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Paper, Pulp, and Lumber Manufacturing Sectors (NAICS 321 and 322)

Paper, pulp and lumber sectors include

  • NAICS 321: Wood Manufacturing
    • Industries that manufacture wood products, such as lumber, plywood, wood containers, wood flooring, wood trusses, manufactured homes (i.e., mobile homes), and prefabricated wood buildings.
  • NAICS 322: Paper Manufacturing
    • Industries that make pulp, paper, or converted paper products. 

Laws and Regulations

Air​

  • Formaldehyde Emissions from Pressed Wood Products
  • Greenhouse Gases Reporting Program
  • National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP):
    • Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters: Area & Major Sources
    • Magnetic Tape (surface coating)
    • Misc. Metal Parts and Products (surface coating)
    • Paper and Other Web (surface coating)
    • Plywood and Composite Wood Products (formerly Plywood and Particle Board Manufacturing)
    • Printing and Publishing (surface coating)
    • Pulp & Paper (non-combust) MACT
    • Wood Building Products (surface coating, formerly Flat Wood Paneling Products)

Water​

  • Effluent Guidelines: Pulp and Paper Rulemaking Actions.
  • The other portion of the Cluster Rule is the air toxics rule, Pulp and Paper Production MACT.

Compliance

  • Boiler Compliance at Area Sources
  • Combustion Portal: compliance assistance center.

Policies and Guidance

  • Wood Preserving Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Compliance Guide
  • Kraft Pulp Mill Compliance Assessment Guide

Additional federal and state regulations not listed here may apply. Find your state environmental agency.

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  • Where can I find assistance with emissions monitoring, calculations or control technology?
  • How can a small business owner get help understanding regulations?

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Last updated on September 21, 2021
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