EPA TRI Facility · Food
Kalsec Inc
Kalamazoo, MI
- Total releases
- 11.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Kalsec Inc: how the 11.6K lbs splits
11.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 7.3K lbs 62.5%
- Off-site Transfers 4.4K lbs 37.5%
Kalsec Inc's 11.6K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 62.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 37.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Kalsec Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kalamazoo, MI, in the food sector. It reported 11.6K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 9,495 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. Kalsec Inc is pounds #362 and chemical-count #372 at 11.6K 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: Azon USA Inc; Richard-Allan Scientific; Graphic Packaging International Inc; Haviland Products Co. Similar-scale Food peers outside Michigan: Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC Dba: Schenkel's Dairy; Smithfield Foods; To-Ricos Ltd; Kerry Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; n-Hexane; Peracetic acid.
Compare Kalsec Inc with
Nearest reporters in Michigan
- Azon USA Inc Kalamazoo · 2.0K lbs
- Richard-Allan Scientific Kalamazoo · 3.1K lbs
- Graphic Packaging International Inc Kalamazoo · 1.4K lbs
- Haviland Products Co Kalamazoo · 4.5K lbs
Similar-scale Food sites elsewhere: Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC Dba: Schenkel's Dairy (IN) · Smithfield Foods (NC) · To-Ricos Ltd (PR)
Kalsec Inc is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Kalamazoo, MI: 11.6K lbs across 3 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 62.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC Dba: Schenkel's Dairy and Smithfield Foods.
Kalsec Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
12K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kalsec Inc: Methanol-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Kalsec Inc reports the 917th-largest volume (11.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 76.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC Dba: Schenkel's Dairy and Smithfield Foods.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kalsec Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 76.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Kalsec Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Kalsec Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (11.6K lbs to 0 lbs).
Kalsec Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Kalsec Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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 | 11.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 8.9K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 2.7K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Kalsec Inc in Kalamazoo
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kalsec Inc
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Azon USA Inc, Richard-Allan Scientific, Graphic Packaging International Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC Dba: Schenkel's Dairy, Smithfield Foods, To-Ricos Ltd.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kalsec Inc on cumulative reported pounds (11.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Tsa Processing, Behr Process Corp - Alton, Ips Corp. 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.
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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 Methanol, n-Hexane, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Azon USA Inc. Kalsec Inc 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 Kalsec Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kalsec Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kalamazoo, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311942 · Food. 0.6% of Kalamazoo TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tsa Processing (Δ 12 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kalsec Inc stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 62.5%). 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