EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products

West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill

Newberry, SC · Parent: West Fraser (usa) Inc

Total releases
110.1K lbs
Chemicals reported
1
Latest report
2022
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill: how the 110.1K lbs splits

110.1K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 110.1K lbs 100.0%

West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill's 110.1K 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.

MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN

West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Newberry, SC, in the wood products sector. It reported 26.1K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2022, and 110.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 4,391 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Carolina's 574 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill is pounds #141 and chemical-count #411 at 110.1K lbs. Oceanagold Haile Gold Mine leads reported pounds (30.2M lbs) at 19 chemicals (chemical-count #14). Giant Cement Co leads chemical count at 90 chemicals (53.3K lbs, pounds #185). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Kraft Heinz Co; Valmont Composite Structures Newberry; Maclean Power Systems LLC; Falcon Bass Boats. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside South Carolina: Weyerhaeuser Nr Co Zwolle Div; Boise Cascade Wood Products LLC Kettle Falls Plywood; Louisiana-Pacific Corp; Interfor U.S. Inc. - Fayette Div. 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.

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West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 110.1K lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Weyerhaeuser Nr Co Zwolle Div and Boise Cascade Wood Products LLC Kettle Falls Plywood.

#4,391 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

110K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.

Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill: Methanol-led volume

Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill reports the 140th-largest volume, placing it in the top 17% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Weyerhaeuser Nr Co Zwolle Div and Boise Cascade Wood Products LLC Kettle Falls Plywood.

Concentrated means ≥60% of West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.

West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill Form-R facts

Sector
Wood Products
MID volume
110.1K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CLEAN chem count
1
Lead chemical
Methanol

Compare this facility

See how West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill
110.1K lbs
Kraft Heinz Co
40.2K lbs

2.7× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill
1
Kraft Heinz Co
2

50% 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 West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 110.1K lbs.

Air Releases 110.1K lbs (100.0%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2022, total releases decreased by 10% (29.0K lbs to 26.1K lbs).

West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2022

million lbs

What this shows West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 10% from 2019 to 2022). 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 29.0K lbs 1
2020 29.0K lbs 1
2021 26.0K lbs 1
2022 26.1K lbs 1

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Methanol 110.1K lbs -

West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill · AIR-pathway site

Newberry, SC
34.3032, -81.6199
County TRI context
Newberry · 3.7% of county pounds
Parent company
West Fraser (usa) Inc

Compare beyond South Carolina

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill on cumulative reported pounds (110.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Scm Metal Products Inc, Muhlenberg County Coal Resources Inc., Ge Aerospace Plant 1. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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; nearby reporters include Kraft Heinz Co. West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.

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This West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Newberry, SC, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 321113 · Wood Products. 3.7% of Newberry TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Core Molding Technologies (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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