Formosa Plastics
Rank in Toxic 100: 62
Rank among all TRI companies: 177
Air releases 2015 (lbs): 1,248,769
Incineration transfers 2015 (lbs): 1,165,102
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2015: 293,428
Percentage of national total 2015 toxic air and incineration score: 0.1%
EJ: Poor Share: 23%
EJ: Minority Share: 64%
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This company is rank 59 on the Toxic 100 Water list .
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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane
0
17,443
2,600
0
0.00%
15.5%
36.3%
17.0%
5.8%
7.5%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
1,494
17,443
1
0
0.00%
21.8%
40.9%
55.7%
48.2%
4.1%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
23
87,180
210,000
270
0.09%
19.5%
40.4%
38.6%
29.2%
6.2%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
1,815
309,203
5,700
153
0.05%
23.6%
43.7%
62.0%
55.6%
3.5%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
2,414
40
580
4
0.00%
17.2%
36.7%
55.2%
4.6%
46.5%
1,2-Dichloroethane
58,105
526,742
93,000
177,134
60.37%
25.8%
47.0%
71.3%
65.4%
3.7%
1,3-Butadiene
17,142
0
110,000
5,059
1.72%
17.1%
36.4%
55.0%
4.4%
46.3%
Acetaldehyde
1,271
0
7,900
33
0.01%
17.6%
37.4%
55.9%
4.7%
47.1%
Acetophenone
26,316
0
10
2
0.00%
22.0%
41.1%
56.4%
49.8%
3.2%
Ammonia
51,035
0
35
8
0.00%
14.9%
32.6%
49.2%
11.9%
32.2%
Benzene
10,565
9,033
28,000
1,270
0.43%
19.2%
38.8%
56.1%
20.7%
31.6%
Carbon tetrachloride
2,384
1,769
21,000
1,456
0.50%
25.5%
46.4%
69.7%
64.6%
2.8%
Chlorine
86,408
0
23,000
17,375
5.92%
21.9%
41.1%
56.6%
48.6%
4.6%
Chlorobenzene
18
17,765
4
0
0.00%
23.0%
43.0%
62.0%
52.2%
6.8%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)
2,636
0
0
0
0.00%
24.1%
44.4%
64.8%
57.6%
4.4%
Chloroform
3,370
591
82,000
6,628
2.26%
25.4%
46.3%
69.6%
63.4%
3.8%
Chloromethane
18,774
0
640
41
0.01%
18.1%
38.2%
56.8%
4.8%
48.0%
Chloroprene
1,373
0
1,100,000
12,724
4.34%
22.2%
41.4%
57.2%
50.1%
3.6%
Cumene
4
0
9
0
0.00%
16.0%
35.1%
52.9%
4.4%
44.4%
Cyclohexane
464
0
1
0
0.00%
17.8%
37.7%
56.3%
4.8%
47.4%
Dicyclopentadiene
3
0
18,000
0
0.00%
14.3%
32.4%
49.8%
3.9%
41.5%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
0
0
1,400,000,000
21
0.01%
21.8%
41.0%
56.3%
47.6%
5.3%
Ethylbenzene
2,871
108
890
10
0.00%
16.9%
36.5%
55.0%
5.1%
45.7%
Ethylene
479,924
0
1
1
0.00%
18.1%
38.1%
56.9%
6.6%
46.3%
Ethylene glycol
1,794
0
9
0
0.00%
17.6%
37.5%
56.0%
4.7%
47.2%
Ethylene oxide
367
0
310,000
412
0.14%
17.6%
37.5%
55.9%
4.8%
47.1%
Ethylidene dichloride
1,333
0
570
7
0.00%
22.0%
41.1%
56.3%
49.7%
3.2%
Hydrochloric acid
33,171
0
180
48
0.02%
22.4%
42.2%
60.4%
47.3%
9.9%
Hydrogen sulfide
4
0
1,800
0
0.00%
17.0%
36.5%
54.8%
4.6%
46.1%
Hydroquinone
52
0
60,000
12
0.00%
15.5%
34.4%
52.2%
4.3%
43.7%
Isoprene
246
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
m-Xylene
2,133
0
35
0
0.00%
15.8%
34.8%
52.7%
4.3%
44.2%
Methanol
3,218
3,200
0
0
0.00%
17.4%
37.1%
55.5%
4.7%
46.8%
n-Hexane
105,707
59
5
2
0.00%
17.6%
37.5%
56.0%
4.7%
47.2%
Naphthalene
836
3,014
12,000
34
0.01%
16.9%
36.4%
54.7%
4.5%
46.0%
o-Xylene
1,119
1
35
0
0.00%
16.2%
35.4%
53.3%
4.4%
44.7%
p-Xylene
1,439
0
35
0
0.00%
16.0%
35.1%
53.0%
4.4%
44.4%
Pentachloroethane
7
51,271
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Propylene (Propene)
165,654
0
1
1
0.00%
17.7%
37.3%
56.2%
8.3%
43.8%
Styrene
1,107
690
4
0
0.00%
15.6%
34.4%
52.3%
4.2%
43.8%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)
2,457
96,056
930
23
0.01%
22.6%
42.5%
60.5%
49.9%
7.5%
Toluene
11,200
167
1
0
0.00%
16.5%
35.8%
53.9%
4.5%
45.2%
Trichloroethylene
1,604
22,959
15,000
767
0.26%
26.0%
47.2%
72.0%
65.4%
4.4%
Vinyl acetate
49,485
2
18
19
0.01%
11.1%
25.7%
40.1%
22.8%
10.7%
Vinyl chloride
95,290
315
31,000
69,911
23.83%
15.9%
32.6%
50.0%
36.0%
8.8%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
2,137
52
35
0
0.00%
16.9%
36.4%
54.7%
4.6%
46.0%
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