Westlake Chemical
Rank in Toxic 100: 61
Rank among all TRI companies: 128
Air releases 2019 (lbs): 3,120,644
Incineration transfers 2019 (lbs): 1,162,383
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2019: 487,073
Percentage of national total 2019 toxic air and incineration score: 0.1%
EJ: Poor Share: 16%
EJ: Minority Share: 31%
You can also view this company's penalties in Violation Tracker.
You can also look at this company's state, local, and Federal subsidies in Subsidy Tracker.
This company is rank 66 on the Toxic 100 Water list .
This company is rank 95 on the Greenhouse 100 list .
Chemicals displayed below: ( display facilities ) ( display chemicals at facilities )
Advanced data displayed ( display basic data instead )
(Click on column headers to re-sort table: current sort is by EJ: Hispanic Share.)
(Links on chemical names lead to New Jersey Right To Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets that have information on health effects.)
Butyl acrylate
1,350
0
3,500
4,725,000
141
0.03%
21.0%
43.0%
55.9%
26.9%
25.7%
Methyl acrylate
3,803
0
180
684,540
21
0.00%
20.9%
42.9%
55.3%
26.6%
25.5%
Formaldehyde
30,401
0
46,000
1,398,446,000
38,386
7.88%
19.9%
42.2%
51.6%
24.7%
23.6%
Acetaldehyde
6,424
0
7,900
50,749,600
1,386
0.28%
20.0%
42.2%
51.9%
25.0%
23.6%
Maleic anhydride
4,122
0
5,000
20,610,000
610
0.13%
20.1%
42.2%
51.7%
25.0%
23.4%
tert-Butyl alcohol
562
0
10
5,620
0
0.00%
19.3%
40.7%
49.2%
23.9%
22.1%
n-Hexane
56,127
1
5
280,633
8
0.00%
19.5%
41.0%
48.6%
24.0%
21.3%
Ethylene
1,618,938
0
1
906,605
31
0.01%
16.0%
36.2%
36.2%
18.1%
14.9%
Ethylene glycol
10,993
0
9
96,735
4
0.00%
15.4%
33.4%
30.8%
16.4%
11.3%
Ammonia
76,113
1,339
7
532,788
7
0.00%
17.0%
37.0%
34.8%
21.5%
9.6%
Zinc compounds
75
0
100
7,500
0
0.00%
19.7%
38.3%
52.2%
40.8%
7.3%
Vinyl acetate
78,526
0
18
1,413,468
78
0.02%
11.1%
29.2%
20.2%
10.9%
6.4%
Ethylene oxide
83
0
11,000,000
907,500,000
41,357
8.49%
13.3%
29.7%
21.1%
12.6%
5.5%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
47
0
58
2,697
0
0.00%
15.5%
35.7%
23.8%
14.3%
5.4%
Dinitrobutyl phenol (Dinoseb)
26
0
1,000
26,000
0
0.00%
15.8%
36.0%
24.4%
14.9%
5.4%
Methyl tert-butyl ether
234
0
93
21,762
0
0.00%
15.8%
36.0%
24.4%
15.0%
5.4%
Mercury
2
0
12,000
18,000
0
0.00%
15.0%
33.0%
24.2%
15.6%
5.1%
Ethylbenzene
8,758
93,219
890
7,794,175
193
0.04%
14.9%
36.1%
21.4%
12.4%
5.1%
1,3-Butadiene
23,172
0
110,000
2,548,961,800
25,689
5.27%
14.6%
34.5%
18.3%
10.1%
4.9%
Styrene
29,202
618
4
102,205
2
0.00%
14.6%
34.7%
22.8%
13.7%
4.8%
Chlorobenzene
3,141
2,182
4
10,993
0
0.00%
15.1%
30.7%
43.8%
34.1%
4.8%
Lead
16
0
23,000
361,089
3
0.00%
15.3%
33.9%
25.3%
16.9%
4.8%
Chlorine
56,707
0
23,000
1,304,252,260
7,371
1.51%
16.2%
35.6%
28.8%
20.0%
4.6%
Propylene (Propene)
162,498
144,982
1
368,976
3
0.00%
14.5%
33.4%
17.6%
10.0%
4.6%
Chloroform
61,394
9,269
82,000
5,034,308,000
39,722
8.16%
15.4%
32.0%
39.5%
30.4%
4.5%
Chromium compounds
16
0
43,000,000
238,091,000
5,096
1.05%
19.4%
40.3%
53.1%
43.5%
4.5%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)
12,074
150
0
4,226
0
0.00%
15.5%
34.3%
28.4%
20.2%
4.5%
Toluene
17,047
96,984
1
11,933
0
0.00%
15.6%
35.4%
22.6%
14.7%
4.4%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
40
5
390,000
15,724,800
59
0.01%
18.0%
36.1%
41.3%
32.9%
4.3%
Lead compounds
2
0
23,000
46,000
0
0.00%
19.6%
37.5%
51.8%
43.2%
4.3%
Asbestos (friable)
4
0
170,000,000
680,000,000
3,733
0.77%
19.6%
37.5%
51.8%
43.2%
4.3%
Nickel
402
0
930,000
373,860,000
4,525
0.93%
15.7%
34.9%
26.6%
18.4%
4.3%
Vinylidene chloride
3,179
170
18
57,222
2
0.00%
15.5%
34.6%
27.7%
19.5%
4.3%
Trichloroethylene
21,324
5,280
15,000
319,860,000
10,177
2.09%
15.6%
34.8%
26.9%
18.8%
4.3%
Bromine
23
0
2,100
48,300
2
0.00%
15.7%
34.9%
26.7%
18.5%
4.3%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
31,300
7,393
1
21,910
1
0.00%
15.7%
34.9%
26.7%
18.5%
4.3%
1,2-Butylene oxide
537
490
180
96,660
3
0.00%
15.6%
34.9%
26.6%
18.5%
4.3%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)
42,463
14,677
930
39,490,590
999
0.21%
15.7%
34.9%
26.7%
18.6%
4.3%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane
5,290
1,278
2,600
13,754,000
499
0.10%
15.7%
34.9%
26.6%
18.5%
4.3%
Hexachloroethane
264
1,193
14,000
3,694,600
131
0.03%
15.8%
35.3%
29.2%
21.1%
4.3%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
12,287
122,528
5,700
70,035,900
2,191
0.45%
15.7%
34.8%
27.6%
19.5%
4.3%
Chromium
123
0
43,000,000
1,322,250,000
15,115
3.10%
15.7%
35.0%
26.7%
18.6%
4.3%
Copper compounds
460
0
1,500
690,000
8
0.00%
15.5%
34.5%
27.3%
19.1%
4.3%
Nickel compounds
139
0
930,000
129,270,000
1,005
0.21%
18.6%
38.1%
52.9%
44.6%
4.3%
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene
163
17,920
7,900
1,287,700
16
0.00%
15.7%
35.0%
26.7%
18.5%
4.3%
Ethylidene dichloride
5,214
210
570
2,971,980
81
0.02%
15.7%
34.9%
26.8%
18.7%
4.3%
1,2-Dichloroethylene
1,301
2,605
110
143,110
4
0.00%
15.9%
35.0%
28.9%
20.9%
4.2%
Phenol
292
0
18
5,256
0
0.00%
18.7%
38.7%
53.8%
45.6%
4.2%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
1,292
3,648
210,000
271,320,000
6,115
1.26%
15.6%
34.2%
28.7%
20.7%
4.2%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)
82,610
0
0
5,783
0
0.00%
17.2%
38.9%
54.5%
46.7%
4.2%
CFC-12
8,856
0
5
44,280
1
0.00%
17.2%
38.9%
54.6%
46.7%
4.2%
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers)
77
717
18
1,382
0
0.00%
16.0%
35.4%
27.2%
18.9%
4.2%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
0
1
1,400,000,000
408,096
2
0.00%
17.0%
35.3%
35.8%
27.6%
4.1%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
9,718
103,990
35
340,130
4
0.00%
16.3%
35.5%
25.2%
17.7%
4.1%
Pentachlorobenzene
0
160
1,300
624
0
0.00%
16.3%
35.8%
27.6%
19.3%
4.1%
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
0
0
18,000
5,400
0
0.00%
16.3%
35.8%
27.6%
19.3%
4.1%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
22
1,992
18
396
0
0.00%
16.3%
35.8%
27.6%
19.3%
4.1%
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
0
12
360,000
18,000
0
0.00%
16.3%
35.8%
27.6%
19.3%
4.1%
Copper
44
0
1,500
66,000
0
0.00%
15.2%
34.3%
17.4%
10.3%
4.1%
Benzene
34,019
276,884
28,000
952,532,000
12,425
2.55%
15.2%
35.4%
15.7%
8.6%
4.0%
Methanol
30,808
13
0
5,545
0
0.00%
17.2%
39.2%
53.0%
45.5%
4.0%
Chloroprene
30
0
1,100,000
33,000,000
329
0.07%
13.9%
29.1%
32.8%
24.7%
4.0%
1,2-Dichloroethane
126,505
205,893
93,000
11,764,965,000
210,203
43.16%
15.6%
33.9%
31.7%
24.2%
4.0%
Cumene
4,004
0
9
35,235
1
0.00%
16.7%
37.6%
38.5%
31.9%
3.7%
Carbon tetrachloride
13,683
890
21,000
287,343,000
4,312
0.89%
15.7%
34.4%
19.3%
12.9%
3.6%
1,4-Dichloro-2-butene
1
88
9,300,000
9,300,000
301
0.06%
16.7%
37.0%
23.3%
16.4%
3.5%
Dichloromethane
49
9
36
1,764
0
0.00%
16.9%
36.4%
24.6%
18.1%
3.4%
Vinyl chloride
145,558
37,402
31,000
5,665,963,000
51,338
10.54%
16.0%
35.2%
27.8%
21.6%
3.4%
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether
10
209
1,200,000
12,120,000
80
0.02%
16.3%
36.5%
18.7%
12.2%
3.4%
Hydrochloric acid
145,346
0
180
26,162,280
191
0.04%
16.5%
35.4%
20.5%
14.5%
3.3%
Biphenyl
202
0
800
161,600
1
0.00%
15.4%
35.2%
10.2%
4.8%
3.2%
Naphthalene
9,122
44
12,000
109,462,800
388
0.08%
15.3%
35.4%
10.8%
5.2%
3.2%
Hexachlorobenzene
459
1,941
1,600,000
733,888,000
2,420
0.50%
15.6%
35.8%
11.5%
5.9%
3.0%
Acetophenone
108,880
0
10
1,088,800
4
0.00%
15.7%
35.9%
10.4%
4.9%
2.9%
1,4-Dichlorobenzene
40
0
3,900
156,000
0
0.00%
15.6%
35.9%
10.1%
4.7%
2.9%
Dicyclopentadiene
8,441
0
18,000
151,938,000
258
0.05%
14.8%
34.9%
8.3%
3.6%
2.7%
Anthracene
259
0
3
855
0
0.00%
15.5%
34.7%
7.0%
2.6%
2.7%
Antimony compounds
5
0
12,000
60,000
3
0.00%
10.0%
21.6%
41.1%
35.1%
2.0%
Phthalic anhydride
3,352
3,218
180
603,360
27
0.01%
20.6%
51.6%
69.9%
68.0%
1.2%
Mercury compounds
126
0
12,000
1,516,800
10
0.00%
15.4%
36.5%
5.8%
3.1%
0.9%
Pentachloroethane
451
2,762
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Isoprene
16
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Phenanthrene
2
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
trans-1,4-Dichloro-2-butene
3
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1,3-Dichloropropylene
0
2
14,000
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable)
0
15
1
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
For explanations of most columns above, including the EJ Shares, see the technical notes .
>>New Toxic 100 Search
>>Combined Toxic / Greenhouse 100 Lists
>>Toxic 100 Air Top Company List
>>Toxic 100 Water Top Company List
>>Greenhouse 100 Top Company List
>>PERI Polluter Indexes Page