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New Bern, N.C., Cellulose Fibers Mill

The environmental management system at this mill is registered to ISO 14001. This mill is certified to the SFI procurement standard.

Mill Data
Per ton of production
Category Indicator 2008 Performance
Air emissions Nitrogen oxide compounds (pounds) 4.2
Particulate matter (pounds) 2.3
Sulfur oxide compounds (pounds) 7.4
Total reduced sulfur (pounds) 0.11
Water quality Wastewater discharged (thousands of gallons) 16.5
Total suspended solids (pounds) 1.2
Biochemical oxygen demand (pounds) 1.6
Adsorbable organic halides (AOX) (pounds) 0.25
Residuals management Landfilled or lagooned (pounds) 7
Beneficially applied to land (pounds) 13
Other beneficial use (pounds) 573
Burned for energy (pounds) 3,567
Disposed as hazardous waste (pounds) 0.001

Last updated Jun. 3, 2009.