U.S. Pulp and Paper Mills Production, Emissions, and Economic Data

663 pulp and paper mills in the United States are documented in this database. It contains unit-level production, capacity, costs, fuel types, emissions sources, and mitigation technologies for eight major product categories. The data supports modeling of mitigation options and economic parameters, with associated market data including historical and projected commodity consumption.

Use Cases

• Model optimized mitigation options for emissions sources like boilers, recovery furnaces, and lime kilns based on technology costs and control characteristics.
• Analyze production cost structures, including material, operations, and maintenance costs, across eight product categories such as containerboard and tissue.
• Forecast economic parameters using market-specific data like historical commodity consumption, import/export prices, and discount rates.
• Assess energy efficiency measures and their associated costs against fuel types and emission intensities at the facility level.

Strengths

• Covers the entire population of approximately 663 integrated and non-integrated pulp and paper mills in the U.S.
• Includes detailed facility-level data across production, costs, emissions, and mitigation technologies for eight distinct product categories.
• Integrates industry-specific operational data with broader market-specific data, including historical and projected nationwide metrics.

Limitations

• The core production and cost data is from 2011 (RISI 2011), which may not reflect current industry conditions.
• Specific row counts, column definitions, and sample data are unavailable, limiting initial assessment of data structure and completeness.
• Data is provided in XLS format, which may require conversion for modern analytical workflows.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Collection Method

Compilation of industry-specific data, market data, and optimization parameters, referenced from a 2017 academic publication.

Time Range

Historical data includes 2011 benchmarks; includes projected market data.

Freshness

Last updated in November 2020, but core industry data is from 2011.

Geography

United States.