EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Chemco Inc
Ferndale, WA
- Total releases
- 157.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Chemco Inc: how the 157.4K lbs splits
157.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 157.4K lbs 100.0%
Chemco Inc's 157.4K 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.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Chemco Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ferndale, WA, in the wood products sector. It reported 32.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 157.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,662 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Washington's 311 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Chemco Inc is pounds #56 and chemical-count #157 at 157.4K lbs. Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility leads reported pounds (13.1M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #106). Hf Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (711.7K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bp Cherry Point Refinery; Linde Inc; Intalco Aluminum LLC; Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Washington: Collums Lumber Mill Inc.; West Fraser Armour Lumber Mill; Interfor US Inc; Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Emerson Plywood. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Formaldehyde.
Chemco Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 157.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Collums Lumber Mill Inc. and West Fraser Armour Lumber Mill.
Chemco Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
157K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Chemco Inc: Methanol-led volume
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Chemco Inc reports the 106th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Washington include Collums Lumber Mill Inc. and West Fraser Armour Lumber Mill.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Chemco Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Chemco Inc's total reported releases rose from 30.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 32.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chemco Inc's air releases rose from 30.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 32.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Chemco Inc Form-R facts
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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 Chemco Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 157.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 12% (36.6K lbs to 32.2K lbs).
Chemco 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 Chemco Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 12% 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 | 36.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 27.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 30.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 30.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 32.2K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 157.4K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Chemco Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Chemco Inc
Closest other reporters in Washington - including Bp Cherry Point Refinery, Linde Inc, Intalco Aluminum LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Wood Products Facilities
Other Wood Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Washington - e.g. Collums Lumber Mill Inc., West Fraser Armour Lumber Mill, Interfor US Inc.
Compare beyond Washington
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chemco Inc on cumulative reported pounds (157.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Norcraft Cos LP DBA Ultracraft Cabinetry, Ventra Ionia Main LLC, Diamond Fiberglass. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Norcraft Cos LP DBA Ultracraft Cabinetry Liberty, NC · Furniture 157.2K lbs reported
- Ventra Ionia Main LLC Ionia, MI · Transportation Equipment 157.7K lbs reported
- Diamond Fiberglass Victoria, TX · Plastics and Rubber 157.8K lbs reported
- Darling Ingredients Inc. East Dublin, GA · Food 156.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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; nearby reporters include Bp Cherry Point Refinery. Chemco Inc 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 Chemco Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Chemco Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ferndale, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 321114 · Wood Products. 3.5% of Whatcom TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Norcraft Cos LP DBA Ultracraft Cabinetry (Δ 166 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chemco Inc 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