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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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Biphenyl 96 0 800 76,648 1 0.00% 28.5% 49.1% 67.6% 63.9% 1.9%
Acetaldehyde 60,019 0 7,900 474,150,100 2,511 0.73% 26.2% 47.5% 63.8% 56.5% 5.2%
1,4-Dioxane 1,595 0 18,000 28,710,000 139 0.04% 25.6% 47.3% 60.7% 56.3% 2.3%
Trichloroethylene 1,160 9,288 15,000 17,400,000 1,204 0.35% 26.0% 45.5% 77.5% 73.7% 2.3%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 14 190,902 210,000 2,940,000 149 0.04% 25.6% 45.0% 75.9% 72.0% 2.4%
1,2-Dichloroethane 43,537 2,794,087 93,000 4,048,941,000 156,710 45.84% 25.5% 45.0% 75.9% 71.3% 3.0%
Carbon tetrachloride 2,585 170,163 21,000 54,285,000 2,217 0.65% 25.3% 44.6% 74.9% 70.7% 2.4%
Chloroform 3,257 92,876 82,000 267,074,000 7,621 2.23% 24.9% 44.3% 73.8% 69.1% 2.9%
Vinyl chloride 92,333 2,191 31,000 2,862,323,000 26,039 7.62% 24.2% 44.2% 74.0% 63.2% 8.8%
Chlorobenzene 8 189,232 4 28 0 0.00% 24.5% 43.6% 72.0% 67.4% 2.5%
Ethylene glycol 33,631 0 9 295,953 1 0.00% 19.8% 42.6% 61.0% 30.7% 27.2%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 2,939 0 0 1,029 0 0.00% 23.2% 42.2% 67.7% 61.8% 3.5%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane 1,682 2,398,110 5,700 9,587,400 171 0.05% 23.2% 42.1% 67.5% 62.3% 2.7%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 1,553 701,071 930 1,444,290 22 0.01% 22.7% 41.6% 66.0% 60.1% 3.3%
Hydrochloric acid 32,775 0 180 5,899,500 48 0.01% 21.4% 40.4% 63.0% 52.4% 7.6%
Chloroprene 1,347 0 1,100,000 1,481,700,000 15,875 4.64% 21.3% 39.8% 60.4% 54.0% 3.1%
Chlorine 89,599 0 23,000 2,060,777,000 21,662 6.34% 20.9% 39.4% 59.8% 52.2% 4.4%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 1,333 60,886 1 933 0 0.00% 21.1% 39.4% 59.6% 53.2% 3.1%
Acetophenone 5,570 0 10 55,700 1 0.00% 21.0% 39.4% 59.6% 53.2% 3.1%
Ethylidene dichloride 1,334 0 570 760,380 9 0.00% 21.0% 39.3% 59.5% 53.1% 3.1%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 1,400,000,000 2,942,871 30 0.01% 20.9% 39.3% 59.5% 52.1% 4.0%
Benzene 19,668 13,434 28,000 550,705,400 1,349 0.39% 17.1% 38.6% 59.7% 21.7% 34.4%
Chloromethane 18,906 0 640 12,099,840 20 0.01% 15.1% 38.2% 59.9% 5.1% 51.2%
Ethylene 400,345 704 1 224,193 1 0.00% 14.8% 38.2% 59.8% 7.3% 48.8%
Propylene (Propene) 158,135 0 1 189,762 0 0.00% 14.9% 38.2% 60.0% 9.8% 46.4%
Hydrogen sulfide 51 0 1,800 91,800 0 0.00% 14.9% 38.1% 59.6% 5.0% 50.9%
Cyclohexane 563 0 1 327 0 0.00% 14.9% 38.1% 59.7% 5.0% 50.9%
Ammonia 63,462 0 7 444,234 1 0.00% 14.3% 38.0% 59.2% 4.9% 50.4%
Cumene 5 0 9 44 0 0.00% 14.6% 38.0% 59.3% 4.9% 50.6%
n-Hexane 52,235 2,013 5 261,175 1 0.00% 14.4% 37.9% 59.2% 4.9% 50.4%
Methanol 4,336 0 0 780 0 0.00% 14.1% 37.9% 59.0% 4.9% 50.2%
Naphthalene 6,511 3 12,000 78,132,000 118 0.03% 14.9% 37.9% 59.6% 5.0% 51.0%
Hydroquinone 2 0 60,000 120,000 0 0.00% 14.9% 37.9% 59.7% 5.0% 51.0%
Vinyl acetate 110,053 0 18 1,980,954 3 0.00% 14.9% 37.9% 59.6% 5.0% 50.9%
Ethylene oxide 2,430 0 11,000,000 26,730,000,000 104,778 30.65% 13.7% 37.9% 58.6% 4.8% 49.8%
Ethylbenzene 5,017 7 890 4,465,130 12 0.00% 14.1% 37.8% 58.9% 4.9% 50.1%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 2,001 218 35 70,035 0 0.00% 14.4% 37.8% 59.1% 4.9% 50.4%
Toluene 7,913 167 1 5,539 0 0.00% 13.6% 37.7% 58.4% 4.7% 49.6%
o-Xylene 2,086 0 35 73,010 0 0.00% 13.4% 37.6% 58.1% 4.7% 49.3%
p-Xylene 2,256 0 35 78,960 0 0.00% 13.4% 37.5% 58.1% 4.7% 49.2%
Styrene 2,820 183 4 9,870 0 0.00% 14.5% 37.5% 59.3% 4.9% 50.7%
1,3-Butadiene 7,960 0 110,000 875,600,000 1,143 0.33% 14.4% 37.4% 59.2% 4.9% 50.6%
m-Xylene 3,312 0 35 115,920 0 0.00% 13.2% 37.4% 57.8% 4.7% 49.0%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 66,210 148 58 3,840,180 14 0.00% 12.9% 37.2% 57.4% 4.6% 48.6%
Dicyclopentadiene 8 0 18,000 144,000 0 0.00% 11.9% 36.4% 54.8% 4.5% 46.1%
Pentachloroethane 14 234,104 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Isoprene 1,412 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 0 72 2,600 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) 0 25 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Titanium tetrachloride 0 0 35,000 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

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