EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Fibrek
Menominee, MI
- Total releases
- 43.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Fibrek: how the 43.5K lbs splits
43.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 43.5K lbs 100.0%
Fibrek's 43.5K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Fibrek is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Menominee, MI, in the paper sector. It reported 12.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 43.5K lbs in total across its 2021-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,436 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Fibrek is pounds #237 and chemical-count #634 at 43.5K lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Northern Coatings & Chemical Co Inc; Menominee Acquisition Corp DBA Dunn Paper-Menominee; L.e. Jones Co LLC; Caterpillar Fluid Transfer Solutions Inc.. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Michigan: Mississippi Polymers Inc; 3 Sigma LLC; Maxpro Manufacturing; Flakeboard America LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Fibrek stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant WATER pathway (100.0% water discharges) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 43.5K lbs (2021–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mississippi Polymers Inc and 3 Sigma LLC.
Fibrek vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
43K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Fibrek: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Fibrek reports the 206th-largest volume (43.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Mississippi Polymers Inc and 3 Sigma LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Fibrek's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Fibrek's total reported releases fell from 15.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fibrek's water releases fell from 15.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Fibrek Form-R facts
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7.1× more than the comparison
75% 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 Fibrek releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 43.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2021 to 2023, total releases decreased by 21% (15.8K lbs to 12.5K lbs).
Fibrek: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2021–2023
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Fibrek year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 21% from 2021 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 15.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 12.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2021–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 43.5K lbs | - |
Fibrek · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Fibrek
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Northern Coatings & Chemical Co Inc, Menominee Acquisition Corp DBA Dunn Paper-Menominee, L.e. Jones Co LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 790 other reporting facilities in Michigan.
Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Mississippi Polymers Inc, 3 Sigma LLC, Maxpro Manufacturing.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Fibrek on cumulative reported pounds (43.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Tencom Ltd, Spectra Metal Sales Inc CC700, American Nickeloid Co. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
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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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Northern Coatings & Chemical Co Inc. Fibrek stamps LIGHT volume · WATER 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 Fibrek TRI extract (LIGHT · WATER · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Fibrek totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Menominee, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2021–2023 (3 years). NAICS 322110 · Paper. 19.9% of Menominee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tencom Ltd (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Fibrek stamps LIGHT volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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