PERI: Greenhouse 100 Polluters Index

Westlake Chemical

Rank in Greenhouse 100 Polluters: 90
2022 Greenhouse gas CO2 equivalent emissions (metric tons): 6,738,936
Percentage of national total 2022 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 31 on the Toxic 100 Air Polluters list.
This company is rank 51 on the Toxic 100 Water Polluters list.

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Facility Name	City	State	Sub-Sector	CO2 equivalent emissions (mt)	Percent of total company emissions	Split *	EJ Minority %	EJ Poor %
Westlake US 2 LLC	WESTLAKE	LA	Power Plants	1,549,787	23.00%		37.3%	16.8%
Westlake US 2 LLC	WESTLAKE	LA	Petrochemical Production	1,487,058	22.07%		37.3%	16.8%
Westlake Chemicals and Vinyls, LLC	PLAQUEMINE	LA	Petrochemical Production	1,067,704	15.84%		44.1%	18.5%
WESTLAKE PETROCHEMICALS LP - ETHYLENE MANUFACTURING COMPLEX (PETRO I/PETRO II)	SULPHUR	LA	Petrochemical Production	1,024,162	15.20%		17.1%	10.6%
WESTLAKE VINYLS INC	CALVERT CITY	KY	Petrochemical Production	517,429	7.68%		4.2%	11.6%
Eagle Natrium LLC - Natrium Plant	Proctor	WV	Other Chemicals	515,179	7.64%		2.6%	14.9%
WESTLAKE VINYLS CO LP	GEISMAR	LA	Petrochemical Production	230,513	3.42%		37.6%	10.4%
WESTLAKE STYRENE LLC - STYRENE MONOMER PRODUCTION FACILITY	SULPHUR	LA	Other Chemicals	161,184	2.39%		24.9%	13.1%
Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC	WESTLAKE	LA	Petrochemical Production	73,204	1.09%		36.9%	16.2%
Westlake, Aberdeen	ABERDEEN	MS	Manufacturing	57,855	0.86%		62.4%	22.6%
WESTLAKE POLYMERS LP - POLYETHYLENE I & II PLANTS	SULPHUR	LA	Manufacturing	32,858	0.49%		35.6%	16.8%
Westlake Longview Corp.	Longview	TX	Manufacturing	22,003	0.33%		43.3%	14.4%

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.

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