PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Westlake Chemical

Rank in Greenhouse 100: 98
2020 Greenhouse gas CO2 equivalent emissions (metric tons): 6,556,189
Percentage of national total 2020 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 41 on the Toxic 100 Air list.
This company is rank 30 on the Toxic 100 Water list.

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Facility Name	City	State	CO2 equivalent emissions (mt)	Percent of total company emissions	Split *	EJ Minority %	EJ Poor %	Toxic Air score
Eagle US 2 LLC	WESTLAKE	LA	2,708,141	41.31%		37.2%	16.4%	148,172
WESTLAKE VINYLS CO LP	GEISMAR	LA	203,582	3.11%		36.4%	9.8%	108,412
Axiall LLC	PLAQUEMINE	LA	1,234,090	18.82%		43.6%	18.7%	45,270
Westlake Longview Corp.	Longview	TX	25,210	0.38%		42.8%	15.9%	41,390
Axiall LLC	WESTLAKE	LA	40,199	0.61%		36.8%	15.9%	30,119
WESTLAKE PETROCHEMICALS LP - ETHYLENE MANUFACTURING COMPLEX (PETRO I/PETRO II)	SULPHUR	LA	951,889	14.52%		25.7%	12.6%	23,458
Axiall Aberdeen	ABERDEEN	MS	49,756	0.76%		58.7%	20.9%	5,428
Eagle Natrium LLC - Natrium Plant	Proctor	WV	633,313	9.66%		2.0%	17.2%	104
WESTLAKE POLYMERS LP - POLYETHYLENE I & II PLANTS	SULPHUR	LA	38,892	0.59%		34.9%	15.7%	89
WESTLAKE STYRENE LLC - STYRENE MONOMER PRODUCTION FACILITY	SULPHUR	LA	137,658	2.10%		25.7%	12.6%
WESTLAKE VINYLS INC	CALVERT CITY	KY	533,459	8.14%		3.8%	9.9%

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.

The Toxic Air score column shows the facility's total chronic human health air toxicity score if the facility also exists in the Toxic 100 Air database.

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