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Shin-Etsu Chemical

Rank among all TRI companies: 276
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 416,055
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 0
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 133,043
EJ: Poor Share: 18%
EJ: Minority Share: 53%

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This company is rank 99 on the Toxic 100 Water list.
This company has information in PERI's Greenhouse database.

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SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA 1,2-Dichloroethane 19,135 0 52,456 39.43% 17.1% 54.0%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Vinyl chloride 33,756 0 22,703 17.06% 17.4% 53.9%
SHINTECH LOUISIANA LLC - ADDIS PLANT A ADDIS LA Vinyl chloride 27,069 0 18,021 13.55% 17.3% 46.1%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Chlorine 53,857 0 17,236 12.96% 18.7% 51.4%
SHINTECH INC FREEPORT TX Vinyl chloride 19,571 0 8,816 6.63% 16.7% 63.1%
SE TYLOSE LOUISIANA LLC PLAQUEMINE LA Ethylene oxide 18 0 6,577 4.94% 18.5% 50.3%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Chloroprene 204 0 2,502 1.88% 19.2% 50.8%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Chloroform 1,314 0 1,734 1.30% 18.3% 52.1%
SHIN-ETSU SILICONES OF AMERICA INC FREEPORT TX Acrylonitrile 138 0 1,086 0.82% 18.7% 69.9%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 4,945 0 431 0.32% 18.4% 51.9%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 132 0 381 0.29% 18.7% 51.3%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Benzene 883 0 319 0.24% 19.0% 51.0%
SHINTECH LOUISIANA LLC - ADDIS PLANT A ADDIS LA Chlorine 1,450 0 224 0.17% 19.3% 52.0%
SHIN-ETSU SILICONES OF AMERICA INC FREEPORT TX Chlorine 255 0 212 0.16% 18.8% 70.0%
SHIN-ETSU SILICONES OF AMERICA INC FREEPORT TX Propylene oxide 500 0 164 0.12% 17.7% 67.1%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Hydrochloric acid 40,200 0 107 0.08% 18.5% 51.7%
SEH AMERICA INC VANCOUVER WA Nitric acid 585 0 16 0.01% 10.8% 28.4%
SEH AMERICA INC VANCOUVER WA Hydrochloric acid 581 0 11 0.01% 10.8% 28.4%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Ammonia 113,142 0 10 0.01% 19.1% 50.7%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Trichloroethylene 51 0 9 0.01% 19.1% 50.7%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 6 0.00% 19.1% 50.7%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Ethylidene dichloride 565 0 5 0.00% 18.3% 52.0%
SEH AMERICA INC VANCOUVER WA Hydrogen fluoride 86 0 4 0.00% 10.9% 28.7%
SHIN-ETSU SILICONES OF AMERICA INC FREEPORT TX Hydrogen sulfide 62 0 4 0.00% 18.8% 70.2%
SE TYLOSE LOUISIANA LLC PLAQUEMINE LA Nitric acid 234 0 2 0.00% 17.4% 53.5%
SE TYLOSE LOUISIANA LLC PLAQUEMINE LA tert-Butyl alcohol 5,665 0 2 0.00% 18.6% 50.1%
SEH AMERICA INC VANCOUVER WA Ammonia 2,419 0 2 0.00% 10.7% 28.4%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA n-Hexane 21,005 0 1 0.00% 19.2% 50.7%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 51 0 1 0.00% 19.1% 50.6%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Carbon tetrachloride 2 0 1 0.00% 19.1% 50.6%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Chloromethane 41 0 0 0.00% 19.1% 50.6%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Lead 1 0 0 0.00% 19.1% 50.6%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Propylene (Propene) 9,091 0 0 0.00% 19.2% 51.0%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA 1,4-Dichlorobenzene 2 0 0 0.00% 19.1% 50.7%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Ethylene 9,881 0 0 0.00% 18.7% 51.7%
SHIN-ETSU SILICONES OF AMERICA INC FREEPORT TX n-Hexane 500 0 0 0.00% 17.8% 67.5%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Methanol 15,246 0 0 0.00% 18.3% 52.1%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Ethylene glycol 162 0 0 0.00% 16.9% 54.8%
SHINTECH LOUISIANA LLC - ADDIS PLANT A ADDIS LA Methanol 20,012 0 0 0.00% 19.0% 51.2%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Vinylidene chloride 102 0 0 0.00% 19.2% 50.7%
SHINTECH INC FREEPORT TX Methanol 12,143 0 0 0.00% 14.2% 57.0%
SHINTECH LOUISIANA LLC - ADDIS PLANT A ADDIS LA Chloromethane 3 0 0 0.00% 19.3% 52.1%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Chlorobenzene 94 0 0 0.00% 19.1% 50.7%
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE LA Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 647 0 0 0.00% 18.5% 51.7%
SHIN-ETSU SILICONES OF AMERICA INC FREEPORT TX Methanol 255 0 0 0.00% 18.8% 70.1%

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* Split: if 50% appears in this column, then the facility's emissions have been split among two 50/50% ownership parent companies for their parent company data, although the full pounds and score are displayed here.

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