EPA TRI Facility · Printing
Owosso Graphic Arts
Owosso, MI
- Total releases
- 1.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Owosso Graphic Arts: how the 1.1M lbs splits
1.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.1M lbs 99.6%
- Air Releases 4.5K lbs 0.4%
Owosso Graphic Arts's 1.1M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Owosso Graphic Arts is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Owosso, MI, in the printing sector. It reported 303.6K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 1.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,211 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. Owosso Graphic Arts is pounds #36 and chemical-count #245 at 1.1M 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: Great Lakes Composites LLC; Cie Newcor Mtg; Pyramid Peak Coatings LLC; Toledo Commutator Co. Similar-scale Printing peers outside Michigan: Lsc Communications / Spartanburg; Lsc Communications / Warsaw; Lsc Communications / Lancaster East; Lsc Communications / Mattoon. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Copper; N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Nitric acid.
Owosso Graphic Arts stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.6% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lsc Communications / Spartanburg and Lsc Communications / Warsaw.
Owosso Graphic Arts vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.1M lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Owosso Graphic Arts inside Shiawassee's TRI pounds
Among the 144 Printing facilities in this database, Owosso Graphic Arts reports the 2nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 89.3% of every pound reported in Shiawassee. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Lsc Communications / Spartanburg and Lsc Communications / Warsaw.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Shiawassee's reported pounds (1.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Owosso Graphic Arts's total reported releases rose from 206.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 303.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Owosso Graphic Arts's air releases rose from 702 lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Owosso Graphic Arts's off-site transfers rose from 205.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 302.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Owosso Graphic Arts Form-R facts
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See how Owosso Graphic Arts stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
11.2× more than the comparison
4.0× more 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 Owosso Graphic Arts releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 24% (244.9K lbs to 303.6K lbs).
Owosso Graphic Arts: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Owosso Graphic Arts year-over-year reported totals (increased by 24% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 244.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 134.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 243.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 206.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 303.6K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 1.1M lbs | - |
| Copper | 4.7K lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 4.5K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Owosso Graphic Arts · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Owosso Graphic Arts
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Great Lakes Composites LLC, Cie Newcor Mtg, Pyramid Peak Coatings LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Printing Facilities
Other Printing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Lsc Communications / Spartanburg, Lsc Communications / Warsaw, Lsc Communications / Lancaster East.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Owosso Graphic Arts on cumulative reported pounds (1.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Tyson Fresh Meats Inc, Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP, US Army Garrison Fort Knox. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Copper, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Great Lakes Composites LLC. Owosso Graphic Arts stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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 Owosso Graphic Arts TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Owosso Graphic Arts totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Owosso, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 323120 · Printing. 89.3% of Shiawassee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc (Δ 1.8K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Owosso Graphic Arts stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. 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