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Shin-Etsu Chemical

Rank among all TRI companies: 275
Air releases 2018 (lbs): 360,878
Incineration transfers 2018 (lbs): 8,796
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2018: 136,425
EJ: Poor Share: 18%
EJ: Minority Share: 52%

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SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA 1,2-Dichloroethane 19,135 0 51,858 38.01% 17.2% 52.0%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Vinyl chloride 36,361 0 24,418 17.90% 17.5% 52.1%
SHINTECH LOUISIANA LLC - ADDIS PLANT A ADDIS LA Vinyl chloride 25,520 0 18,364 13.46% 18.0% 45.2%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Chlorine 53,774 0 17,048 12.50% 19.2% 50.8%
SHINTECH INC FREEPORT TX Vinyl chloride 21,552 0 10,307 7.56% 17.8% 62.0%
SE TYLOSE LOUISIANA LLC PLAQUEMINE LA Ethylene oxide 17 0 5,920 4.34% 19.2% 49.8%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Chloroprene 260 0 3,161 2.32% 20.0% 50.7%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Chloroform 1,498 0 1,903 1.39% 18.8% 51.1%
SHIN-ETSU SILICONES OF AMERICA INC FREEPORT TX Acrylonitrile 154 0 1,138 0.83% 20.1% 68.6%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Carbon tetrachloride 1,717 0 577 0.42% 18.6% 51.2%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 6,298 0 521 0.38% 19.0% 51.0%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 172 0 485 0.36% 19.4% 50.8%
SHINTECH LOUISIANA LLC - ADDIS PLANT A ADDIS LA Chlorine 1,429 0 219 0.16% 19.7% 51.8%
SHIN-ETSU SILICONES OF AMERICA INC FREEPORT TX Chlorine 255 0 212 0.16% 20.4% 69.1%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Hydrochloric acid 40,595 0 106 0.08% 19.0% 51.0%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Benzene 196 0 67 0.05% 19.8% 50.5%
SHIN-ETSU SILICONES OF AMERICA INC FREEPORT TX Propylene oxide 159 0 52 0.04% 19.1% 66.5%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Trichloroethylene 68 0 12 0.01% 19.8% 50.5%
SEH AMERICA INC VANCOUVER WA Nitric acid 362 0 11 0.01% 10.9% 27.4%
SHIN-ETSU SILICONES OF AMERICA INC FREEPORT TX Hydrogen sulfide 140 0 9 0.01% 20.6% 69.6%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Ammonia 92,664 0 8 0.01% 19.8% 50.5%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 7 0.01% 19.8% 50.5%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Ethylidene dichloride 660 0 6 0.00% 18.8% 51.1%
SEH AMERICA INC VANCOUVER WA Hydrochloric acid 271 0 6 0.00% 10.9% 27.4%
SEH AMERICA INC VANCOUVER WA Hydrogen fluoride 67 0 3 0.00% 11.0% 27.5%
SE TYLOSE LOUISIANA LLC PLAQUEMINE LA Nitric acid 209 0 2 0.00% 17.3% 52.0%
SE TYLOSE LOUISIANA LLC PLAQUEMINE LA tert-Butyl alcohol 5,665 0 2 0.00% 19.2% 49.8%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 68 0 1 0.00% 19.8% 50.5%
SEH AMERICA INC VANCOUVER WA Ammonia 1,156 0 1 0.00% 10.9% 27.4%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Chloromethane 41 0 0 0.00% 19.8% 50.5%
SHIN-ETSU SILICONES OF AMERICA INC FREEPORT TX n-Hexane 500 8,796 0 0.00% 21.4% 75.5%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Ethylene glycol 144 0 0 0.00% 16.9% 52.5%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Methanol 14,259 0 0 0.00% 19.2% 50.8%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Ethylene 3,465 0 0 0.00% 18.2% 51.7%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Vinylidene chloride 116 0 0 0.00% 19.9% 50.6%
SHINTECH LOUISIANA LLC - ADDIS PLANT A ADDIS LA Methanol 17,977 0 0 0.00% 19.4% 50.9%
SHINTECH INC FREEPORT TX Methanol 11,868 0 0 0.00% 15.5% 57.4%
SHIN-ETSU SILICONES OF AMERICA INC FREEPORT TX Methanol 1,316 0 0 0.00% 20.4% 69.3%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Chlorobenzene 122 0 0 0.00% 19.8% 50.5%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 648 0 0 0.00% 19.0% 51.0%

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