Facility ID: 1004500 · Pulp and Paper

ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC BARTON OPERATIONS

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CHEROKEE, AL · COLBERT COUNTY · NAICS 322120

Data updated May 2026

68K MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC BARTON OPERATIONS ranks #3,467 of 8,713 U.S. reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e and #111 of 199 facilities in AL.

  • National rank #3,467 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #111 of 199 in AL
  • #143 of 246 in Pulp and Paper
  • 31% of ESSITY NORTH AMERICA parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 0.1% non-CO₂ (N₂O-led)
  • +5.6% since 2011

ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC BARTON OPERATIONS vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

Where this site's latest reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP reporting facility

67,703 3467th of 8713 higher than 5,246 of 8,713 facilities

GHGRP facilities, banded by latest reported CO₂e (MT)

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Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023

Facility footprint context

This site accounts for 31% of ESSITY NORTH AMERICA reported parent CO₂e (68K MT of 218K MT ; #1 of 5 GHGRP facilities under that parent ). Inside the EPA Pulp and Paper sector it ranks #143 of 246 facilities by latest CO₂e. Shares use GHGRP facility rollups only, not Scope 2/3 or non-reporting sites.

2023 gas mix desk

Of 68K MT CO₂e reported for 2023, non-CO₂ gases are 0.1% , led by N₂O at 0.1% . Component shares use this facility's GHGRP CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year (already CO₂e-weighted).

CO₂
99.9%
68K MT
CH₄
0%
32 MT
N₂O
0.1%
38 MT

Annual emissions history

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2023 67,703
2022 69,547
2021 67,358
2020 64,517
2019 68,768
2018 68,226
2017 67,272
2016 70,309
2015 70,308
2014 69,716
2013 68,742
2012 65,571
2011 64,123

Facility insight: ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC BARTON OPERATIONS

ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC BARTON OPERATIONS (EPA GHGRP Facility ID 1004500) reported 68K metric tons of CO2-equivalent in 2023, operating in CHEROKEE, AL within COLBERT COUNTY. Among GHGRP reporters it ranks #3,467 of 8,713 nationally by latest CO₂e and #111 of 199 in AL. The site is classified under Pulp and Paper with NAICS code 322120.

Over 13 years (2011–2023), emissions stayed within a narrow band around 68K MT CO₂e (peak 70K MT). This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2023, a complete 13-year record.

Peak year was 2016 at 70K MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 3.7% below that peak (68K MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2019→2020 (-6.2%, 4K MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC BARTON OPERATIONS rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC BARTON OPERATIONS ranks #3,467 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #111 of 199 facilities in AL (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC BARTON OPERATIONS?

ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC BARTON OPERATIONS's 68K MT CO₂e is higher than 5,246 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (60%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC BARTON OPERATIONS emit?

ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC BARTON OPERATIONS reported 68K MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of ESSITY NORTH AMERICA does ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC BARTON OPERATIONS represent?

ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC BARTON OPERATIONS accounts for 31% of ESSITY NORTH AMERICA's reported GHGRP CO₂e (68K MT of 218K MT), ranking #1 of 5 facilities under that parent.

What is ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC BARTON OPERATIONS's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 0.1% of reported CO₂e at ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC BARTON OPERATIONS, with N₂O the larger non-CO₂ share at 0.1% (CO₂ 99.9%). Shares use the facility's GHGRP gas components for that year.

Where does ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC BARTON OPERATIONS rank inside Pulp and Paper?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Pulp and Paper, ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC BARTON OPERATIONS ranks #143 of 246 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC BARTON OPERATIONS reducing emissions?

Over 13 reporting years (2011–2023), ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC BARTON OPERATIONS's emissions have increased by 5.6%. Emissions have remained relatively stable.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Two GHGRP-derived peer sets for ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA LLC BARTON OPERATIONS, both outside AL so the neighborhoods are not state-geo containment.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1004500. Data subject to facility self-reporting, not compliance advice. See our methodology for how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCarbon