EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Paneltech
Hoquiam, WA
- Total releases
- 209.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Paneltech: how the 209.2K lbs splits
209.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 204.7K lbs 97.9%
- Off-site Transfers 4.5K lbs 2.1%
Paneltech's 209.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Paneltech is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hoquiam, WA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 28.7K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 209.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,169 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. Paneltech is pounds #49 and chemical-count #111 at 209.2K 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: Reg Grays Harbor LLC; Pacific Veneer; Spi Aberdeen-Grays Harbor; Cosmo Specialty Fibers Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Washington: Linde Toledo Facility; W2 Fuel LLC; Baxalta US Inc. Part of the Takeda Group; Eastman Kodak Co Eastman Business Park. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Formaldehyde; Phenol.
Paneltech stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.9% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 209.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Linde Toledo Facility and W2 Fuel LLC.
Paneltech vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
209K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Paneltech: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Paneltech reports the 619th-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 93.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Washington include Linde Toledo Facility and W2 Fuel LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Paneltech's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 93.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Paneltech's total reported releases rose from 26.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 28.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Paneltech's off-site transfers rose from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Paneltech's air releases rose from 25.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 27.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Paneltech Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Paneltech releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 209.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 31% (41.3K lbs to 28.7K lbs).
Paneltech: 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 Paneltech year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 31% 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 | 41.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 81.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 30.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 26.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 28.7K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 195.0K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 7.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Phenol | 6.7K lbs | - |
Paneltech · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Paneltech
Closest other reporters in Washington - including Reg Grays Harbor LLC, Pacific Veneer, Spi Aberdeen-Grays Harbor, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Washington - e.g. Linde Toledo Facility, W2 Fuel LLC, Baxalta US Inc. Part of the Takeda Group.
Compare beyond Washington
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Paneltech on cumulative reported pounds (209.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Precision Fiberglass Products Ltd., Connecticut Galvanizing Corp, Christy Minerals LLC. 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.
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, Phenol; nearby reporters include Reg Grays Harbor LLC. Paneltech stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Paneltech TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Paneltech totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hoquiam, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 6.8% of Grays Harbor TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Precision Fiberglass Products Ltd. (Δ 10 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Paneltech stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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