formic acid 398 145 253 — —
Lead compounds 220 173 5 42 —
Chlorine 153 153 — — —
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 120 119 — 1 — ♦ Carcinogen
Catechol 80 — 80 — — ♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 13 10 3 0 —
Chlorine dioxide 5 5 — — —
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 3 1 2 0 — ♦ Carcinogen

2021

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitric acid — — — — —
Methanol 553,657 512,347 41,310 — —
Hydrogen sulfide 100,859 100,462 397 — —
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 87,495 87,495 — — —
Ammonia 85,953 84,306 1,648 — —
Manganese compounds 55,871 939 52,049 2,883 —
Acetaldehyde 44,169 34,446 9,723 — — ♦ Carcinogen
Cresol (mixed isomers) 27,924 27,924 — — —
Phenol 17,071 17,047 24 — —
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 14,183 1,005 12,475 703 —
Formaldehyde 11,515 11,515 — — — ♦ Carcinogen
Zinc compounds 4,773 285 3,966 522 —
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 2,561 — 2,561 — —
Vanadium compounds 870 5 826 39 —
Formic acid 397 138 259 — —
Lead compounds 250 167 5 78 —
Chlorine 157 157 — — —
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 119 117 — 2 — ♦ Carcinogen
Catechol 81 — 81 — — ♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 13 9 3 0 —
Chlorine dioxide 5 5 — — —
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 3 1 2 0 — ♦ Carcinogen

2020

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitric acid — — — — —
Methanol 568,287 530,749 37,538 — —
Ammonia 86,867 85,019 1,849 — —
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 80,759 80,759 — — —
Hydrogen sulfide 79,240 78,880 360 — —
Manganese compounds 49,576 956 47,297 1,323 —
Acetaldehyde 43,948 34,409 9,539 — — ♦ Carcinogen
Cresol (mixed isomers) 27,432 27,432 — — —
Phenol 17,028 17,006 22 — —
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 12,656 1,212 11,336 108 —
Formaldehyde 11,987 11,987 — — — ♦ Carcinogen
Zinc compounds 3,993 302 3,604 88 —
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 2,327 — 2,327 — —
Vanadium compounds 757 4 751 2 —
Formic acid 387 145 242 — —
Lead compounds 187 170 5 12 0
Chlorine 170 170 — — —
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 118 118 — 0 — ♦ Carcinogen
Catechol 74 — 74 — — ♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 13 10 3 0 —
Chlorine dioxide 5 5 — — —
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 3 1 2 0 — ♦ Carcinogen

2019

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Hydrogen sulfide 78,825 78,482 343 — —
Phenol 17,294 17,273 21 — —
Formic acid 385 145 240 — —
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 120 120 — 0 — ♦ Carcinogen

2018

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitric acid — — — — —
Methanol 550,404 511,728 38,676 — —
Hydrogen sulfide 92,665 92,294 371 — —
Ammonia 87,454 85,593 1,861 — —
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 74,286 74,286 — — —
Manganese compounds 50,558 1,513 48,730 315 —
Acetaldehyde 45,081 35,467 9,614 — — ♦ Carcinogen
Cresol (mixed isomers) 27,641 27,641 — — —
Phenol 17,702 17,679 23 — —
Formaldehyde 12,541 12,541 — — — ♦ Carcinogen
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 12,483 767 11,680 36 —
Zinc compounds 4,134 345 3,713 76 —
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 2,398 — 2,398 — —
Vanadium compounds 781 6 773 2 —
Formic acid 379 144 235 — —
Chlorine 171 171 — — —
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 118 117 — 0 — ♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds 116 101 5 10 0
Catechol 76 — 76 — — ♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 13 10 3 0 —
Chlorine dioxide 5 5 — — —
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 3 1 2 0 — ♦ Carcinogen

2017

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitric acid — — — — —
Methanol 650,778 604,933 45,845 — —
Ammonia 101,606 100,039 1,566 — —
Hydrogen sulfide 89,514 89,074 440 — —
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 89,001 89,001 — — —
Manganese compounds 59,299 1,531 57,763 5 —
Acetaldehyde 38,276 32,138 6,138 — — ♦ Carcinogen
Cresol (mixed isomers) 34,059 34,059 — — —
Phenol 22,808 22,781 27 — —
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 14,629 784 13,845 0 —
Formaldehyde 13,963 13,963 — — — ♦ Carcinogen
Zinc compounds 4,800 399 4,401 — —
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 2,842 — 2,842 — —
Vanadium compounds 922 5 917 — —
Formic acid 337 5 332 — —
Chlorine 207 207 — — —
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 170 170 — — — ♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds 127 122 6 — 0
Catechol 90 — 90 — — ♦ Carcinogen
Chlorine dioxide 65 65 — — —
Mercury compounds 15 11 4 — —
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 2 1 2 — — ♦ Carcinogen

2016

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitric acid — — — — —
Methanol 673,734 647,074 26,660 — —
Ammonia 106,839 104,272 2,566 — —
Hydrogen sulfide 84,979 84,524 456 — —
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 76,956 76,956 — — —
Manganese compounds 61,225 1,417 59,802 6 —
Acetaldehyde 39,103 32,842 6,261 — — ♦ Carcinogen
Cresol (mixed isomers) 35,051 35,051 — — —
Phenol 23,576 23,548 28 — —
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 15,034 698 14,334 2 —
Formaldehyde 14,184 14,184 — — — ♦ Carcinogen
Zinc compounds 4,937 380 4,556 — —
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 2,943 — 2,943 — —
Vanadium compounds 954 5 949 — —
Formic acid 550 198 352 — —
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 174 174 — — — ♦ Carcinogen
Chlorine 173 173 — — —
Lead compounds 125 119 6 0 0
Catechol 93 — 93 — — ♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 15 11 4 — —
Chlorine dioxide 5 5 — — —
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 2 1 2 — — ♦ Carcinogen

2015

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitric acid — — — — —
Methanol 733,147 706,202 26,945 — —
Ammonia 106,309 103,904 2,405 — —
Hydrogen sulfide 86,741 83,568 3,173 — —
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 64,183 64,183 — — —
Manganese compounds 60,786 1,253 59,487 46 —
Acetaldehyde 37,724 31,604 6,120 — — ♦ Carcinogen
Cresol (mixed isomers) 24,754 24,754 — — —
Phenol 21,169 21,169 — — —
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 14,993 730 14,258 5 —
Formaldehyde 13,930 13,930 — — — ♦ Carcinogen
Zinc compounds 4,949 402 4,532 15 —
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 2,927 — 2,927 — —
Vanadium compounds 949 5 944 0 —
Formic acid 362 6 356 — —
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 177 177 — 0 — ♦ Carcinogen
Chlorine 174 174 — — —
Lead compounds 140 133 6 2 0
Catechol 93 — 93 — — ♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 15 11 4 0 —
Chlorine dioxide 5 5 — — —
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 2 1 2 0 — ♦ 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
Catechol — — — 1,635
Phenol — — 7,046 3,143
Ammonia — — — 221,159
Chlorine — — — 9,492
Chlorine dioxide — — — 27,871
Hydrogen sulfide — — — 1,185,927
Formaldehyde — — 2,488 —
Methanol — 67,083 5,278,256 4,591,909
Acetaldehyde — — 56,855 16,044
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) — — — 829,192

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
ECOFLO, INC
GREENSBORO, NC
Lead compounds 0 — — —

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
caa Linked to Viol. Below — — Open
caa FRV Oct 12, 2020 Oct 12, 2020 Resolved
caa FRV Mar 16, 2020 Apr 7, 2020 Resolved
caa FRV Dec 17, 2019 Dec 17, 2019 Resolved
caa HPV Apr 11, 2019 Jul 12, 2019 Resolved
caa FRV Mar 4, 2019 Mar 4, 2019 Resolved
caa FRV Nov 28, 2018 Nov 29, 2018 Resolved
caa HPV Oct 16, 2018 Apr 2, 2019 Resolved
caa FRV Sep 7, 2018 Sep 23, 2018 Resolved
caa HPV Dec 1, 2017 Mar 5, 2018 Resolved
caa FRV Sep 8, 2017 Sep 27, 2017 Resolved
caa FRV Feb 24, 2017 Feb 24, 2017 Resolved
caa FRV Dec 9, 2016 Dec 21, 2016 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Dec 12, 2005 Jul 3, 2007 Resolved
rcra Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Land Treatment Dec 12, 2005 Jul 3, 2007 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Apr 5, 2000 Jun 6, 2000 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General Feb 22, 1995 May 2, 1995 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Feb 22, 1995 Feb 22, 1995 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
Clean Air Act · Case 3601885204 · Jun 13, 2019
$22,309
Notice of Violation
Clean Air Act · Case 3601779643 · Mar 4, 2019
Administrative - Formal
Clean Air Act · Case 3601741457 · Feb 4, 2019
$9,456
Notice of Violation
Clean Air Act · Case 3601712673 · Sep 7, 2018
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-NCD003199882-008 · Apr 5, 2000
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-NCD003199882-005 · Feb 22, 1995

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