Formosa Plastics
Rank in Toxic 100: 60
Rank among all TRI companies: 157
Air releases 2017 (lbs): 1,306,351
Incineration transfers 2017 (lbs): 15,723,861
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2017: 397,561
Percentage of national total 2017 toxic air and incineration score: 0.1%
EJ: Poor Share: 22%
EJ: Minority Share: 67%
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This company is rank 30 on the Toxic 100 Water list .
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1,2-Dichloroethane
49,735
6,026,719
93,000
197,916
49.78%
25.3%
45.7%
75.0%
70.4%
2.8%
Vinyl chloride
110,626
113
31,000
79,989
20.12%
16.5%
32.5%
53.9%
39.8%
9.0%
Ethylene oxide
1,263
0
11,000,000
56,995
14.34%
15.0%
35.7%
56.7%
4.0%
48.5%
Chlorine
95,248
0
23,000
19,233
4.84%
21.5%
40.5%
58.9%
49.5%
6.1%
Chloroprene
1,324
0
1,100,000
13,422
3.38%
22.0%
41.0%
59.5%
52.7%
3.5%
1,3-Butadiene
31,397
0
110,000
9,213
2.32%
15.4%
35.8%
57.3%
3.8%
49.0%
Chloroform
3,727
170,355
82,000
7,918
1.99%
25.1%
45.4%
74.2%
68.6%
3.6%
Hydroquinone
22,843
0
60,000
4,231
1.06%
15.9%
36.5%
58.1%
4.1%
49.7%
Acetaldehyde
61,243
0
7,900
3,176
0.80%
30.7%
52.8%
62.4%
55.8%
5.1%
Carbon tetrachloride
2,109
170,504
21,000
1,488
0.37%
25.2%
45.5%
74.4%
70.0%
2.4%
Benzene
11,213
37,671
28,000
1,362
0.34%
17.9%
38.0%
58.0%
21.1%
33.0%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
48
517,126
210,000
1,001
0.25%
13.8%
31.0%
22.9%
15.8%
2.8%
Trichloroethylene
744
100,573
15,000
743
0.19%
25.4%
45.8%
75.2%
71.1%
2.4%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
1,636
5,670,804
5,700
336
0.08%
17.1%
35.2%
37.8%
31.5%
2.6%
1,4-Dioxane
2,291
0
18,000
287
0.07%
30.8%
53.0%
62.2%
56.8%
3.9%
Naphthalene
1,455
1
12,000
56
0.01%
15.7%
36.3%
57.8%
4.1%
49.4%
Hydrochloric acid
41,111
242
180
53
0.01%
21.2%
40.8%
62.1%
45.5%
13.4%
Chloromethane
17,991
0
640
39
0.01%
16.1%
37.0%
58.6%
4.3%
50.0%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)
1,548
1,667,179
930
29
0.01%
19.8%
38.4%
50.0%
43.7%
3.0%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
0
0
1,400,000,000
27
0.01%
21.6%
40.5%
58.6%
50.6%
4.7%
Vinyl acetate
35,713
179,390
18
19
0.00%
11.2%
24.3%
41.1%
23.7%
10.2%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane
0
133,076
2,600
8
0.00%
11.5%
28.1%
12.1%
5.4%
2.0%
Ethylidene dichloride
1,334
0
570
8
0.00%
21.7%
40.6%
58.6%
51.8%
3.4%
Ethylbenzene
1,408
313
890
5
0.00%
15.5%
36.2%
57.5%
4.1%
49.2%
Ammonia
57,029
0
7
2
0.00%
13.2%
29.6%
47.9%
15.0%
27.1%
Ethylene glycol
21,443
0
9
1
0.00%
27.1%
48.8%
61.3%
43.5%
15.6%
Ethylene
495,100
0
1
1
0.00%
15.9%
36.7%
58.2%
4.3%
49.6%
Acetophenone
8,371
0
10
1
0.00%
21.8%
40.6%
58.7%
52.2%
3.2%
n-Hexane
41,606
8,009
5
1
0.00%
15.5%
36.3%
57.6%
4.1%
49.2%
Propylene (Propene)
164,025
0
1
1
0.00%
15.5%
36.1%
57.5%
4.0%
49.2%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
2,286
0
58
0
0.00%
15.5%
36.1%
57.5%
4.0%
49.1%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
1,483
137
35
0
0.00%
15.5%
36.2%
57.5%
4.1%
49.1%
Dicyclopentadiene
2
0
18,000
0
0.00%
12.2%
32.3%
51.7%
3.1%
44.5%
m-Xylene
645
0
35
0
0.00%
14.8%
35.4%
56.4%
3.9%
48.3%
Biphenyl
6
0
800
0
0.00%
33.1%
54.9%
65.6%
60.1%
4.3%
p-Xylene
396
0
35
0
0.00%
14.8%
35.4%
56.3%
3.9%
48.3%
o-Xylene
374
0
35
0
0.00%
15.0%
35.7%
56.7%
4.0%
48.5%
Hydrogen sulfide
4
0
1,800
0
0.00%
15.2%
35.9%
57.1%
4.1%
48.8%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)
2,353
0
0
0
0.00%
24.0%
44.0%
69.8%
63.2%
4.2%
Toluene
4,557
397
1
0
0.00%
15.5%
36.2%
57.5%
4.2%
49.1%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
1,296
104,851
1
0
0.00%
20.1%
38.7%
51.5%
44.7%
3.3%
Chlorobenzene
39
313,628
4
0
0.00%
12.8%
29.8%
19.0%
10.4%
4.0%
Styrene
522
0
4
0
0.00%
15.2%
35.6%
56.9%
3.8%
48.7%
Methanol
3,574
545
0
0
0.00%
16.0%
36.8%
58.3%
4.3%
49.8%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)
3,915
0
0
0
0.00%
14.5%
35.3%
56.0%
3.9%
48.0%
Cumene
34
0
9
0
0.00%
16.0%
36.8%
58.4%
4.3%
49.9%
Cyclohexane
341
0
1
0
0.00%
15.9%
36.7%
58.2%
4.2%
49.8%
Pentachloroethane
3
621,519
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Isoprene
940
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Titanium tetrachloride
0
710
35,000
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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