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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.
This company has information in PERI's Greenhouse database.

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FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA 1,2-Dichloroethane 40,514 4,248,438 190,644 47.95% 25.7% 76.4%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Ethylene oxide 1,263 0 56,995 14.34% 15.0% 56.7%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP DE DELAWARE CITY DE Vinyl chloride 45,949 0 49,410 12.43% 11.2% 40.5%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Vinyl chloride 16,988 60 25,275 6.36% 25.9% 77.2%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Chlorine 74,916 0 17,586 4.42% 21.8% 59.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Chloroprene 1,284 0 13,277 3.34% 22.1% 59.5%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX 1,3-Butadiene 31,397 0 9,213 2.32% 15.4% 57.3%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Chloroform 2,623 170,304 7,610 1.91% 25.3% 74.7%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX 1,2-Dichloroethane 9,221 1,778,281 7,272 1.83% 12.7% 28.7%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Vinyl chloride 47,689 53 5,305 1.33% 15.5% 57.5%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Hydroquinone 22,843 0 4,231 1.06% 15.9% 58.1%
NAN YA PLASTICS CORP AMERICA LAKE CITY SC Acetaldehyde 56,528 0 3,057 0.77% 31.1% 62.5%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Chlorine 20,332 0 1,647 0.41% 15.9% 58.2%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Carbon tetrachloride 2,107 170,271 1,488 0.37% 25.2% 74.4%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Benzene 9,860 20,683 983 0.25% 15.8% 57.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 32 177,386 850 0.21% 11.6% 13.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Trichloroethylene 695 1,699 710 0.18% 26.0% 77.7%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Benzene 1,353 16,988 379 0.10% 21.8% 58.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Chloroform 1,104 51 309 0.08% 16.1% 58.5%
NAN YA PLASTICS CORP AMERICA LAKE CITY SC 1,4-Dioxane 2,291 0 287 0.07% 30.8% 62.2%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 145 1,428,045 185 0.05% 11.5% 12.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 16 339,740 151 0.04% 25.6% 75.9%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 1,491 4,242,759 151 0.04% 24.0% 68.8%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Chloroprene 40 0 145 0.04% 15.4% 57.3%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Acetaldehyde 4,715 0 119 0.03% 15.9% 58.2%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Naphthalene 1,455 1 56 0.01% 15.7% 57.8%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Chloromethane 17,991 0 39 0.01% 16.1% 58.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Hydrochloric acid 16,748 0 37 0.01% 22.8% 63.2%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Trichloroethylene 49 98,874 32 0.01% 11.6% 14.7%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 26 0.01% 21.7% 58.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 1,432 1,274,029 20 0.01% 23.5% 66.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP DE DELAWARE CITY DE Vinyl acetate 34,162 0 19 0.00% 11.2% 41.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Hydrochloric acid 24,363 242 16 0.00% 15.8% 58.1%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 116 393,150 9 0.00% 11.6% 13.5%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 0 133,076 8 0.00% 11.5% 12.1%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Ethylidene dichloride 1,304 0 7 0.00% 21.7% 58.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Ethylbenzene 1,408 313 5 0.00% 15.5% 57.5%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Ammonia 50,743 0 1 0.00% 15.6% 57.8%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 1 0.00% 16.1% 58.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP DE DELAWARE CITY DE Ammonia 4,485 0 1 0.00% 11.2% 40.2%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Ethylene 495,072 0 1 0.00% 15.9% 58.2%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Acetophenone 8,371 0 1 0.00% 21.8% 58.7%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX n-Hexane 41,606 8,009 1 0.00% 15.5% 57.6%
NAN YA PLASTICS CORP AMERICA LAKE CITY SC Ethylene glycol 9,579 0 1 0.00% 31.2% 62.8%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Propylene (Propene) 164,025 0 1 0.00% 15.5% 57.5%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 2,286 0 0 0.00% 15.5% 57.5%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Ethylene glycol 11,864 0 0 0.00% 15.1% 56.9%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Carbon tetrachloride 2 233 0 0.00% 14.5% 56.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Xylene (mixed isomers) 1,483 137 0 0.00% 15.5% 57.5%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Dicyclopentadiene 2 0 0 0.00% 12.2% 51.7%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Vinyl acetate 1,551 179,390 0 0.00% 15.0% 56.7%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX m-Xylene 645 0 0 0.00% 14.8% 56.4%
NAN YA PLASTICS CORP AMERICA LAKE CITY SC Biphenyl 6 0 0 0.00% 33.1% 65.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Ethylidene dichloride 30 0 0 0.00% 16.1% 58.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX p-Xylene 396 0 0 0.00% 14.8% 56.3%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX o-Xylene 374 0 0 0.00% 15.0% 56.7%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Hydrogen sulfide 4 0 0 0.00% 15.2% 57.1%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP DE DELAWARE CITY DE Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 0 0.00% 11.3% 40.3%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 1,796 0 0 0.00% 24.3% 70.2%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Toluene 4,557 397 0 0.00% 15.5% 57.5%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 1,263 0 0 0.00% 21.7% 58.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Chlorobenzene 30 58,823 0 0.00% 11.7% 14.2%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Styrene 522 0 0 0.00% 15.2% 56.9%
PET COKE/COAL ENERGY GENERATING FACILITY POINT COMFORT TX Ammonia 1,801 0 0 0.00% 16.2% 56.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Methanol 3,574 545 0 0.00% 16.0% 58.3%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 33 104,851 0 0.00% 11.6% 13.7%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 3,915 0 0 0.00% 14.5% 56.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Ethylene 28 0 0 0.00% 26.2% 78.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Cumene 34 0 0 0.00% 16.0% 58.4%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 557 0 0 0.00% 16.1% 58.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Cyclohexane 341 0 0 0.00% 15.9% 58.2%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Chlorobenzene 9 254,805 0 0.00% 23.9% 68.2%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Isoprene 940 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Pentachloroethane 0 196,842 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Pentachloroethane 3 424,677 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Titanium tetrachloride 0 710 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%

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