EPA TRI Facility · Paper
French Paper LLC
Niles, MI · Parent: French Paper Holdings
- Total releases
- 25.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2022
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
MIXED Form-R mix
French Paper LLC: how the 25.6K lbs splits
25.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 13.9K lbs 54.4%
- Off-site Transfers 11.7K lbs 45.6%
French Paper LLC's 25.6K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - water discharges is 54.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 45.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: C.I. Direct Blue 218.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
French Paper LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Niles, MI, in the paper sector. It reported 4.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2022, and 25.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 7,683 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. French Paper LLC is pounds #289 and chemical-count #640 at 25.6K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ncp Coatings LLC; Niles Aluminum Products Inc; Dw National Standard-Niles LLC; Modineer Plant 10. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Michigan: Coating & Converting Technologies Corp.; Necal LLC; Green Bay Packaging Inc; Lamart Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: C.I. Direct Blue 218.
French Paper LLC is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Niles, MI: 25.6K lbs across 1 chemical. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment water discharges at 54.4%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Coating & Converting Technologies Corp. and Necal LLC.
French Paper LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
26K lbs Top 30% higher than 70% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
French Paper LLC: C.I. Direct Blue 218-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, French Paper LLC reports the 224th-largest volume (25.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: C.I. Direct Blue 218 alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Coating & Converting Technologies Corp. and Necal LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of French Paper LLC's pounds in one chemical - here C.I. Direct Blue 218 at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
French Paper LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How French Paper LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 25.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases decreased by 36% (7.5K lbs to 4.8K lbs).
French Paper LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows French Paper LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 36% from 2019 to 2022). 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: C.I. Direct Blue 218.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 6.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 6.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 4.8K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| C.I. Direct Blue 218 | 25.6K lbs | - |
French Paper LLC in Berrien
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Cross-state TRI reporters nearest French Paper LLC on cumulative reported pounds (25.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Quin Global US Inc, Provimi N.a. Inc., Azz Galvanizing Services-Joliet. 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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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 C.I. Direct Blue 218; nearby reporters include Ncp Coatings LLC. French Paper LLC stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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.
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This French Paper LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead C.I. Direct Blue 218) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
French Paper LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Niles, MI, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 6.7% of Berrien TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Quin Global US Inc (Δ 19 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
French Paper LLC stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (water discharges leads at 54.4%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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