EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood
Emporia, VA · Parent: Koch Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 137.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood: how the 162.4K lbs splits
162.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 161.9K lbs 99.7%
- Off-site Transfers 505 lbs 0.3%
Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood's 162.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Emporia, VA, in the wood products sector. It reported 24.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 137.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 3,923 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. Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood is pounds #86 and chemical-count #151 at 137.6K 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: Steelfab Inc of Virginia; Creative Playthings Ltd.; Boar's Head Provisions Co Inc. - Jarratt; Glen-Gery Corp - Lawrenceville Plant. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Virginia: Murphy Plywood Co Eugene Operations; Hood Industries Inc.; Louisiana-Pacific Two Harbors Siding; Timber Products Co Medford. Other Koch Industries Inc sites in this extract: Koch Fertilizer Enid LLC; Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC; Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Orange Site; Georgia-Pacific Crossett Paper Operations. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds.
Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.7% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 137.6K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Murphy Plywood Co Eugene Operations and Hood Industries Inc..
Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
138K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood inside Greensville's TRI pounds
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood reports the 123rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 78.3% of every pound reported in Greensville. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 98.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Murphy Plywood Co Eugene Operations and Hood Industries Inc..
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Greensville's reported pounds (175.7K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood's total reported releases fell from 26.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood's air releases fell from 25.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
3.9× more than the comparison
57% 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 Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 162.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 15% (29.3K lbs to 24.8K lbs).
Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 15% from 2019 to 2024). 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 | 29.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 29.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 27.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 26.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 24.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 24.8K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 160.4K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 640 lbs | - |
Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Steelfab Inc of Virginia, Creative Playthings Ltd., Boar's Head Provisions Co Inc. - Jarratt, 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. Murphy Plywood Co Eugene Operations, Hood Industries Inc., Louisiana-Pacific Two Harbors Siding.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood on cumulative reported pounds (137.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Gladieux Metals Recycling LLC, Ardagh Glass Inc, Leggett & Platt Inc. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Gladieux Metals Recycling LLC Freeport, TX · Primary Metals 137.5K lbs reported
- Ardagh Glass Inc Port Allegany, PA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 137.6K lbs reported
- Leggett & Platt Inc Carthage, MO · Primary Metals 137.6K lbs reported
- Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. Cranston, RI · Hazardous Waste 137.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Koch Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Koch Fertilizer Enid LLC, Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC, Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Orange Site.
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; nearby reporters include Steelfab Inc of Virginia. Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood 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.
Use and verify this record
This Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Emporia, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 321212 · Wood Products. 78.3% of Greensville TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gladieux Metals Recycling LLC (Δ 10 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Emporia Plywood 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