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
Reported-total composition
How the reported total is distributed
79.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 79.7K lbs 100.0%
The segments reconcile to the cumulative total shown above. Off-site transfers are shown separately from releases to air, water, and land.
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.
West Fraser Opelika Mill has reported 79.7K lbs of toxic releases across 1 chemical to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. The facility operates in the Wood Products sector. The primary release pathway is air releases, accounting for 100% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
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
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
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.
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
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.
Quick 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).
Reported total releases by year
West Fraser Opelika Mill - annual TRI totals
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| 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 | - |
Location
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.
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).
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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- 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