EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Rainier Plywood Co
Tacoma, WA
- Total releases
- 16.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Rainier Plywood Co: how the 16.8K lbs splits
16.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 16.8K lbs 100.0%
Rainier Plywood Co's 16.8K 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.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Rainier Plywood Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tacoma, WA, in the paper sector. It reported 2.7K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 16.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,654 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. Rainier Plywood Co is pounds #128 and chemical-count #120 at 16.8K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Phillips 66 Tacoma Terminal; Stella-Jones Corp; Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard; Westrock Tacoma Mill. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Washington: Shurtape Technologies LLC; Mactac; Flexcon Industrial LLC; Avery Dennison. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Phenol; Formaldehyde.
Rainier Plywood Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 16.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Shurtape Technologies LLC and Mactac.
Rainier Plywood Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
17K lbs Top 33% higher than 67% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Rainier Plywood Co: Methanol-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Rainier Plywood Co reports the 241st-largest volume (16.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 84.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Washington include Shurtape Technologies LLC and Mactac.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Rainier Plywood Co's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 84.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Rainier Plywood Co's total reported releases fell from 2.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rainier Plywood Co's air releases fell from 2.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Rainier Plywood Co Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Rainier Plywood Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2.0× more than the comparison
70% 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 Rainier Plywood Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 16.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 36% (4.3K lbs to 2.7K lbs).
Rainier Plywood Co: 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 Rainier Plywood Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 36% 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 | 4.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 3.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 3.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 2.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 2.7K 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 | 14.1K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 1.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
Rainier Plywood Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Rainier Plywood Co
Closest other reporters in Washington - including Phillips 66 Tacoma Terminal, Stella-Jones Corp, Caraustar Tacoma Paperboard, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 310 other reporting facilities in Washington.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Washington - e.g. Shurtape Technologies LLC, Mactac, Flexcon Industrial LLC.
Compare beyond Washington
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Rainier Plywood Co on cumulative reported pounds (16.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Mfg/alabama LLC - Plant 2, E J Painting & Fiberglass, Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry. 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.
- Mfg/alabama LLC - Plant 2 Opp, AL · Plastics and Rubber 16.8K lbs reported
- E J Painting & Fiberglass Brighton, CO · Plastics and Rubber 16.8K lbs reported
- Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry Auburn, IN · Primary Metals 16.8K lbs reported
- Chevron Richmond Technology Center Richmond, CA · Other 16.7K 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, Phenol, Formaldehyde; nearby reporters include Phillips 66 Tacoma Terminal. Rainier Plywood Co stamps LIGHT 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 Rainier Plywood Co TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Rainier Plywood Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Tacoma, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322299 · Paper. 0.3% of Pierce TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mfg/alabama LLC - Plant 2 (Δ 18 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Rainier Plywood Co stamps LIGHT 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