Celanese
Rank in Toxic 100: 54
Rank among all TRI companies: 161
Air releases 2015 (lbs): 910,041
Incineration transfers 2015 (lbs): 12,541,336
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2015: 339,896
Percentage of national total 2015 toxic air and incineration score: 0.1%
EJ: Poor Share: 17%
EJ: Minority Share: 59%
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1,3-Butadiene
500
0
110,000
188
0.06%
15.2%
33.8%
7.5%
2.2%
1.9%
1,4-Dichlorobenzene
16,689
78,064
3,900
1,456
0.43%
20.8%
42.5%
34.0%
18.8%
10.8%
Acetaldehyde
23,001
4,065
7,900
8,259
2.43%
16.6%
37.1%
53.3%
13.7%
34.5%
Acetonitrile
1,884
0
58
1
0.00%
15.6%
34.2%
7.6%
2.3%
1.8%
Acrolein
43
0
180,000
30
0.01%
17.8%
37.4%
57.6%
12.2%
40.4%
Acrylic acid
62
2,802
3,500
9
0.00%
15.5%
35.3%
37.9%
22.9%
8.7%
Aluminum (fume or dust)
850
0
700
78
0.02%
19.1%
36.7%
23.4%
13.2%
5.4%
Ammonia
10,282
0
35
30
0.01%
16.7%
36.3%
59.6%
12.8%
41.4%
Antimony and antimony compounds
1,164
0
18,000
2,730
0.80%
19.1%
36.7%
23.4%
13.2%
5.4%
Benzene
2,499
0
28,000
649
0.19%
25.8%
47.3%
81.7%
2.9%
76.8%
Butyl acrylate
87
0
3,500
5
0.00%
18.4%
42.2%
30.1%
21.0%
5.7%
Butyraldehyde
1,291
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Chlorine
10
0
23,000
2
0.00%
26.1%
47.4%
81.6%
2.8%
76.8%
Cyclohexane
217,956
0
1
1
0.00%
15.3%
33.9%
7.4%
2.2%
1.8%
Dichloromethane
22,340
0
36
5
0.00%
15.5%
34.2%
7.6%
2.3%
1.8%
Diisocyanates
5
20
350,000
16
0.00%
25.8%
47.3%
81.7%
2.9%
76.8%
Ethyl acrylate
0
2
73
0
0.00%
16.3%
35.5%
59.5%
12.7%
41.3%
Ethylene
106,774
6,706,705
1
8
0.00%
16.6%
36.2%
58.6%
13.3%
39.9%
Ethylene glycol
13,472
3
9
6
0.00%
17.8%
39.8%
42.7%
15.8%
22.5%
Ethylene oxide
6,812
1
310,000
284,152
83.60%
16.1%
35.4%
58.4%
12.8%
40.0%
Formaldehyde
27,825
54,792
46,000
11,661
3.43%
25.9%
47.3%
81.3%
3.1%
76.2%
Formic acid
43
0
1
0
0.00%
25.8%
47.3%
81.7%
2.9%
76.8%
Hydrogen sulfide
39
0
1,800
1
0.00%
20.1%
40.9%
31.2%
18.1%
8.9%
Isobutyraldehyde
170
0
100
0
0.00%
21.6%
42.1%
53.7%
11.3%
38.4%
Lead and lead compounds
7
0
23,000
1
0.00%
18.8%
38.0%
10.7%
3.6%
2.2%
Mercury and mercury compounds
7
0
12,000
0
0.00%
18.8%
38.0%
10.7%
3.6%
2.2%
Methanol
66,058
3,303,995
0
1
0.00%
17.3%
37.0%
61.9%
12.6%
44.2%
Methyl iodide
386
40,240
290,000
30,372
8.94%
16.3%
35.8%
59.2%
13.0%
40.6%
n-Butyl alcohol
18,039
0
10
21
0.01%
15.0%
34.0%
54.9%
11.7%
37.5%
n-Hexane
120,651
796,189
5
12
0.00%
20.5%
40.8%
69.2%
8.9%
56.3%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone
8,688
5,884
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Phenol
7,167
120
18
2
0.00%
21.5%
44.0%
35.8%
18.5%
13.2%
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
0
161
360,000
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Propionaldehyde
306
0
440
0
0.00%
21.7%
42.1%
54.7%
11.5%
39.2%
Propylene (Propene)
1,515
0
1
0
0.00%
15.9%
35.0%
58.6%
12.2%
40.9%
Titanium tetrachloride
107
0
35,000
0
0.00%
20.4%
46.9%
84.7%
0.3%
79.8%
Triethylamine
747
0
500
2
0.00%
27.1%
48.5%
82.3%
3.0%
77.2%
Vinyl acetate
231,942
1,548,292
18
191
0.06%
15.9%
35.3%
55.6%
12.5%
37.7%
Zinc and zinc compounds
625
0
100
8
0.00%
19.1%
36.7%
23.4%
13.2%
5.4%
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