EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
West Fraser Opelika Mill
Opelika, AL · Parent: West Fraser (usa) Inc.
- Total releases
- 79.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
West Fraser Opelika Mill: how the 79.7K lbs splits
79.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 79.7K lbs 100.0%
West Fraser Opelika Mill's 79.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
West Fraser Opelika Mill is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Opelika, AL, in the wood products sector. It reported 26.7K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 79.7K lbs in total across its 2021-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,072 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Gambro Renal Products Inc.; Mando America Corp; Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg LLC - Twin City Plant; Dudley Lumber Co. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Alabama: West Fraser - Dudley Lumber Mill; Perma Treat Corp; Clarion Boards LLC Mdf Plant; Weyerhaeuser Nr Co - Sutton Osb. Other West Fraser (usa) Inc. sites in this extract: West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Nacogdoches Osb; West Fraser Huguley; West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna; West Fraser - Dudley Lumber Mill. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol.
Compare West Fraser Opelika Mill with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- Gambro Renal Products Inc. Opelika · 3.9M lbs
- Mando America Corp Opelika · 21.0K lbs
- Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg LLC - Twin City Plant Auburn · 3 lbs
- Dudley Lumber Co Salem · 606 lbs
Similar-scale Wood Products sites elsewhere: West Fraser - Dudley Lumber Mill (GA) · Perma Treat Corp (CT) · Clarion Boards LLC Mdf Plant (PA)
West Fraser Opelika Mill stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 79.7K lbs (2021–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include West Fraser - Dudley Lumber Mill and Perma Treat Corp.
West Fraser Opelika Mill vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
80K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
West Fraser Opelika Mill: Methanol-led volume
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, West Fraser Opelika Mill reports the 159th-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include West Fraser - Dudley Lumber Mill and Perma Treat Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of West Fraser Opelika Mill's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- West Fraser Opelika Mill's total reported releases rose from 25.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- West Fraser Opelika Mill's air releases rose from 25.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
West Fraser Opelika Mill Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How West Fraser Opelika Mill releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 79.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2021 to 2023, total releases decreased by 4% (27.9K lbs to 26.7K lbs).
West Fraser Opelika Mill: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2021–2023
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows West Fraser Opelika Mill year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 4% from 2021 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 25.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 26.7K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2021–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 79.7K lbs | - |
West Fraser Opelika Mill · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to West Fraser Opelika Mill
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Gambro Renal Products Inc., Mando America Corp, Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg LLC - Twin City Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Wood Products Facilities
Other Wood Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. West Fraser - Dudley Lumber Mill, Perma Treat Corp, Clarion Boards LLC Mdf Plant.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest West Fraser Opelika Mill on cumulative reported pounds (79.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou, Triumph Foods LLC, Engineered Polymer Solutions. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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).
Other West Fraser (usa) Inc. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Nacogdoches Osb, West Fraser Huguley, West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna.
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 Methanol; nearby reporters include Gambro Renal Products Inc.. West Fraser Opelika Mill stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This West Fraser Opelika Mill TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
West Fraser Opelika Mill totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Opelika, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2021–2023 (3 years). NAICS 321113 · Wood Products. 1.9% of Lee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ineos Oligomers Chocolate Bayou (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
West Fraser Opelika Mill stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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