EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Koppers Utility & Industrial Products
Kennedy, AL · Parent: Koppers Utility & Industrial Products
- Total releases
- 7.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 7
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Koppers Utility & Industrial Products: how the 7.5K lbs splits
7.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 7.1K lbs 95.1%
- Water Discharges 309 lbs 4.1%
- Air Releases 57 lbs 0.8%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Koppers Utility & Industrial Products's 7.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.1% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 4.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Koppers Utility & Industrial Products is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kennedy, AL, in the wood products sector. It reported 629 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 7.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,415 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Weyerhaeuser Nr Co Millport Al; Interfor U.S. Inc. - Fayette Div; Steel Dust Recycling LLC; Dal-Tile Corp Fayette Plant. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Alabama: Superior Wood Treating; Ufp Gainesville LLC; Cox Wood of Virginia; Carolina Pole Leland. Other Koppers Utility & Industrial Products sites in this extract: Carolina Pole Leland; Atlantic Pole - Georgia LLC; Cox Wood of Alabama. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds; Arsenic compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Compare Koppers Utility & Industrial Products with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- Weyerhaeuser Nr Co Millport Al Millport · 278.1K lbs
- Interfor U.S. Inc. - Fayette Div Fayette · 107.8K lbs
- Steel Dust Recycling LLC Millport · 120.9K lbs
- Dal-Tile Corp Fayette Plant Fayette · 100.7K lbs
Similar-scale Wood Products sites elsewhere: Superior Wood Treating (WA) · Ufp Gainesville LLC (GA) · Cox Wood of Virginia (VA)
Koppers Utility & Industrial Products stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.1% off-site transfers) across 11 chemicals · 7 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Superior Wood Treating and Ufp Gainesville LLC.
Koppers Utility & Industrial Products vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.5K lbs Top 40% higher than 60% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Koppers Utility & Industrial Products in the Wood Products sector extract
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Koppers Utility & Industrial Products reports the 259th-largest volume (7.5K lbs). Scale peers outside Alabama include Superior Wood Treating and Ufp Gainesville LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Koppers Utility & Industrial Products's total reported releases fell from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 629 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Koppers Utility & Industrial Products's water releases rose from 20 lb in 2022 to 33 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Koppers Utility & Industrial Products's off-site transfers fell from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 585 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Koppers Utility & Industrial Products's chemicals reported fell from 7 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Koppers Utility & Industrial Products Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Koppers Utility & Industrial Products stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
97% less than the comparison
5.5× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Koppers Utility & Industrial Products releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 8% (584 lbs to 629 lbs).
Koppers Utility & Industrial Products: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Koppers Utility & Industrial Products year-over-year reported totals (increased by 8% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 584 lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 3.7K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 980 lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 1.6K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 629 lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 7 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds | 1.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Arsenic compounds | 1.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 886 lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 767 lbs | - |
| Pentachlorophenol | 74 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 23 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 2 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hexachlorobenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Koppers Utility & Industrial Products · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Koppers Utility & Industrial Products
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Weyerhaeuser Nr Co Millport Al, Interfor U.S. Inc. - Fayette Div, Steel Dust Recycling LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
Similar Wood Products Facilities
Other Wood Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Superior Wood Treating, Ufp Gainesville LLC, Cox Wood of Virginia.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Koppers Utility & Industrial Products on cumulative reported pounds (7.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Grand Isle Shipyard Inc, Celanese Engineered Materials, Priefert Manufacturing. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
Other Koppers Utility & Industrial Products Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Carolina Pole Leland, Atlantic Pole - Georgia LLC, Cox Wood of Alabama.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds, Arsenic compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Weyerhaeuser Nr Co Millport Al. Koppers Utility & Industrial Products stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Koppers Utility & Industrial Products TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Koppers Utility & Industrial Products totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kennedy, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 321114 · Wood Products. 1.8% of Lamar TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Grand Isle Shipyard Inc (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Koppers Utility & Industrial Products stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov