EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant
Muskegon, MI · Parent: Sun Chemical Corp
- Total releases
- 214.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant: how the 214.1K lbs splits
214.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 208.7K lbs 97.5%
- Air Releases 5.4K lbs 2.5%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant's 214.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Muskegon, MI, in the chemicals sector. It reported 96.3K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 214.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,136 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. Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant is pounds #110 and chemical-count #108 at 214.1K 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: Eagle Alloy Inc.; Port City Metal Products; Port City Die Cast; Johnson Technology Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Michigan: Mary Kay Inc.; Chemdesign Products Inc; Vantage Specialties; Ingevity Virginia Corp. Other Sun Chemical Corp sites in this extract: Sun Cosmetics LLC; Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility; Sun Chemical Corp; Sun Chemical Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Sodium nitrite; o-Toluidine.
Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.5% off-site transfers) across 8 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 214.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mary Kay Inc. and Chemdesign Products Inc.
Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
214K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant reports the 615th-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.7% of its sector. Scale peers outside Michigan include Mary Kay Inc. and Chemdesign Products Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant's total reported releases rose from 27.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 96.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant's off-site transfers rose from 25.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 93.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant's air releases rose from 1.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant 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 Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 214.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 928% (9.4K lbs to 96.3K lbs).
Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 928% 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 | 9.4K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 6.4K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 74.6K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 27.4K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 96.3K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 100.0K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 86.6K lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 9.3K lbs | - |
| o-Toluidine | 7.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| o-Anisidine | 7.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 3.4K lbs | - |
| 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride | 79 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 2 lbs | Carcinogen |
Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Eagle Alloy Inc., Port City Metal Products, Port City Die Cast, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Mary Kay Inc., Chemdesign Products Inc, Vantage Specialties.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant on cumulative reported pounds (214.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Molson Coors Shenandoah Brewery, Arkansas Lime Co, Weyerhaeuser Nr Co McComb Wood Products. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
- Molson Coors Shenandoah Brewery Elkton, VA · Beverages 214.1K lbs reported
- Arkansas Lime Co Batesville, AR · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 214.1K lbs reported
- Weyerhaeuser Nr Co McComb Wood Products Magnolia, MS · Wood Products 214.1K lbs reported
- Ge (greenville) Gas Turbines L.L.C. Greenville, SC · Machinery 214.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Sun Chemical Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sun Cosmetics LLC, Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility, Sun Chemical Corp.
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), Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Sodium nitrite, o-Toluidine; nearby reporters include Eagle Alloy Inc.. Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · 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.
Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Muskegon, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325130 · Chemicals. 2.0% of Muskegon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Molson Coors Shenandoah Brewery (Δ 23 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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