EPA TRI Facility · Food
Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory
Caro, MI · Parent: Michigan Sugar Co
- Total releases
- 37.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory: how the 37.4K lbs splits
37.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 22.8K lbs 60.9%
- Water Discharges 14.6K lbs 39.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory's 37.4K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 60.9% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 39.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Caro, MI, in the food sector. It reported 7.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 37.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,806 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 - Caro Factory is pounds #253 and chemical-count #464 at 37.4K 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: Poet Biorefining-Caro LLC; Dairy Farmers of America Inc.; Advanced Micronutrient Products Inc; Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory. Similar-scale Food peers outside Michigan: Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC; Hp Hood LLC; Kerry Inc; Emmi Roth Platteville. Other Michigan Sugar Co sites in this extract: Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory; Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory; Michigan Sugar Co-Crosw Ell Factory. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Peracetic acid.
Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Caro, MI: 37.4K lbs across 2 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 60.9%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC and Hp Hood LLC.
Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
37K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% 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 - Caro Factory: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory reports the 691st-largest volume (37.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC and Hp Hood LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Michigan Sugar Co - Caro 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 - Caro Factory's total reported releases fell from 8.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory's chemicals reported rose from 1 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory's water releases fell from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory Form-R facts
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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 - Caro Factory releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 37.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 2% (7.0K lbs to 7.1K lbs).
Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory: 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 Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory year-over-year reported totals (increased by 2% 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 | 7.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 7.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 7.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 8.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 7.1K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 37.4K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory in Tuscola
Nearest TRI Facilities to Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Poet Biorefining-Caro LLC, Dairy Farmers of America Inc., Advanced Micronutrient Products Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 790 other reporting facilities in Michigan.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC, Hp Hood LLC, Kerry Inc.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory on cumulative reported pounds (37.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Sashco Inc., Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Matalco Bluffton LLC. 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 - Bay City Factory, Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory, Michigan Sugar Co-Crosw Ell 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 Poet Biorefining-Caro LLC. Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory 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.
Use and verify this record
This Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Caro, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311313 · Food. 12.2% of Tuscola TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sashco Inc. (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 60.9%). 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