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Shin-Etsu Chemical

Rank in Toxic 100: 77
Rank among all TRI companies: 198
Air releases 2017 (lbs): 455,553
Incineration transfers 2017 (lbs): 1,664
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2017: 282,265
EJ: Poor Share: 20%
EJ: Minority Share: 54%

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SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA 1,2-Dichloroethane 39,348 0 111,632 39.55% 19.4% 54.0%
SE TYLOSE LOUISIANA LLC PLAQUEMINE LA Ethylene oxide 147 0 53,951 19.11% 19.7% 53.4%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Vinyl chloride 68,592 0 39,886 14.13% 19.9% 53.2%
SHINTECH LOUISIANA LLC - ADDIS PLANT A ADDIS LA Vinyl chloride 65,755 0 26,088 9.24% 19.2% 46.9%
SHINTECH INC FREEPORT TX Vinyl chloride 31,734 8 20,170 7.15% 19.8% 62.0%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Chlorine 54,862 0 17,194 6.09% 20.5% 51.1%
SHINTECH INC FREEPORT TX Chromium compounds 11 0 4,287 1.52% 19.9% 62.1%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Chloroprene 285 0 3,435 1.22% 21.0% 50.5%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Chloroform 1,582 0 1,968 0.70% 20.3% 51.7%
SHIN-ETSU SILICONES OF AMERICA INC FREEPORT TX Acrylonitrile 154 0 1,221 0.43% 21.5% 67.5%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Carbon tetrachloride 1,791 0 590 0.21% 20.2% 51.8%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 6,875 0 556 0.20% 20.4% 51.3%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 188 0 521 0.18% 20.6% 50.9%
SHINTECH LOUISIANA LLC - ADDIS PLANT A ADDIS LA Chlorine 1,450 0 220 0.08% 20.3% 51.6%
SHIN-ETSU SILICONES OF AMERICA INC FREEPORT TX Chlorine 255 0 213 0.08% 21.8% 68.1%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Hydrochloric acid 42,710 0 118 0.04% 20.3% 51.7%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Benzene 211 0 71 0.03% 20.8% 50.3%
SHIN-ETSU SILICONES OF AMERICA INC FREEPORT TX Propylene oxide 153 0 61 0.02% 20.7% 65.9%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Trichloroethylene 75 0 14 0.00% 20.8% 50.4%
SEH AMERICA INC VANCOUVER WA Nitric acid 207 0 12 0.00% 12.3% 27.1%
SHIN-ETSU SILICONES OF AMERICA INC FREEPORT TX Hydrogen sulfide 147 0 9 0.00% 21.9% 68.3%
SEH AMERICA INC VANCOUVER WA Hydrochloric acid 226 0 9 0.00% 12.3% 27.1%
SHINTECH INC FREEPORT TX Antimony compounds 18 0 9 0.00% 19.9% 62.1%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Ammonia 74,155 0 6 0.00% 20.7% 50.4%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Ethylidene dichloride 700 0 6 0.00% 20.3% 51.5%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 5 0.00% 20.8% 50.3%
SEH AMERICA INC VANCOUVER WA Hydrogen fluoride 56 0 4 0.00% 12.3% 27.3%
SE TYLOSE LOUISIANA LLC PLAQUEMINE LA tert-Butyl alcohol 5,665 0 2 0.00% 20.4% 49.9%
SE TYLOSE LOUISIANA LLC PLAQUEMINE LA Nitric acid 173 0 2 0.00% 19.6% 53.8%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 75 0 1 0.00% 20.8% 50.3%
SEH AMERICA INC VANCOUVER WA Ammonia 343 0 0 0.00% 12.3% 27.1%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Chloromethane 41 0 0 0.00% 20.8% 50.3%
SHIN-ETSU SILICONES OF AMERICA INC FREEPORT TX n-Hexane 500 1,656 0 0.00% 21.3% 69.4%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Methanol 15,726 0 0 0.00% 20.5% 51.1%
SHINTECH INC FREEPORT TX Methanol 16,869 0 0 0.00% 18.2% 58.9%
SHINTECH LOUISIANA LLC - ADDIS PLANT A ADDIS LA Methanol 20,103 0 0 0.00% 20.1% 50.8%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Vinylidene chloride 122 0 0 0.00% 20.9% 50.4%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Ethylene glycol 79 0 0 0.00% 19.5% 54.7%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Ethylene 2,381 0 0 0.00% 20.8% 50.5%
SHIN-ETSU SILICONES OF AMERICA INC FREEPORT TX Methanol 1,003 0 0 0.00% 21.9% 68.2%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Chlorobenzene 135 0 0 0.00% 20.8% 50.3%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 652 0 0 0.00% 20.4% 51.4%

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