EPA TRI Facility · Food
Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory
Sebewaing, MI · Parent: Michigan Sugar Co
- Total releases
- 70.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
MIXED Form-R mix
Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory: how the 70.0K lbs splits
70.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 32.6K lbs 46.5%
- Air Releases 30.2K lbs 43.1%
- Water Discharges 6.9K lbs 9.9%
- Off-site Transfers 350 lbs 0.5%
Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory's 70.0K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 46.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 43.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sebewaing, MI, in the food sector. It reported 11.1K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 70.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,367 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 - Sebewaing Factory is pounds #191 and chemical-count #209 at 70.0K 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: Huron Casting Inc; Blue Diamond Steel Casting,inc.; Tower Automotive Operations USA I LLC; Dairy Farmers of America Inc.. Similar-scale Food peers outside Michigan: Dakota Yeast LLC; New Dairy Kentucky LLC; Hearthside Food Solutions LLC; Pilgrim's Pride Corp Moorefield Fresh Facility. Other Michigan Sugar Co sites in this extract: Michigan Sugar Co - Bay City Factory; Michigan Sugar Co-Crosw Ell Factory; Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead; Lead compounds.
Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Sebewaing, MI: 70.0K lbs across 5 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 46.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dakota Yeast LLC and New Dairy Kentucky LLC.
Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
70K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% 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 - Sebewaing Factory: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory reports the 566th-largest volume (70.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 98.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Dakota Yeast LLC and New Dairy Kentucky LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 98.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory's total reported releases fell from 41.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory's water releases rose from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory's land releases fell from 32.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 70.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 121% (5.0K lbs to 11.1K lbs).
Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing 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 - Sebewaing Factory year-over-year reported totals (increased by 121% 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 | 5.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 6.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 6.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 41.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 11.1K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 69.1K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 489 lbs | - |
| Lead | 238 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 173 lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory in Huron
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Dakota Yeast LLC, New Dairy Kentucky LLC, Hearthside Food Solutions LLC.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory on cumulative reported pounds (70.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Idex Health & Science LLC, Loudspeaker Components LLC, Tedia Co LLC. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Idex Health & Science LLC Bristol, CT · Plastics and Rubber 70.0K lbs reported
- Loudspeaker Components LLC Lancaster, WI · Computers and Electronic Products 70.0K lbs reported
- Tedia Co LLC Fairfield, OH · Chemicals 70.0K lbs reported
- Piolax Manufacturing Plant Canton, GA · Transportation Equipment 70.0K lbs reported
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-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, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Huron Casting Inc. Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 - Sebewaing Factory TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sebewaing, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311313 · Food. 1.4% of Huron TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Idex Health & Science LLC (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Michigan Sugar Co - Sebewaing Factory stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 46.5%). 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