EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Koppers Inc (roanoke)
Salem, VA · Parent: Koppers Inc
- Total releases
- 15.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Koppers Inc (roanoke): how the 15.5K lbs splits
15.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 15.5K lbs 100.0%
- Water Discharges 6 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Koppers Inc (roanoke)'s 15.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Creosote.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Koppers Inc (roanoke) is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Salem, VA, in the wood products sector. It reported 3.4K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 15.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,828 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. Koppers Inc (roanoke) is pounds #174 and chemical-count #164 at 15.5K 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: Medeco Security Locks Inc.; New Millennium Building Systems; Marvin Composites; Boxley Salem Asphalt Plant. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Virginia: Robbins Mfg Co; Allweather Wood LLC; Archer Forest Products LLC; Koppers Inc. (florence Sc). Other Koppers Inc sites in this extract: Koppers Performance Chemicals; Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant; Koppers Inc; Koppers Inc. (north Little Rock Ar). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Creosote; Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Benzo[g,h,i]perylene.
Koppers Inc (roanoke) stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 15.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Robbins Mfg Co and Allweather Wood LLC.
Koppers Inc (roanoke) vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
16K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Koppers Inc (roanoke): Creosote-led volume
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Koppers Inc (roanoke) reports the 232nd-largest volume (15.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Creosote alone is 99.8% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Virginia include Robbins Mfg Co and Allweather Wood LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Koppers Inc (roanoke)'s pounds in one chemical - here Creosote at 99.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Koppers Inc (roanoke)'s total reported releases fell from 3.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Koppers Inc (roanoke)'s air releases fell from 3.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Koppers Inc (roanoke) Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Koppers Inc (roanoke) releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 8% (3.7K lbs to 3.4K lbs).
Koppers Inc (roanoke): 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 Koppers Inc (roanoke) year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 8% 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: Creosote.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 2.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 1.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 3.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 3.4K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Creosote | 15.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 29 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
Koppers Inc (roanoke) · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Koppers Inc (roanoke)
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Medeco Security Locks Inc., New Millennium Building Systems, Marvin Composites, 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. Robbins Mfg Co, Allweather Wood LLC, Archer Forest Products LLC.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Koppers Inc (roanoke) on cumulative reported pounds (15.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Sioux City Brick & Tile Co Sergeant Bluff Plant, Federal Correctional Complex, Ebtec Corp. 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.
- Sioux City Brick & Tile Co Sergeant Bluff Plant Sergeant Bluff, IA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 15.5K lbs reported
- Federal Correctional Complex Beaumont, TX · Other 15.5K lbs reported
- Ebtec Corp East Windsor, CT · Transportation Equipment 15.5K lbs reported
- Seasafe Inc Lafayette, LA · Plastics and Rubber 15.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Koppers Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Koppers Performance Chemicals, Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant, Koppers Inc.
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 Creosote, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene; nearby reporters include Medeco Security Locks Inc.. Koppers Inc (roanoke) stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Koppers Inc (roanoke) TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Creosote) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Koppers Inc (roanoke) totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Salem, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 321114 · Wood Products. 5.5% of Roanoke TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sioux City Brick & Tile Co Sergeant Bluff Plant (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Koppers Inc (roanoke) stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Creosote. 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