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Pulp and Paper - industry emissions

Facility greenhouse-gas emissions reported for the Pulp and Paper EPA industry sector, by in-sector parent company.

among sectors
#9
Total CO₂e - Large emitter
37.1M MT
Facilities
246
Companies
69
Avg / facility - High intensity
151K MT

Data updated May 2026

37.1M MT CO₂e · 246 facilities

Pulp and Paper reports 37.1M MT CO₂e from 246 in-sector facilities and 69 parent companies (#9 of 15 EPA industry sectors), led by KOCH INDUSTRIES at 17%.

  • Sector rank #9 of 15 EPA industries
  • KOCH INDUSTRIES leads at 17% of sector CO₂e
  • Top 50 of 69 in-sector companies shown

In-sector concentration desk

KOCH INDUSTRIES accounts for 17% of reported Pulp and Paper CO₂e (6.3M MT of 37.1M MT). The top three in-sector reporters hold 46.2% (KOCH INDUSTRIES; WESTROCK; INTERNATIONAL PAPER). Shares use EPA GHGRP facility rollups tagged to this sector only, not each parent's company-wide total.

Companies with Pulp and Paper facilities

Ranked by GHG emissions from facilities whose EPA industry sector is Pulp and Paper (not the company's primary-sector label).

# Company In-sector emissions (MT CO2e)
1 KOCH INDUSTRIES 6.3M
2 WESTROCK 5.7M
3 INTERNATIONAL PAPER 5.1M
4 GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING 1.5M
5 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.5M
6 PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA 1.5M
7 DOMTAR 1.4M
8 KIMBERLY-CLARK 1.0M
9 ND PAPER 769K
10 BILLERUD AMERICAS 649K
11 CLEARWATER PAPER 648K
12 AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO NORTH AMERICA SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS 586K
13 SAPPI NORTH AMERICA 519K
14 PRATT INDUSTRIES 509K
15 SYLVAMO NORTH AMERICA 489K
16 NEW-INDY JV 465K
17 HIG CAPITAL 456K
18 PIXELLE SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS 431K
19 EVERGREEN PACKAGING GROUP HOLDINGS 401K
20 NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO 377K
21 GREIF 365K
22 RESOLUTE FP US 334K
23 RAYONIER ADVANCED MATERIALS 330K
24 HOOD COS 316K
25 INTERNATIONAL GRAND INVESTMENT 316K
26 GREEN BAY PACKAGING 295K
27 First Quality Tissue SE 225K
28 ESSITY NORTH AMERICA 218K
29 First Quality Tisssue 212K
30 REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS 204K
31 PHOENIX PAPER WICKLIFFE 178K
32 SONOCO PRODUCTS 154K
33 ATLAS HOLDINGS 144K
34 USG 140K
35 NEENAH 133K
36 NEW-INDY CONTAINERBOARD 123K
37 IRVING CONSUMER PRODUCTS 111K
38 THE KRAFT 92K
39 CASCADES TISSUE GROUP - PENNSYLVANIA 87K
40 SOFIDEL AMERICA 83K
41 TAK INVESTMENT 83K
42 DS SMITH PLC 82K
43 SMURFIT KAPPA ORANGE COUNTY 82K
44 EAGLE MATERIALS 77K
45 KTG (USA) 66K
46 CROWN PAPER GROUP 63K
47 WILLAMETTE FALLS PAPER 62K
48 Cascades Holding US 61K
49 TWIN RIVERS PAPER CO 58K
50 UP PAPER 52K

In-sector totals aggregate EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) facility reports whose industry sector is Pulp and Paper. Company rows sum only facilities tagged to this sector, not each parent's company-wide total. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCarbon