EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Bemidji
Solway, MN · Parent: West Fraser (usa) Inc
- Total releases
- 64.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Bemidji: how the 64.9K lbs splits
64.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 64.8K lbs 99.7%
- Off-site Transfers 179 lbs 0.3%
West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Bemidji's 64.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.3%. 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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-MID
West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Bemidji is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Solway, MN, in the wood products sector. It reported 25.8K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 64.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,540 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Bemidji is pounds #124 and chemical-count #101 at 64.9K lbs. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Team Industries Bagley; Potlatchdeltic Land & Lumber LLC - Bemidji Lumbermill; Consolidated Equipment Group; Lamb-Weston/rdo Frozen. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Minnesota: Pella Corp Sioux Center Operations; Canfor Southern Pine - Graham Plant; Alabama Pellets LLC; Interfor U.S. Inc.. Other West Fraser (usa) Inc sites in this extract: West Fraser Ewp Cordele; West Fraser US Ewp LLC; West Fraser Wood Products Inc.; West Fraser US Ewp LLC Jefferson. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Formaldehyde; Diisocyanates; Lead.
West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Bemidji stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.7% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 64.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pella Corp Sioux Center Operations and Canfor Southern Pine - Graham Plant.
West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Bemidji vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
65K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Bemidji inside Beltrami's TRI pounds
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Bemidji reports the 166th-largest volume, placing it in the top 20.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Beltrami. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 65.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Pella Corp Sioux Center Operations and Canfor Southern Pine - Graham Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Beltrami's reported pounds (64.9K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Bemidji's total reported releases rose from 596 lb in 2022 to 25.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Bemidji's air releases rose from 553 lb in 2022 to 25.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Bemidji's off-site transfers fell from 43 lb in 2022 to 28 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Bemidji's chemicals reported rose from 3 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Bemidji Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Bemidji releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 64.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 81% (14.2K lbs to 25.8K lbs).
West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Bemidji: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Bemidji year-over-year reported totals (increased by 81% 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 | 14.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 13.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 10.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 596 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 25.8K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 42.2K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 21.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diisocyanates | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Lead | 275 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Bemidji · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Bemidji on cumulative reported pounds (64.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Tansitor Electronics Inc, Ashley Industrial Molding Inc, Arrowhead Plastic Engineering Inc. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- Tansitor Electronics Inc Bennington, VT · Computers and Electronic Products 64.9K lbs reported
- Ashley Industrial Molding Inc Ashley, IN · Plastics and Rubber 64.9K lbs reported
- Arrowhead Plastic Engineering Inc Muncie, IN · Plastics and Rubber 64.9K lbs reported
- Sunoco LLC Birmingham, AL · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 64.9K lbs reported
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 Ewp Cordele, West Fraser US Ewp LLC, West Fraser Wood Products 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, Diisocyanates, Lead; nearby reporters include Team Industries Bagley. West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Bemidji stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Bemidji TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Bemidji totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Solway, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 321219 · Wood Products. 100% of Beltrami TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tansitor Electronics Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Bemidji stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · 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