EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant
Linwood, NC
- Total releases
- 365.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant: how the 365.6K lbs splits
365.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 360.1K lbs 98.5%
- Off-site Transfers 5.5K lbs 1.5%
Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant's 365.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Formaldehyde.
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-HEAVY
Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Linwood, NC, in the wood products sector. It reported 172.4K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 365.6K lbs in total across its 2021-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,319 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. Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant is pounds #75 and chemical-count #78 at 365.6K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Concrete Supply Co LLC - Egger; Electric Glass Fiber America LLC; Innospec Active Chemicals; Westlake Royal Building Products Inc - Plant 1. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside North Carolina: Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC - Brookneal Osb; Boise Cascade Wood Products-Chester Plywood; Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC - Fordyce Osb; Louisiana-Pacific Hayward Siding. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Formaldehyde; Methanol; Acetaldehyde; Ammonia.
Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.5% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 365.6K lbs (2021–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC - Brookneal Osb and Boise Cascade Wood Products-Chester Plywood.
Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
366K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant inside Davidson's TRI pounds
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant reports the 29th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 44.9% of every pound reported in Davidson. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 54.0% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC - Brookneal Osb and Boise Cascade Wood Products-Chester Plywood.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Davidson's reported pounds (814.4K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant's total reported releases rose from 115.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 172.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant's off-site transfers rose from 246 lb in 2022 to 5.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant's air releases rose from 115.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 167.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant's chemicals reported rose from 5 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
130352.0× more than the comparison
2.3× 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 Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 365.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2021 to 2023, total releases increased by 121% (77.9K lbs to 172.4K lbs).
Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2021–2023
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 121% from 2021 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: Formaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 115.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 172.4K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2021–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Formaldehyde | 190.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 161.8K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 7.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 5.4K lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 682 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 87 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 31 lbs | - |
Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Concrete Supply Co LLC - Egger, Electric Glass Fiber America LLC, Innospec Active Chemicals, 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. Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC - Brookneal Osb, Boise Cascade Wood Products-Chester Plywood, Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC - Fordyce Osb.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant on cumulative reported pounds (365.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Zf Active Safety US Inc-Fayette Plant, Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc, First Solar Inc. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Zf Active Safety US Inc-Fayette Plant Fayette, OH · Transportation Equipment 365.6K lbs reported
- Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc Frackville, PA · Electric Utilities 365.7K lbs reported
- First Solar Inc Walbridge, OH · Computers and Electronic Products 365.7K lbs reported
- Contender Boats Inc Homestead, FL · Transportation Equipment 365.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Formaldehyde, Methanol, Acetaldehyde, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Concrete Supply Co LLC - Egger. Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Formaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Linwood, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2021–2023 (3 years). NAICS 321219 · Wood Products. 44.9% of Davidson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Zf Active Safety US Inc-Fayette Plant (Δ 12 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Egger - Lexington Particleboard Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Formaldehyde. 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