Michigan Sugar Co
4 facilities · 1 state · 703.5K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Michigan Sugar Co is the reported parent of 4 Form R facilities across 1 state, disclosing 703.5K lbs of toxic releases. 1 of 10 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Michigan (703.5K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Michigan Sugar Co, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Michigan Sugar Co: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+4.9%
4 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+4.9%
188.8 thousand lb → 198.0 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Michigan Sugar Co's total reported releases rose from 188.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 198.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Michigan Sugar Co's land releases rose from 39.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 125.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Michigan Sugar Co's off-site transfers fell from 58.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Michigan Sugar Co's water releases fell from 55.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 34.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Michigan Sugar Co from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory; Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory; Michigan Sugar Co-Crosw Ell Factory; Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Ecology Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead; Lead compounds; Peracetic acid. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Michigan. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Food. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory; Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory; Michigan Sugar Co-Crosw Ell Factory; Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Ecology Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead; Lead compounds; Peracetic acid. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Michigan. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Food.
Michigan Sugar Co ranks #765 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Michigan Sugar Co's TRI Form R footprint is concentrated in a single state (Michigan), so statewide context matters more than a multi-state portfolio read. Releases are facility-concentrated: Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory accounts for most of Michigan Sugar Co's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for Michigan Sugar Co follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Ecology Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Michigan Sugar Co sits among TRI parents
Michigan Sugar Co sits on a disclosure ladder beside Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and US Ecology Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc · rank #763 · 53.0M lbs
- US Ecology Inc · rank #764 · 39.8M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Michigan Sugar Co
Ammonia; Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead; Lead compounds; Peracetic acid lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Ammonia | 702.6K lbs |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 489 lbs |
| Lead | 238 lbs |
| Lead compounds | 173 lbs |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs |
Facilities (4)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory Bay City, MI | 538.9K lbs |
| Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory Sebewaing, MI | 70.0K lbs |
| Michigan Sugar Co-Crosw Ell Factory Croswell, MI | 57.2K lbs |
| Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory Caro, MI | 37.4K lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Michigan Sugar Co on total disclosed release pounds (703.5K lbs) and reporting facility count (4). Release-volume peers include Stella-Jones US Holding Corp, Truck Accessories Group LLC, Mauser Corp. Facility-count peers include A Stucki Holding Corp, Advanced Heat Treat Corp, Alleima USA LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
Similar facility count
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Michigan; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Michigan Sugar Co's TRI parent record
From Michigan Sugar Co, open Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory or compare against Cleveland-Cliffs Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Michigan Sugar Co (Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory in MI). Largest facility
- Compare against US Ecology Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Michigan Sugar Co sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, US Ecology Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Michigan Sugar Co's record groups disclosed TRI parent-company filings so readers can compare reporting context without treating the total as a measure of risk.
Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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