PERI: Toxic 100 Index

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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Chemical	Air releases (lbs)	Incineration transfers (lbs)	Toxic Score (quantity x exposure x toxicity x population)	Percent of total company score	EJ: Poor Share	EJ: Minority Share
Trichloroethylene	1,604	22,959	767	0.26%	26.0%	72.0%
1,2-Dichloroethane	58,105	526,742	177,134	60.37%	25.8%	71.3%
Carbon tetrachloride	2,384	1,769	1,456	0.50%	25.5%	69.7%
Chloroform	3,370	591	6,628	2.26%	25.4%	69.6%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)	2,636	0	0	0.00%	24.1%	64.8%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	1,815	309,203	153	0.05%	23.6%	62.0%
Chlorobenzene	18	17,765	0	0.00%	23.0%	62.0%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)	2,457	96,056	23	0.01%	22.6%	60.5%
Hydrochloric acid	33,171	0	48	0.02%	22.4%	60.4%
Chloroprene	1,373	0	12,724	4.34%	22.2%	57.2%
Acetophenone	26,316	0	2	0.00%	22.0%	56.4%
Ethylidene dichloride	1,333	0	7	0.00%	22.0%	56.3%
Chlorine	86,408	0	17,375	5.92%	21.9%	56.6%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	0	0	21	0.01%	21.8%	56.3%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	1,494	17,443	0	0.00%	21.8%	55.7%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane	23	87,180	270	0.09%	19.5%	38.6%
Benzene	10,565	9,033	1,270	0.43%	19.2%	56.1%
Ethylene	479,924	0	1	0.00%	18.1%	56.9%
Chloromethane	18,774	0	41	0.01%	18.1%	56.8%
Cyclohexane	464	0	0	0.00%	17.8%	56.3%
Propylene (Propene)	165,654	0	1	0.00%	17.7%	56.2%
Ethylene glycol	1,794	0	0	0.00%	17.6%	56.0%
n-Hexane	105,707	59	2	0.00%	17.6%	56.0%
Acetaldehyde	1,271	0	33	0.01%	17.6%	55.9%
Ethylene oxide	367	0	412	0.14%	17.6%	55.9%
Methanol	3,218	3,200	0	0.00%	17.4%	55.5%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	2,414	40	4	0.00%	17.2%	55.2%
1,3-Butadiene	17,142	0	5,059	1.72%	17.1%	55.0%
Hydrogen sulfide	4	0	0	0.00%	17.0%	54.8%
Xylene (mixed isomers)	2,137	52	0	0.00%	16.9%	54.7%
Ethylbenzene	2,871	108	10	0.00%	16.9%	55.0%
Naphthalene	836	3,014	34	0.01%	16.9%	54.7%
Toluene	11,200	167	0	0.00%	16.5%	53.9%
o-Xylene	1,119	1	0	0.00%	16.2%	53.3%
p-Xylene	1,439	0	0	0.00%	16.0%	53.0%
Cumene	4	0	0	0.00%	16.0%	52.9%
Vinyl chloride	95,290	315	69,911	23.83%	15.9%	50.0%
m-Xylene	2,133	0	0	0.00%	15.8%	52.7%
Styrene	1,107	690	0	0.00%	15.6%	52.3%
Hydroquinone	52	0	12	0.00%	15.5%	52.2%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane	0	17,443	0	0.00%	15.5%	17.0%
Ammonia	51,035	0	8	0.00%	14.9%	49.2%
Dicyclopentadiene	3	0	0	0.00%	14.3%	49.8%
Vinyl acetate	49,485	2	19	0.01%	11.1%	40.1%
Pentachloroethane	7	51,271	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
Isoprene	246	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%

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