EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Decorative Panels International
Alpena, MI · Parent: American Standard Brands Co
- Total releases
- 534.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Decorative Panels International: how the 534.7K lbs splits
534.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 534.7K lbs 100.0%
Decorative Panels International's 534.7K 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 CARC-LEAN
Decorative Panels International is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Alpena, MI, in the wood products sector. It reported 65.1K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 534.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,867 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Decorative Panels International is pounds #62 and chemical-count #247 at 534.7K lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Holcim (us) Inc; US Dod Usaf Michigan Ang Crtc Alpena; Cooper Standard Automotive Inc; Tip-Top Screw Manufacturing Inc. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Michigan: Bemis Manufacturing Co Plant B; Gp Wood Products LLC Gurdon Plywood & Lumber Complex; Unilin US Mdf; Georgia-Pacific LLC. Other American Standard Brands Co sites in this extract: Decorative Panels Internationa L; As America Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Formaldehyde; Acetaldehyde; Propionaldehyde.
Decorative Panels International stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 534.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Bemis Manufacturing Co Plant B and Gp Wood Products LLC Gurdon Plywood & Lumber Complex.
Decorative Panels International vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
535K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Decorative Panels International: Methanol-led volume
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Decorative Panels International reports the 16th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 74.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Bemis Manufacturing Co Plant B and Gp Wood Products LLC Gurdon Plywood & Lumber Complex.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Decorative Panels International's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 74.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Decorative Panels International's total reported releases fell from 78.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 65.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Decorative Panels International's air releases fell from 78.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 65.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Decorative Panels International Form-R facts
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See how Decorative Panels International stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
73% less than the comparison
75% less 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 Decorative Panels International releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 534.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 51% (132.9K lbs to 65.1K lbs).
Decorative Panels International: 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 Decorative Panels International year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 51% 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 | 132.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 135.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 123.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 78.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 65.1K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 397.2K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 65.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acetaldehyde | 50.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Propionaldehyde | 21.9K lbs | - |
Decorative Panels International · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Decorative Panels International
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Holcim (us) Inc, US Dod Usaf Michigan Ang Crtc Alpena, Cooper Standard Automotive Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 790 other reporting facilities in Michigan.
Similar Wood Products Facilities
Other Wood Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Bemis Manufacturing Co Plant B, Gp Wood Products LLC Gurdon Plywood & Lumber Complex, Unilin US Mdf.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Decorative Panels International on cumulative reported pounds (534.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Neograf Solutions LLC, Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc, Amway Nutrilite. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other American Standard Brands Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Decorative Panels Internationa L, As America 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, Formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde, Propionaldehyde; nearby reporters include Holcim (us) Inc. Decorative Panels International stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Decorative Panels International TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Decorative Panels International totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Alpena, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 321219 · Wood Products. 21.2% of Alpena TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Neograf Solutions LLC (Δ 372 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Decorative Panels International stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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