EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Unilin US Mdf
Mount Gilead, NC · Parent: Mohawk Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 506.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Unilin US Mdf: how the 506.8K lbs splits
506.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 506.8K lbs 100.0%
Unilin US Mdf's 506.8K 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
Unilin US Mdf is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Mount Gilead, NC, in the wood products sector. It reported 72.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 506.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,936 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. Unilin US Mdf is pounds #63 and chemical-count #253 at 506.8K 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: Jordan Lumber & Supply Co; McRae Footwear: Troy; Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Ansonville Nc Animal Nutrition. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside North Carolina: Bemis Manufacturing Co Plant B; Pella Corp; Roseburg Forest Products Co. - Missoula Particleboard; Decorative Panels International. Other Mohawk Industries Inc sites in this extract: Unilin Flooring; Dal-Tile Tennessee LLC DBA Dal- Tile Tennessee Old Columbia; Aladdin Mills - Antioch Rd Plant; Dal-Tile Corp Fayette Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Formaldehyde; Diisocyanates.
Unilin US Mdf stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 506.8K 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 Pella Corp.
Unilin US Mdf vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
507K 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
Unilin US Mdf inside Montgomery's TRI pounds
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Unilin US Mdf reports the 18th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 46.4% of every pound reported in Montgomery. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 94.1% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Bemis Manufacturing Co Plant B and Pella Corp.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Montgomery's reported pounds (1.1M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Unilin US Mdf's total reported releases fell from 97.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 72.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Unilin US Mdf's air releases fell from 97.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 72.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Unilin US Mdf Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Unilin US Mdf releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 506.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 64% (204.2K lbs to 72.8K lbs).
Unilin US Mdf: 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 Unilin US Mdf year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 64% 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 | 204.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 62.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 69.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 97.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 72.8K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 476.9K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 30.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diisocyanates | 5 lbs | - |
Unilin US Mdf · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Unilin US Mdf
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Jordan Lumber & Supply Co, McRae Footwear: Troy, Saputo Cheese USA Inc, 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. Bemis Manufacturing Co Plant B, Pella Corp, Roseburg Forest Products Co. - Missoula Particleboard.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Unilin US Mdf on cumulative reported pounds (506.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Primary Products Ingredients Loudon, Darling Ingredients Inc., Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp. 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.
- Primary Products Ingredients Loudon Loudon, TN · Food 506.8K lbs reported
- Darling Ingredients Inc. Jackson, MS · Food 507.0K lbs reported
- Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp Fairfield, CA · Fabricated Metals 506.5K lbs reported
- Cleveland-Cliffs Plate LLC Coatesville Facility Coatesville, PA · Primary Metals 507.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Mohawk Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Unilin Flooring, Dal-Tile Tennessee LLC DBA Dal- Tile Tennessee Old Columbia, Aladdin Mills - Antioch Rd Plant.
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; nearby reporters include Jordan Lumber & Supply Co. Unilin US Mdf 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 Unilin US Mdf TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Unilin US Mdf totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Mount Gilead, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 321219 · Wood Products. 46.4% of Montgomery TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Primary Products Ingredients Loudon (Δ 54 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Unilin US Mdf 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