EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Arauco N.a. Inc.
Moncure, NC · Parent: Arauco N.a. Inc
- Total releases
- 2.5M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Arauco N.a. Inc.: how the 2.5M lbs splits
2.5M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.5M lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 735 lbs <0.1%
- Off-site Transfers 93 lbs <0.1%
Arauco N.a. Inc.'s 2.5M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. 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.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Arauco N.a. Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Moncure, NC, in the wood products sector. It reported 386.5K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 2.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 735 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Arauco N.a. Inc. is pounds #27 and chemical-count #244 at 2.5M lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Arclin USA LLC; General Shale Brick Inc Moncure Facility Plants 24 & 25; Triangle Brick - Merry Oaks; Noble Oil Services Inc. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside North Carolina: Woodgrain Inc.; Collins Products LLC; Huberengineered Woods LLC; Masonite Corp. Other Arauco N.a. Inc sites in this extract: Arauco Na Grayling Particleboard; Arauco N.a. Inc. - Duraflake Particleboard; Arauco N.a. Inc.; Arauco Na Inc - Eugene Mdf. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Formaldehyde; Lead.
Arauco N.a. Inc. stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.5M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Woodgrain Inc. and Collins Products LLC.
Arauco N.a. Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.5M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Arauco N.a. Inc. inside Chatham's TRI pounds
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Arauco N.a. Inc. reports the 2nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 87.7% of every pound reported in Chatham. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 95.0% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Woodgrain Inc. and Collins Products LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Chatham's reported pounds (2.9M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Arauco N.a. Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 511.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 386.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Arauco N.a. Inc.'s air releases fell from 511.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 386.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Arauco N.a. Inc.'s land releases rose from 127 lb in 2022 to 145 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Arauco N.a. Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Arauco N.a. Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
45.8× more than the comparison
25% 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 Arauco N.a. Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.5M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 37% (616.2K lbs to 386.5K lbs).
Arauco N.a. Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows Arauco N.a. Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 37% 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 | 616.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 495.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 511.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 511.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 386.5K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 2.4M lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 125.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 734 lbs | Carcinogen |
Arauco N.a. Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Arauco N.a. Inc.
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Arclin USA LLC, General Shale Brick Inc Moncure Facility Plants 24 & 25, Triangle Brick - Merry Oaks, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Wood Products Facilities
Other Wood Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Woodgrain Inc., Collins Products LLC, Huberengineered Woods LLC.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Arauco N.a. Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (2.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Agri Star Meat & Poultry Llc., Chemours Louisville Plant, Bmw Manufacturing Co LLC. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Arauco N.a. Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Arauco Na Grayling Particleboard, Arauco N.a. Inc. - Duraflake Particleboard, Arauco N.a. 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, Lead; nearby reporters include Arclin USA LLC. Arauco N.a. Inc. stamps HEAVY 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 Arauco N.a. Inc. TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Arauco N.a. Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Moncure, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 321219 · Wood Products. 87.7% of Chatham TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cargill Inc (Δ 179 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Arauco N.a. Inc. stamps HEAVY 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