EPA GHGRP · reporting year 2023 · Pulp and Paper
Sonoco Products - per-facility CO₂e intensity
According to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Scope 1 emissions reported across 5 reporting facilities in 5 states.
- MT CO₂e (latest facility reports)
- 154K
- Reporting facilities
- 5
- States covered
- 5
- Overall rank
- #845
Data updated May 2026
Sonoco Products averages 31K MT CO₂e per reporting facility (low-intensity NTILE) on 154K MT total in 2023.
- Overall rank #845 of 2,289
- #29 in Pulp and Paper
- -67.5% since 2011
Sonoco Products vs all U.S. GHGRP parent companies
Where this parent's reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP-reporting company
153,507 845th of 2289 higher than 1,444 of 2,289 companies
GHGRP parent companies, banded by reported CO₂e (MT)
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Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023
How Sonoco Products spreads its footprint vs Pulp and Paper peers
Facility count against total reported CO₂e for 21 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).
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Pulp and Paper peer footprint table: Sonoco Products, 5 facilities, 0.15M 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. Billerud Americas, 3 facilities, 0.65M 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 sonoco-products · 2023 #845 · 154K MT
CO2E-MODEST · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · FAC-PAIR · SPAN-MULTI · SECTOR-PULP-AND-PAP · TREND-CUT · BOOK-RICH
- CO2E-MODEST 154K MT
- MID-PACK #845/2289
- PHOTO-FINISH Roseville Electric · Power Plants
- FAC-PAIR 5 facilities
- SPAN-MULTI 5 states
- SECTOR-PULP-AND-PAP Pulp and Paper
- TREND-CUT −68% since 2011
- BOOK-RICH 7/8 fields
Nearest CO₂e peer: Roseville Electric · Power Plants (±400 MT)
Instrument codes from this parent’s EPA GHGRP rollup: CO₂e band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, facility book, state span, sector, trend, and book completeness. Not an EPA grade or compliance rating.
2023 methane-weighted parent mix
Methane leads the non-CO₂ share for Sonoco Products: CH₄ is 5.7% of 154K MT CO₂e in 2023 (N₂O 2%). Non-CO₂ gases total 7.7%. Component shares sum this parent's facility CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year, not a corporate Scope 1-3 inventory.
- CO₂
- 92.3%
- 142K MT
- CH₄
- 5.7%
- 9K MT
- N₂O
- 2%
- 3K MT
CO₂e neighbourhood around Sonoco Products
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest reported parents by CO₂e, not a full GHGRP corpus board reprint.
Largest facilities by reported emissions
Sonoco Products - top facilities (MT CO₂e)
Sonoco Products's largest facilities by latest available reported CO₂e
Emissions decline across reporting years
Sonoco Products - declining annual GHG
EPA GHGRP 2011–2023 · million metric tons CO₂e
- Reported CO₂e in 2023
- 154K MT
- 13 annual EPA GHGRP reporting records
Sonoco Products annual reported GHG emissions, 2011–2023
Sonoco Products reported 154K MT CO₂e in 2023, compared with 472K MT in 2011 - a decline of 67.5% across the EPA GHGRP reporting record.
Multi-site facilities (5)
| Facility | Location | Emissions (MT CO2e) |
|---|---|---|
| U S PAPER MILLS Menasha Pulp and Paper MENASHA, WI | MENASHA, WI | 50K |
| Sonoco Products Co. Pulp and Paper Hartsville, SC | Hartsville, SC | 40K |
| SONOCO - NEWPORT Pulp and Paper NEWPORT, TN | NEWPORT, TN | 30K |
| Sonoco Richmond Pulp and Paper Richmond, VA | Richmond, VA | 26K |
| Sonoco Hutchinson Pulp and Paper Hutchinson, KS | Hutchinson, KS | 7K |
Where Sonoco Products's reported CO₂e sits by state
32.4% of this parent's latest facility CO₂e is in Wisconsin (1 site) ; next is South Carolina at 26% . Shares are GHGRP facility rollups for this parent, not state economy totals.
Sonoco Products reported facility CO₂e concentration by U.S. state
Nationwide parents with similar GHGRP profiles
Three EPA GHGRP-derived peer sets for Sonoco Products. The CO₂e neighbourhood chart above shows poles; these links are navigable comparison paths beyond Pulp and Paper browse pages.
Similar reported CO₂e
Nearest parent totals (154K MT here).
Similar facility book
Nearest reporting-facility counts (5 here).
Similar per-facility CO₂e
Nearest average MT per facility (31K MT here).
Source: EPA GHGRP Data is based on facility self-reporting. Not environmental compliance advice
What to do with this
Using Sonoco Products's emissions profile
- Sonoco Products runs low-intensity per facility (31K 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 #845 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.