PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Westlake Chemical

Rank in Greenhouse 100: 95
2019 Greenhouse gas CO2 equivalent emissions (metric tons): 7,280,840
Percentage of national total 2019 GHGRP large fixed source emissions: 0.3%
Percentage of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, including transportation and residential: 0.1%
Parent company sectors (in descending order of emissions): Chemicals, Power Plants, Other
EJ: Poor Share: 16%
EJ: Minority Share: 35%

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This company is rank 61 on the Toxic 100 Air list.
This company is rank 66 on the Toxic 100 Water list.

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Facility Name	City	State	Sub-Sector	CO2 equivalent emissions (mt)	CO2 emissions (mt)	CH4 emissions (CO2 equivalent mt)	N2O emissions (CO2 equivalent mt)	Biogenic CO2 emissions (mt) ***	Other emissions (CO2 equivalent mt) ****	Percent of total company emissions	Split *	EJ Minority %	EJ Black %	EJ Hispanic %	EJ Poor %	EJ Near Poor %
Eagle US 2 LLC	WESTLAKE	LA	Petrochemical Production	1,719,947	1,718,176	805	966	0	0	23.62%		37.1%	28.8%	4.0%	17.1%	37.4%
Eagle US 2 LLC	WESTLAKE	LA	Power Plants	1,587,376	1,585,764	736	877	0	0	21.80%		37.1%	28.8%	4.0%	17.1%	37.4%
Axiall LLC	PLAQUEMINE	LA	Petrochemical Production	1,149,415	1,148,266	524	625	0	0	15.79%		42.6%	32.4%	4.6%	18.0%	32.0%
WESTLAKE PETROCHEMICALS LP - ETHYLENE MANUFACTURING COMPLEX (PETRO I/PETRO II)	SULPHUR	LA	Petrochemical Production	1,034,631	1,014,482	9,184	10,965	0	0	14.21%		26.0%	17.5%	3.9%	14.0%	32.7%
Eagle Natrium LLC - Natrium Plant	Proctor	WV	Other Chemicals	678,439	677,745	317	377	0	0	9.32%		1.9%	0.1%	0.4%	18.3%	35.8%
WESTLAKE VINYLS INC	CALVERT CITY	KY	Petrochemical Production	542,681	540,605	987	1,089	0	0	7.45%		3.1%	0.3%	2.0%	9.6%	29.5%
WESTLAKE VINYLS CO LP	GEISMAR	LA	Petrochemical Production	216,054	215,679	139	235	0	0	2.97%		35.0%	25.5%	4.9%	10.0%	21.7%
WESTLAKE STYRENE LLC - STYRENE MONOMER PRODUCTION FACILITY	SULPHUR	LA	Other Chemicals	154,832	154,672	73	87	0	0	2.13%		26.0%	17.5%	3.9%	14.0%	32.7%
Axiall LLC	WESTLAKE	LA	Petrochemical Production	76,118	76,055	29	34	0	0	1.05%		36.3%	28.2%	3.9%	16.7%	36.5%
Axiall Aberdeen	ABERDEEN	MS	Manufacturing	62,688	62,623	30	35	0	0	0.86%		57.8%	57.0%	0.6%	16.9%	42.3%
WESTLAKE POLYMERS LP - POLYETHYLENE I & II PLANTS	SULPHUR	LA	Manufacturing	32,961	32,927	16	18	0	0	0.45%		35.4%	27.7%	3.4%	17.1%	37.6%
Westlake Longview Corp.	Longview	TX	Manufacturing	25,699	25,673	12	14	0	0	0.35%		41.2%	20.5%	17.3%	16.7%	38.3%

For more information on the data, see the technical notes.

* Split: if 50% appears in this column, then the facility's emissions have been split among two 50/50% ownership parent companies.

*** Biogenic CO2 has not been included within the emissions totals anywhere else in this application.

**** "Other emissions" include HFCs, NF3, PFC, SF6, and other fluorinated gases.

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