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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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FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Ethylene 529 0 0 0.00% 26.7% 74.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Propylene (Propene) 637 0 0 0.00% 26.7% 73.8%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Trichloroethylene 814 888 713 0.24% 26.4% 73.1%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Vinyl chloride 14,629 249 20,765 7.08% 26.4% 72.9%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA 1,2-Dichloroethane 41,893 224,553 170,809 58.21% 26.1% 71.8%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 15 17,759 106 0.04% 25.7% 70.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Chloroform 2,612 529 6,413 2.19% 25.6% 69.9%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Carbon tetrachloride 2,384 1,481 1,456 0.50% 25.5% 69.7%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 2,161 0 0 0.00% 24.3% 65.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 1,740 221,990 145 0.05% 23.9% 63.8%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Chlorobenzene 12 17,759 0 0.00% 23.7% 62.8%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 1,567 66,598 19 0.01% 23.5% 62.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Hydrochloric acid 17,517 0 38 0.01% 23.2% 61.1%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Chloroprene 1,323 0 12,509 4.26% 22.3% 57.2%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Chloromethane 18,774 0 41 0.01% 18.1% 56.8%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 1 0.00% 18.0% 56.8%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 475 0 0 0.00% 18.0% 56.8%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Chlorine 77,067 0 16,590 5.65% 22.1% 56.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Chloroform 758 62 215 0.07% 17.9% 56.5%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Acetophenone 26,316 0 2 0.00% 22.0% 56.4%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Hydrochloric acid 15,654 0 10 0.00% 17.8% 56.4%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Ethylene 479,395 0 1 0.00% 17.8% 56.4%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Benzene 1,374 888 353 0.12% 22.0% 56.3%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 20 0.01% 22.0% 56.3%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Ethylidene dichloride 1,333 0 7 0.00% 22.0% 56.3%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 1,403 0 0 0.00% 22.0% 56.3%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Cyclohexane 464 0 0 0.00% 17.8% 56.3%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Ammonia 46,728 0 6 0.00% 17.7% 56.2%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Vinyl acetate 15,913 2 1 0.00% 17.7% 56.1%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Benzene 9,191 8,145 918 0.31% 17.6% 56.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Ethylene glycol 1,794 0 0 0.00% 17.6% 56.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX n-Hexane 105,707 59 2 0.00% 17.6% 56.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Ethylene oxide 367 0 412 0.14% 17.6% 55.9%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Acetaldehyde 1,271 0 33 0.01% 17.6% 55.9%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Chlorine 9,341 0 785 0.27% 17.5% 55.8%
PET COKE/COAL ENERGY GENERATING FACILITY POINT COMFORT TX Ammonia 2,360 0 0 0.00% 17.7% 55.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Vinyl chloride 37,951 66 4,145 1.41% 17.4% 55.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Methanol 3,218 3,200 0 0.00% 17.4% 55.5%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 2,414 40 4 0.00% 17.2% 55.2%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Propylene (Propene) 165,017 0 1 0.00% 17.1% 55.1%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Ethylbenzene 2,871 108 10 0.00% 16.9% 55.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX 1,3-Butadiene 17,142 0 5,059 1.72% 17.1% 55.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Hydrogen sulfide 4 0 0 0.00% 17.0% 54.8%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Xylene (mixed isomers) 2,137 52 0 0.00% 16.9% 54.7%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Naphthalene 836 3,014 34 0.01% 16.9% 54.7%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Toluene 11,200 167 0 0.00% 16.5% 53.9%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX o-Xylene 1,119 1 0 0.00% 16.2% 53.3%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Chlorobenzene 6 6 0 0.00% 16.2% 53.2%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX p-Xylene 1,439 0 0 0.00% 16.0% 53.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Cumene 4 0 0 0.00% 16.0% 52.9%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX m-Xylene 2,133 0 0 0.00% 15.8% 52.7%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Styrene 1,107 690 0 0.00% 15.6% 52.3%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Hydroquinone 52 0 12 0.00% 15.5% 52.2%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Chloroprene 50 0 215 0.07% 15.5% 52.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX 1,2-Dichloroethane 16,212 302,189 6,325 2.16% 16.7% 51.8%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Dicyclopentadiene 3 0 0 0.00% 14.3% 49.8%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Trichloroethylene 790 22,071 55 0.02% 16.0% 49.4%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 890 29,458 4 0.00% 16.1% 49.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP DE DELAWARE CITY DE Vinyl acetate 33,572 0 18 0.01% 10.9% 39.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP DE DELAWARE CITY DE Vinyl chloride 42,710 0 45,001 15.34% 10.9% 39.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP DE DELAWARE CITY DE Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 0 0.00% 11.1% 38.9%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP DE DELAWARE CITY DE Ammonia 1,947 0 3 0.00% 10.7% 38.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 91 17,443 0 0.00% 15.9% 37.1%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 75 87,213 7 0.00% 15.6% 23.2%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 8 69,421 164 0.06% 15.5% 18.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 0 17,443 0 0.00% 15.5% 17.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Pentachloroethane 7 22,200 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Carbon tetrachloride 0 288 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Pentachloroethane 0 29,071 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Isoprene 246 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%

For explanations of most columns above, including the EJ Shares, see the technical notes.

The Greenhouse CO2e column shows the CO2 equivalent pounds released by this facility if the facility also exists in the Greenhouse database

* Split: if 50% appears in this column, then the facility's emissions have been split among two 50/50% ownership parent companies for their parent company data, although the full pounds and score are displayed here.

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