EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna
Kinards, SC · Parent: West Fraser (usa) Inc.
- Total releases
- 84.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna: how the 84.5K lbs splits
84.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 84.5K lbs 100.0%
West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna's 84.5K 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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-MID
West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kinards, SC, in the wood products sector. It reported 13.6K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 84.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,943 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 US Ewp Llc- Joanna is pounds #156 and chemical-count #52 at 84.5K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc; Ccl Label Inc; Valmont Composite Structures Newberry; Kraft Heinz Co. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside South Carolina: Superior Tie & Timber; Patrick Industries Inc DBA Adorn Door; Weyerhaeuser Nr Co - Sutton Osb; Sierra Pacific Industries Lincoln Div. Other West Fraser (usa) Inc. sites in this extract: West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Nacogdoches Osb; West Fraser Huguley; West Fraser - Dudley Lumber Mill; West Fraser Opelika Mill. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Formaldehyde; Diisocyanates; Manganese compounds.
West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 11 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 84.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Superior Tie & Timber and Patrick Industries Inc DBA Adorn Door.
West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
85K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna in the Wood Products sector extract
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna reports the 154th-largest volume, placing it in the top 18.7% of its sector. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Superior Tie & Timber and Patrick Industries Inc DBA Adorn Door.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna's total reported releases fell from 17.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna's air releases fell from 17.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 84.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 20% (17.0K lbs to 13.6K lbs).
West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 20% 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 | 17.0K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 17.9K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 18.6K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 17.5K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 13.6K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 36.2K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 18.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diisocyanates | 10.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 8.1K lbs | - |
| Acrolein | 5.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 3.5K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 650 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 433 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 172 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc, Ccl Label Inc, Valmont Composite Structures Newberry, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Wood Products Facilities
Other Wood Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Superior Tie & Timber, Patrick Industries Inc DBA Adorn Door, Weyerhaeuser Nr Co - Sutton Osb.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna on cumulative reported pounds (84.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Radius Aerospace Inc. DBA Radius Aerospace-Hot Springs, Emerald Steel Processing LLC - Madison Heights Facility, Eagle Alloy Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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.
- Radius Aerospace Inc. DBA Radius Aerospace-Hot Springs Hot Springs, AR · Transportation Equipment 84.5K lbs reported
- Emerald Steel Processing LLC - Madison Heights Facility Madison Heights, MI · Fabricated Metals 84.5K lbs reported
- Eagle Alloy Inc. Muskegon, MI · Primary Metals 84.6K lbs reported
- Wolverine Advanced Materials Blacksburg, VA · Fabricated Metals 84.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
Other West Fraser (usa) Inc. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Nacogdoches Osb, West Fraser Huguley, West Fraser - Dudley Lumber Mill.
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, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc. West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kinards, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 321219 · Wood Products. 17.9% of Laurens TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Radius Aerospace Inc. DBA Radius Aerospace-Hot Springs (Δ 15 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · 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