EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Interfor - Thomaston Div
Thomaston, GA · Parent: Interfor US Inc
- Total releases
- 118.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Interfor - Thomaston Div: how the 118.7K lbs splits
118.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 118.7K lbs 100.0%
Interfor - Thomaston Div's 118.7K 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.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Interfor - Thomaston Div is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Thomaston, GA, in the wood products sector. It reported 34.1K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 118.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,221 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Interfor - Thomaston Div is pounds #130 and chemical-count #269 at 118.7K lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Quad/graphics Inc.; Continental Tire the Americas Llc/aldora Plant; Tencate Finishing (southern Mills); Hm Southeast Concrete LLC - Griffin Plant. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Georgia: Roseburg Taylorsville Particleboard; West Fraser McDavid Lumber Mill; Lasalle Bioenergy LLC; Anthony Forest Products Co Urbana. Other Interfor US Inc sites in this extract: Interfor US Inc; Interfor US Inc Baxley Div; Interfor US Inc; Interfor U.S. Inc. - Fayette Div. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Lead; Mercury.
Interfor - Thomaston Div stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 118.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Roseburg Taylorsville Particleboard and West Fraser McDavid Lumber Mill.
Interfor - Thomaston Div vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
119K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Interfor - Thomaston Div inside Upson's TRI pounds
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Interfor - Thomaston Div reports the 131st-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 79.3% of every pound reported in Upson. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Roseburg Taylorsville Particleboard and West Fraser McDavid Lumber Mill.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Upson's reported pounds (149.7K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Interfor - Thomaston Div's total reported releases rose from 30.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 34.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Interfor - Thomaston Div's air releases rose from 30.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 34.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Interfor - Thomaston Div Form-R facts
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See how Interfor - Thomaston Div stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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50% 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 Interfor - Thomaston Div releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 118.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 23% (27.8K lbs to 34.1K lbs).
Interfor - Thomaston Div: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Interfor - Thomaston Div year-over-year reported totals (increased by 23% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 27.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 17 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 26.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 30.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 34.1K lbs | 3 |
Interfor - Thomaston Div · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Interfor - Thomaston Div
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Quad/graphics Inc., Continental Tire the Americas Llc/aldora Plant, Tencate Finishing (southern Mills), ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 704 other reporting facilities in Georgia.
Similar Wood Products Facilities
Other Wood Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Roseburg Taylorsville Particleboard, West Fraser McDavid Lumber Mill, Lasalle Bioenergy LLC.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Interfor - Thomaston Div on cumulative reported pounds (118.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Wolfspeed Inc., Kksp Precision Maching LLC, Yellow Creek Coating Services. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Wolfspeed Inc. Durham, NC · Computers and Electronic Products 118.7K lbs reported
- Kksp Precision Maching LLC Pleasant Prairie, WI · Fabricated Metals 118.8K lbs reported
- Yellow Creek Coating Services Iuka, MS · Fabricated Metals 118.7K lbs reported
- Friendship Friendship, WI · Food 118.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Interfor US Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Interfor US Inc, Interfor US Inc Baxley Div, Interfor US Inc.
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, Lead, Mercury; nearby reporters include Quad/graphics Inc.. Interfor - Thomaston Div stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Interfor - Thomaston Div TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Interfor - Thomaston Div totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Thomaston, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 321113 · Wood Products. 79.3% of Upson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Wolfspeed Inc. (Δ 49 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Interfor - Thomaston Div stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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