EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Kronospan la Grande LLC
La Grande, OR · Parent: Kronospan Inc
- Total releases
- 257.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Kronospan la Grande LLC: how the 257.7K lbs splits
257.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 257.7K lbs 100.0%
Kronospan la Grande LLC's 257.7K 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
Kronospan la Grande LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in La Grande, OR, in the wood products sector. It reported 37.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 257.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,829 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Oregon's 285 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Kronospan la Grande LLC is pounds #34 and chemical-count #143 at 257.7K lbs. Dyno Nobel- St.helens Plant leads reported pounds (32.0M lbs) at 6 chemicals (chemical-count #39). Chemical Waste Management of the Northwest Inc. leads chemical count at 56 chemicals (15.6M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Hexion Inc.; Boise Cascade Wood Products LLC Elgin Complex; Lakeside Foods Inc.; Lippert Components Inc. - Plant #27. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Oregon: West Fraser Wood Products Inc.; West Fraser US Ewp LLC; Boise Cascade Wood Products Florien Operations; Westervelt Lumber Moundville. Other Kronospan Inc sites in this extract: Kronospan Simsboro LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Formaldehyde.
Kronospan la Grande LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 257.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include West Fraser Wood Products Inc. and West Fraser US Ewp LLC.
Kronospan la Grande LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
258K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kronospan la Grande LLC inside Union's TRI pounds
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Kronospan la Grande LLC reports the 57th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 77.4% of every pound reported in Union. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 82.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Oregon include West Fraser Wood Products Inc. and West Fraser US Ewp LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Union's reported pounds (332.8K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kronospan la Grande LLC's total reported releases fell from 54.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 37.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kronospan la Grande LLC's air releases fell from 54.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 37.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kronospan la Grande LLC Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Kronospan la Grande LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Kronospan la Grande LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 257.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 29% (52.3K lbs to 37.1K lbs).
Kronospan la Grande LLC: 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 Kronospan la Grande LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 29% 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 | 52.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 56.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 57.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 54.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 37.1K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 211.9K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 45.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
Kronospan la Grande LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kronospan la Grande LLC
Closest other reporters in Oregon - including Hexion Inc., Boise Cascade Wood Products LLC Elgin Complex, Lakeside Foods Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 284 other reporting facilities in Oregon.
Similar Wood Products Facilities
Other Wood Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Oregon - e.g. West Fraser Wood Products Inc., West Fraser US Ewp LLC, Boise Cascade Wood Products Florien Operations.
Compare beyond Oregon
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kronospan la Grande LLC on cumulative reported pounds (257.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include West Fraser Wood Products Inc., Tex-Tech Coatings LLC, Nucor Corp-Vulcraft/nucor Cold Finish Div. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- West Fraser Wood Products Inc. New Boston, TX · Wood Products 257.8K lbs reported
- Tex-Tech Coatings LLC Kernersville, NC · Textiles 257.8K lbs reported
- Nucor Corp-Vulcraft/nucor Cold Finish Div Norfolk, NE · Fabricated Metals 257.9K lbs reported
- Heidelberg Materials US Cement LLC Speed, IN · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 258.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Kronospan Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Kronospan Simsboro LLC.
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; nearby reporters include Hexion Inc.. Kronospan la Grande LLC 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 Kronospan la Grande LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kronospan la Grande LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for La Grande, OR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 321219 · Wood Products. 77.4% of Union TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: West Fraser Wood Products Inc. (Δ 76 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kronospan la Grande LLC 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