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 .
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Chloromethane
18,906
0
640
12,099,840
20
0.01%
15.1%
38.2%
59.9%
5.1%
51.2%
Hydroquinone
2
0
60,000
120,000
0
0.00%
14.9%
37.9%
59.7%
5.0%
51.0%
Naphthalene
6,511
3
12,000
78,132,000
118
0.03%
14.9%
37.9%
59.6%
5.0%
51.0%
Cyclohexane
563
0
1
327
0
0.00%
14.9%
38.1%
59.7%
5.0%
50.9%
Vinyl acetate
110,053
0
18
1,980,954
3
0.00%
14.9%
37.9%
59.6%
5.0%
50.9%
Hydrogen sulfide
51
0
1,800
91,800
0
0.00%
14.9%
38.1%
59.6%
5.0%
50.9%
Styrene
2,820
183
4
9,870
0
0.00%
14.5%
37.5%
59.3%
4.9%
50.7%
Cumene
5
0
9
44
0
0.00%
14.6%
38.0%
59.3%
4.9%
50.6%
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%
n-Hexane
52,235
2,013
5
261,175
1
0.00%
14.4%
37.9%
59.2%
4.9%
50.4%
Ammonia
63,462
0
7
444,234
1
0.00%
14.3%
38.0%
59.2%
4.9%
50.4%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
2,001
218
35
70,035
0
0.00%
14.4%
37.8%
59.1%
4.9%
50.4%
Methanol
4,336
0
0
780
0
0.00%
14.1%
37.9%
59.0%
4.9%
50.2%
Ethylbenzene
5,017
7
890
4,465,130
12
0.00%
14.1%
37.8%
58.9%
4.9%
50.1%
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%
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%
m-Xylene
3,312
0
35
115,920
0
0.00%
13.2%
37.4%
57.8%
4.7%
49.0%
Ethylene
400,345
704
1
224,193
1
0.00%
14.8%
38.2%
59.8%
7.3%
48.8%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
66,210
148
58
3,840,180
14
0.00%
12.9%
37.2%
57.4%
4.6%
48.6%
Propylene (Propene)
158,135
0
1
189,762
0
0.00%
14.9%
38.2%
60.0%
9.8%
46.4%
Dicyclopentadiene
8
0
18,000
144,000
0
0.00%
11.9%
36.4%
54.8%
4.5%
46.1%
Benzene
19,668
13,434
28,000
550,705,400
1,349
0.39%
17.1%
38.6%
59.7%
21.7%
34.4%
Ethylene glycol
33,631
0
9
295,953
1
0.00%
19.8%
42.6%
61.0%
30.7%
27.2%
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%
Hydrochloric acid
32,775
0
180
5,899,500
48
0.01%
21.4%
40.4%
63.0%
52.4%
7.6%
Acetaldehyde
60,019
0
7,900
474,150,100
2,511
0.73%
26.2%
47.5%
63.8%
56.5%
5.2%
Chlorine
89,599
0
23,000
2,060,777,000
21,662
6.34%
20.9%
39.4%
59.8%
52.2%
4.4%
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%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)
2,939
0
0
1,029
0
0.00%
23.2%
42.2%
67.7%
61.8%
3.5%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)
1,553
701,071
930
1,444,290
22
0.01%
22.7%
41.6%
66.0%
60.1%
3.3%
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%
Ethylidene dichloride
1,334
0
570
760,380
9
0.00%
21.0%
39.3%
59.5%
53.1%
3.1%
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%
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%
Chloroform
3,257
92,876
82,000
267,074,000
7,621
2.23%
24.9%
44.3%
73.8%
69.1%
2.9%
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%
Chlorobenzene
8
189,232
4
28
0
0.00%
24.5%
43.6%
72.0%
67.4%
2.5%
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%
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%
1,4-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%
Biphenyl
96
0
800
76,648
1
0.00%
28.5%
49.1%
67.6%
63.9%
1.9%
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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