EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Columbia Forest Products
Chatham, VA · Parent: Columbia Forest Products
- Total releases
- 181.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Columbia Forest Products: how the 181.6K lbs splits
181.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 111.0K lbs 61.1%
- Air Releases 70.6K lbs 38.9%
Columbia Forest Products's 181.6K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 61.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 38.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
MID volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Columbia Forest Products is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chatham, VA, in the wood products sector. It reported 22.1K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 181.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,417 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Columbia Forest Products is pounds #74 and chemical-count #320 at 181.6K lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Arkema Inc; Polynt Composites USA Inc.; Ascent Chemicals - Danville; Intertape Polymer Corp. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Virginia: New South Lumber & Wood Preserving Cos. - Conway Plant; Rex Lumber Graceville LLC; Amite Bioenergy LLC; Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC Rome Lumber Operations. Other Columbia Forest Products sites in this extract: Columbia Forest Products; Columbia Forest Products Columbia West Virginia Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
Columbia Forest Products is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Chatham, VA: 181.6K lbs across 1 chemical. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 61.1%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include New South Lumber & Wood Preserving Cos. - Conway Plant and Rex Lumber Graceville LLC.
Columbia Forest Products vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
182K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Columbia Forest Products: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Columbia Forest Products reports the 90th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include New South Lumber & Wood Preserving Cos. - Conway Plant and Rex Lumber Graceville LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Columbia Forest Products's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Columbia Forest Products's total reported releases fell from 33.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 22.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Columbia Forest Products's off-site transfers fell from 23.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Columbia Forest Products's air releases fell from 9.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Columbia Forest Products Form-R facts
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See how Columbia Forest Products stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
6.0× more than the comparison
90% 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 Columbia Forest Products releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 181.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 48% (42.7K lbs to 22.1K lbs).
Columbia Forest Products: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Columbia Forest Products year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 48% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 42.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 47.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 36.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 33.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 22.1K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 181.6K lbs | - |
Columbia Forest Products in Pittsylvania
Nearest TRI Facilities to Columbia Forest Products
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Arkema Inc, Polynt Composites USA Inc., Ascent Chemicals - Danville, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 433 other reporting facilities in Virginia.
Similar Wood Products Facilities
Other Wood Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. New South Lumber & Wood Preserving Cos. - Conway Plant, Rex Lumber Graceville LLC, Amite Bioenergy LLC.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Columbia Forest Products on cumulative reported pounds (181.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Ingredion Inc, Wolverine Advanced Materials, US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Ingredion Inc Cedar Rapids, IA · Food 181.7K lbs reported
- Wolverine Advanced Materials Leesburg, FL · Fabricated Metals 181.7K lbs reported
- US Steel Corp-Fairfield Works Fairfield, AL · Primary Metals 181.5K lbs reported
- Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co Kings Mountain, NC · Textiles 181.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Columbia Forest Products Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Columbia Forest Products, Columbia Forest Products Columbia West Virginia Corp.
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 Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Arkema Inc. Columbia Forest Products stamps MID volume · MIXED 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.
Use and verify this record
This Columbia Forest Products TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Columbia Forest Products totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chatham, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 321211 · Wood Products. 16.2% of Pittsylvania TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ingredion Inc (Δ 29 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Columbia Forest Products stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 61.1%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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