EPA GHGRP · reporting year 2023 · Pulp and Paper

Billerud Americas - top-third GHGRP parent

According to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), an upper-third Scope 1 reporter: 3 facilities across 2 states (649K MT CO₂e in 2023).

MT CO₂e (latest facility reports)
649K
Reporting facilities
3
States covered
2
Overall rank
#422
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Data updated May 2026

649K MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA GHGRP, Billerud Americas reported 649K MT CO₂e in 2023 across 3 facilities in 2 states (ranks #422 of 2,289 U.S. corporate GHG emitters by total reported CO₂e) Emissions decreased 8% over the tracked period.

  • Overall rank #422 of 2,289
  • #8 in Pulp and Paper
  • -7.8% since 2011

Billerud Americas vs all U.S. GHGRP parent companies

Where this parent's reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP-reporting company

649,127 422nd of 2289 higher than 1,867 of 2,289 companies

GHGRP parent companies, banded by reported CO₂e (MT)

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023

How Billerud Americas spreads its footprint vs Pulp and Paper peers

Facility count against total reported CO₂e for 20 Pulp and Paper companies. A company can lead its sector from one concentrated site or from many smaller ones; the split below uses the median of this peer group (4 facilities, 0.65M MT).

Median split: 4 facilities, 0.65M MT CO₂e among Pulp and Paper peers. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 20 entities by Reporting facilities (X) and Total CO₂e (million MT) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Large & distributedFew sites, outsized footprintMany sites, modest footprintSmall & concentrated 0102030 0M2M4M6M8M Reporting facilities Total CO₂e (million MT) Facility count vs. total reported CO₂e, Pulp and Paper
Median split: 4 facilities, 0.65M MT CO₂e among Pulp and Paper peers.

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Pulp and Paper peer footprint table: Billerud Americas, 3 facilities, 0.65M MT CO2e. Koch Industries, 20 facilities, 6.32M MT CO2e. Westrock, 24 facilities, 5.74M MT CO2e. International Paper, 21 facilities, 5.08M MT CO2e. Graphic Packaging Holding, 6 facilities, 1.52M MT CO2e. The Procter & Gamble, 6 facilities, 1.51M MT CO2e. Packaging CORP of America, 8 facilities, 1.5M MT CO2e. Domtar, 7 facilities, 1.44M MT CO2e. Kimberly-Clark, 8 facilities, 1.03M MT CO2e. Nd Paper, 4 facilities, 0.77M MT CO2e. Clearwater Paper, 4 facilities, 0.65M MT CO2e. Ahlstrom-Munksjo North America Specialty Solutions, 4 facilities, 0.59M MT CO2e. Sappi North America, 3 facilities, 0.52M MT CO2e. Pratt Industries, 5 facilities, 0.51M MT CO2e. Sylvamo North America, 2 facilities, 0.49M MT CO2e. New-Indy Jv, 2 facilities, 0.47M MT CO2e. Hig Capital, 1 facilities, 0.46M MT CO2e. Pixelle Specialty Solutions, 3 facilities, 0.43M MT CO2e. Evergreen Packaging Group Holdings, 1 facilities, 0.4M MT CO2e. Nippon Paper Industries CO, 1 facilities, 0.38M MT CO2e.

EPA GHGRP inventory plate

Parent billerud-americas · 2023 #422 · 649K MT

CO2E-MODEST · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · FAC-PAIR · SPAN-PAIR · SECTOR-PULP-AND-PAP · TREND-DOWN · BOOK-RICH

  • CO2E-MODEST 649K MT
  • UPPER-Q #422/2289
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lansing Board of Wate… · Power Plants
  • FAC-PAIR 3 facilities
  • SPAN-PAIR 2 states
  • SECTOR-PULP-AND-PAP Pulp and Paper
  • TREND-DOWN −8% since 2011
  • BOOK-RICH 7/8 fields

Nearest CO₂e peer: Lansing Board of Water & Light · Power Plants (±1K MT)

Upper-third parent rollup stamps: CO₂e band, corpus rank, peer, facility book, state span, sector, trend. Not an EPA grade.

2023 methane-weighted parent mix

Methane leads the non-CO₂ share for Billerud Americas: CH₄ is 35.4% of 649K MT CO₂e in 2023 (N₂O 1.8%). Non-CO₂ gases total 37.2%. Component shares sum this parent's facility CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year, not a corporate Scope 1-3 inventory.

CO₂
62.8%
408K MT
CH₄
35.4%
230K MT
N₂O
1.8%
11K MT

CO₂e neighbourhood around Billerud Americas

Lowest and highest poles plus nearest reported parents by CO₂e, not a full GHGRP corpus board reprint.

Vistra · Power Plants · high…86.3MThe William Herbert H… · Pet…656KLansing Board of Wate… · Pow…651KBillerud Americas · Pulp and…649KClearwater Paper · Pulp and …648KG Holdings · Chemicals · near646KPelican Renewables · Other ·…0
EPA GHGRP parent CO₂e · neighbourhood around Billerud Americas · May 2026

Largest sites in a top-third parent book

Billerud Americas - top sites (MT CO₂e)

Billerud Escanaba LLC441KBillerud Quinnesec LLC117KWISCONSIN RAPIDS PAPER MILL91K

Billerud Americas's largest facilities by latest available reported CO₂e

Source: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) As of Reporting year 2023

High-emitter reporting timeline

Billerud Americas - high-emitter annual GHG

EPA GHGRP 2011–2023 · million metric tons CO₂e

Reported CO₂e in 2023
649K MT
13 annual EPA GHGRP reporting records
0.6M0.8M1M1.2M1.4M 2011201320152017201920212023 0.65M

Billerud Americas annual reported GHG emissions, 2011–2023

Source: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) As of Reporting year 2023

Billerud Americas reported 649K MT CO₂e in 2023, compared with 704K MT in 2011 - a decline of 7.8% across the EPA GHGRP reporting record.

Multi-site facilities (3)

Facility Emissions (MT CO2e)
Billerud Escanaba LLC
Pulp and Paper
ESCANABA, MI
441K
Billerud Quinnesec LLC
Pulp and Paper
QUINNESEC, MI
117K
WISCONSIN RAPIDS PAPER MILL
Pulp and Paper
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI
91K

Where Billerud Americas's reported CO₂e sits by state

86% of this parent's latest facility CO₂e is in Michigan (2 sites) ; next is Wisconsin at 14% . Shares are GHGRP facility rollups for this parent, not state economy totals.

MI558KWI91K
EPA GHGRP · Billerud Americas facility CO₂e by state · May 2026

Billerud Americas reported facility CO₂e concentration by U.S. state

Source: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) As of Reporting year 2023

Nationwide peers for a top-third GHGRP parent

Three EPA GHGRP peer sets for a top-third parent (649K MT): nearest totals, facility-book size, then per-facility intensity.

Source: EPA GHGRP Data is based on facility self-reporting. Not environmental compliance advice

What to do with this

Using Billerud Americas's emissions profile

  • Billerud Americas runs high-intensity per facility (216K MT CO₂e/site); see how it stacks up against the rest of the Pulp and Paper sector on the Pulp and Paper industry page.
  • It ranks #422 of 2,289 reporting parents nationwide, compare it directly against specific peers on the compare tool.
  • Not sure how to read a total-CO₂e figure or a per-facility intensity number, the how-to-read guide walks through what each field means and what it doesn't.

Related reading: How to read an emissions profile · Pulp and Paper emitters · Methodology

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.