EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
West Fraser Wood Products Inc.
New Boston, TX · Parent: West Fraser (usa) Inc
- Total releases
- 257.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
West Fraser Wood Products Inc.: how the 257.8K lbs splits
257.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 257.3K lbs 99.8%
- Off-site Transfers 454 lbs 0.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
West Fraser Wood Products Inc.'s 257.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
MID volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
West Fraser Wood Products Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in New Boston, TX, in the wood products sector. It reported 51.9K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 257.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,828 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. West Fraser Wood Products Inc. is pounds #301 and chemical-count #751 at 257.8K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Reg New Boston LLC; Expal Texarkana; Day & Zimmermann Lone Star LLC; US Army Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Texas: Kronospan la Grande LLC; West Fraser US Ewp LLC; Boise Cascade Wood Products Florien Operations; Westervelt Lumber Moundville. Other West Fraser (usa) Inc sites in this extract: West Fraser Ewp Cordele; West Fraser US Ewp LLC; West Fraser US Ewp LLC Jefferson; West Fraser Wood Products Inc - Angelina Mill. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds; Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds.
West Fraser Wood Products Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.8% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 257.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kronospan la Grande LLC and West Fraser US Ewp LLC.
West Fraser Wood Products Inc. 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
West Fraser Wood Products Inc.: Methanol-led volume
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, West Fraser Wood Products Inc. reports the 56th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 99.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Kronospan la Grande LLC and West Fraser US Ewp LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of West Fraser Wood Products Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 99.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- West Fraser Wood Products Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 52.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 51.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- West Fraser Wood Products Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 454 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- West Fraser Wood Products Inc.'s air releases fell from 52.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 51.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
West Fraser Wood Products Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How West Fraser Wood Products Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 257.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 6% (55.0K lbs to 51.9K lbs).
West Fraser Wood Products Inc.: 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 West Fraser Wood Products Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 6% 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 | 55.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 53.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 45.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 52.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 51.9K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 257.1K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 584 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 31 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
West Fraser Wood Products Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to West Fraser Wood Products Inc.
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Reg New Boston LLC, Expal Texarkana, Day & Zimmermann Lone Star LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Wood Products Facilities
Other Wood Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Kronospan la Grande LLC, West Fraser US Ewp LLC, Boise Cascade Wood Products Florien Operations.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest West Fraser Wood Products Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (257.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Tex-Tech Coatings LLC, Kronospan la Grande LLC, Nucor Corp-Vulcraft/nucor Cold Finish Div. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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.
- Tex-Tech Coatings LLC Kernersville, NC · Textiles 257.8K lbs reported
- Kronospan la Grande LLC La Grande, OR · Wood Products 257.7K 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other West Fraser (usa) Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including West Fraser Ewp Cordele, West Fraser US Ewp LLC, West Fraser US Ewp LLC Jefferson.
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, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds; nearby reporters include Reg New Boston LLC. West Fraser Wood Products Inc. stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Wood Products Inc. TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
West Fraser Wood Products Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for New Boston, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 321113 · Wood Products. 15.0% of Bowie TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tex-Tech Coatings LLC (Δ 39 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
West Fraser Wood Products Inc. stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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