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Formosa Plastics

Rank in Toxic 100: 63
Rank among all TRI companies: 153
Air releases 2018 (lbs): 1,421,399
Incineration transfers 2018 (lbs): 6,935,367
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2018: 364,055
Percentage of national total 2018 toxic air and incineration score: 0.1%
EJ: Poor Share: 24%
EJ: Minority Share: 72%

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This company is rank 29 on the Toxic 100 Water list.
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Ethylene 492,696 0 2 0.00% 23.7% 74.5%
Propylene (Propene) 161,303 0 0 0.00% 16.1% 59.4%
Vinyl acetate 141,388 30,622 12 0.00% 12.2% 46.2%
Vinyl chloride 122,950 1,263 52,610 14.45% 18.1% 59.2%
Chlorine 86,559 0 21,009 5.77% 21.2% 59.8%
n-Hexane 70,959 5,382 1 0.00% 14.6% 56.5%
Ammonia 66,632 0 2 0.00% 12.6% 48.1%
Acetaldehyde 65,021 0 3,071 0.84% 29.0% 63.5%
1,2-Dichloroethane 57,356 2,471,586 240,610 66.09% 25.4% 76.9%
Hydrochloric acid 34,075 90 57 0.02% 22.2% 65.5%
Chloromethane 19,568 0 20 0.01% 15.9% 59.0%
Hydroquinone 18,962 0 1,691 0.46% 15.6% 58.7%
Ethylene glycol 14,011 0 1 0.00% 28.2% 63.3%
Acetophenone 9,853 0 1 0.00% 21.2% 59.6%
1,3-Butadiene 8,358 0 1,264 0.35% 14.9% 57.3%
Benzene 8,258 46,824 859 0.24% 18.5% 58.6%
Toluene 6,383 4 0 0.00% 13.4% 53.9%
Methanol 3,574 0 0 0.00% 15.5% 58.2%
Chloroform 3,205 92,682 7,737 2.13% 24.8% 74.5%
Ethylbenzene 2,992 1,647 9 0.00% 13.6% 54.3%
m-Xylene 2,959 0 0 0.00% 12.7% 52.4%
1,4-Dioxane 2,429 0 296 0.08% 29.2% 63.4%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 2,346 40 0 0.00% 23.6% 69.9%
Carbon tetrachloride 2,277 68,995 1,754 0.48% 24.9% 74.8%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 2,110 0 0 0.00% 15.4% 58.2%
p-Xylene 1,890 0 0 0.00% 12.9% 52.8%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane 1,573 2,612,908 160 0.04% 23.4% 68.5%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 1,572 605,555 23 0.01% 22.9% 66.7%
o-Xylene 1,441 0 0 0.00% 13.0% 53.2%
Ethylidene dichloride 1,380 0 9 0.00% 21.2% 59.5%
Chloroprene 1,372 0 15,723 4.32% 21.5% 60.5%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 1,361 91,237 0 0.00% 21.3% 59.8%
Naphthalene 1,089 2,170 21 0.01% 15.5% 58.3%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 1,076 116 0 0.00% 14.1% 55.5%
Trichloroethylene 874 92,524 886 0.24% 25.7% 78.0%
Cyclohexane 548 0 0 0.00% 15.3% 57.8%
Ethylene oxide 495 0 16,018 4.40% 14.1% 55.5%
Styrene 214 1 0 0.00% 13.8% 54.7%
Isoprene 114 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 76 228,861 179 0.05% 24.5% 75.4%
Chlorobenzene 42 228,629 0 0.00% 21.5% 69.2%
Cumene 41 0 0 0.00% 15.7% 58.7%
Biphenyl 8 0 0 0.00% 31.3% 66.8%
Hydrogen sulfide 7 0 0 0.00% 13.5% 54.1%
Dicyclopentadiene 2 0 0 0.00% 10.6% 47.1%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 29 0.01% 21.1% 59.5%
Pentachloroethane 0 262,573 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 0 91,224 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
Titanium tetrachloride 0 436 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%

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