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Formosa Plastics

Rank in Toxic 100: 73
Rank among all TRI companies: 154
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 1,314,078
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 6,859,885
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 341,852
Percentage of national total 2019 toxic air and incineration score: 0.1%
EJ: Poor Share: 22%
EJ: Minority Share: 70%

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This company is rank 64 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 31,102 2,310,222 153,617 44.94% 25.6% 76.1%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Ethylene oxide 2,430 0 104,778 30.65% 13.7% 58.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Vinyl chloride 16,374 2,191 21,884 6.40% 25.7% 76.2%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Chlorine 77,501 0 20,856 6.10% 21.1% 59.8%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Chloroprene 1,337 0 15,831 4.63% 21.3% 60.4%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Chloroform 2,606 92,876 7,531 2.20% 25.0% 74.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Vinyl chloride 75,959 0 4,154 1.22% 14.9% 59.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX 1,2-Dichloroethane 12,435 483,865 3,093 0.90% 14.3% 59.2%
NAN YA PLASTICS CORP AMERICA LAKE CITY SC Acetaldehyde 46,095 0 2,343 0.69% 27.0% 64.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Carbon tetrachloride 2,582 170,163 2,216 0.65% 25.3% 74.9%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Trichloroethylene 1,148 9,286 1,203 0.35% 26.0% 77.5%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX 1,3-Butadiene 7,960 0 1,143 0.33% 14.4% 59.2%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Benzene 18,284 4,134 905 0.26% 15.0% 59.7%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Chlorine 12,098 0 806 0.24% 14.2% 59.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Benzene 1,384 9,300 444 0.13% 21.0% 59.5%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 1,682 2,307,609 171 0.05% 23.2% 67.5%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Acetaldehyde 13,924 0 169 0.05% 15.0% 59.7%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 14 190,729 149 0.04% 25.6% 75.9%
NAN YA PLASTICS CORP AMERICA LAKE CITY SC 1,4-Dioxane 1,595 0 139 0.04% 25.6% 60.7%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Naphthalene 6,511 3 118 0.03% 14.9% 59.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Chloroform 651 0 90 0.03% 15.1% 59.8%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Chloroprene 10 0 43 0.01% 13.1% 57.7%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Hydrochloric acid 17,274 0 43 0.01% 22.1% 63.3%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 30 0.01% 21.0% 59.5%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 1,461 692,202 22 0.01% 22.8% 66.1%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Chloromethane 18,906 0 20 0.01% 15.1% 59.9%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 66,210 148 14 0.00% 12.9% 57.4%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Ethylbenzene 5,017 7 12 0.00% 14.1% 58.9%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Ethylidene dichloride 1,333 0 9 0.00% 21.0% 59.5%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Hydrochloric acid 15,501 0 5 0.00% 14.9% 59.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Vinyl acetate 110,053 0 3 0.00% 14.9% 59.6%
NAN YA PLASTICS CORP AMERICA LAKE CITY SC Biphenyl 96 0 1 0.00% 28.5% 67.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Ammonia 63,462 0 1 0.00% 14.3% 59.2%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Ethylene glycol 26,223 0 1 0.00% 13.5% 58.3%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Trichloroethylene 12 2 1 0.00% 13.5% 58.4%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Acetophenone 5,570 0 1 0.00% 21.0% 59.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX n-Hexane 52,235 2,013 1 0.00% 14.4% 59.2%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 1 0.00% 15.1% 59.9%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Ethylene 400,025 704 1 0.00% 14.4% 59.2%
NAN YA PLASTICS CORP AMERICA LAKE CITY SC Ethylene glycol 7,408 0 0 0.00% 27.0% 64.1%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Propylene (Propene) 157,591 0 0 0.00% 14.0% 58.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Dicyclopentadiene 8 0 0 0.00% 11.9% 54.8%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX m-Xylene 3,312 0 0 0.00% 13.2% 57.8%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 92 8,869 0 0.00% 13.6% 58.5%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX p-Xylene 2,256 0 0 0.00% 13.4% 58.1%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Carbon tetrachloride 3 0 0 0.00% 13.6% 58.5%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX o-Xylene 2,086 0 0 0.00% 13.4% 58.1%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Hydroquinone 2 0 0 0.00% 14.9% 59.7%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Hydrogen sulfide 51 0 0 0.00% 14.9% 59.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Xylene (mixed isomers) 2,001 218 0 0.00% 14.4% 59.1%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Propylene (Propene) 544 0 0 0.00% 26.0% 77.3%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Toluene 7,913 167 0 0.00% 13.6% 58.4%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 2,462 0 0 0.00% 23.3% 67.9%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Styrene 2,820 183 0 0.00% 14.5% 59.3%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Ethylene 320 0 0 0.00% 26.2% 78.3%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 1,331 0 0 0.00% 21.1% 59.6%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Ethylidene dichloride 1 0 0 0.00% 13.6% 58.5%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Methanol 4,336 0 0 0.00% 14.1% 59.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Chlorobenzene 8 187,401 0 0.00% 24.5% 72.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Cyclohexane 563 0 0 0.00% 14.9% 59.7%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 477 0 0 0.00% 15.1% 59.8%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Cumene 5 0 0 0.00% 14.6% 59.3%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 2 60,886 0 0.00% 13.6% 58.5%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE LA Pentachloroethane 14 230,161 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Pentachloroethane 0 3,943 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Isoprene 1,412 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 0 90,501 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 0 173 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Chlorobenzene 0 1,831 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 0 72 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) 0 25 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS POINT COMFORT TX Titanium tetrachloride 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0%

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