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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.
This company has information in PERI's Greenhouse database.

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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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