EPA TRI Facility · Food
Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory
Bay City, MI · Parent: Michigan Sugar Co
- Total releases
- 538.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
MIXED Form-R mix
Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory: how the 538.9K lbs splits
538.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 296.4K lbs 55.0%
- Land Disposal 132.7K lbs 24.6%
- Off-site Transfers 57.4K lbs 10.6%
- Air Releases 52.4K lbs 9.7%
Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory's 538.9K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - water discharges is 55.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 24.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bay City, MI, in the food sector. It reported 166.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 538.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,860 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. Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory is pounds #60 and chemical-count #430 at 538.9K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bay Cast - Webster Street Plant; General Motors LLC - Bay City Plant; Bay Cast - Center Street Plant; Mplx Terminals LLC - Bay City Mi Terminal. Similar-scale Food peers outside Michigan: Long Prairie Packing Co; Cargill Inc Wet Corn Milling - Wahpeton; Crystal Creamery Inc. DBA Humboldt Creamery; Frito-Lay,inc.. Other Michigan Sugar Co sites in this extract: Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory; Michigan Sugar Co-Crosw Ell Factory; Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Peracetic acid.
Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Bay City, MI: 538.9K lbs across 2 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment water discharges at 55.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Long Prairie Packing Co and Cargill Inc Wet Corn Milling - Wahpeton.
Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
539K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory reports the 227th-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Long Prairie Packing Co and Cargill Inc Wet Corn Milling - Wahpeton.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory's total reported releases rose from 130.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 166.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory's land releases rose from 6.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 125.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory's off-site transfers fell from 57.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory's water releases fell from 50.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 25.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory Form-R facts
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See how Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
37.8× more than the comparison
78% 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 Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 538.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 129% (72.5K lbs to 166.1K lbs).
Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory year-over-year reported totals (increased by 129% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 72.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 85.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 83.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 130.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 166.1K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 538.9K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory in Bay
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Long Prairie Packing Co, Cargill Inc Wet Corn Milling - Wahpeton, Crystal Creamery Inc. DBA Humboldt Creamery.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory on cumulative reported pounds (538.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston, Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition N.a. Inc., Long Prairie Packing Co. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Michigan Sugar Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory, Michigan Sugar Co-Crosw Ell Factory, Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory.
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, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Bay Cast - Webster Street Plant. Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory stamps MID 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.
Use and verify this record
This Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bay City, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311313 · Food. 13.2% of Bay TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Houston (Δ 38 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory stamps MID · MIXED pathway (water discharges leads at 55.0%). 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