PERI: Toxic 100 Index

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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Chemical	Air releases (lbs)	Incineration transfers (lbs)	Toxic Score (quantity x exposure x toxicity x population)	Percent of total company score	EJ: Poor Share	EJ: Minority Share
Trichloroethylene	1,160	9,288	1,204	0.35%	26.0%	77.5%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane	14	190,902	149	0.04%	25.6%	75.9%
1,2-Dichloroethane	43,537	2,794,087	156,710	45.84%	25.5%	75.9%
Carbon tetrachloride	2,585	170,163	2,217	0.65%	25.3%	74.9%
Vinyl chloride	92,333	2,191	26,039	7.62%	24.2%	74.0%
Chloroform	3,257	92,876	7,621	2.23%	24.9%	73.8%
Chlorobenzene	8	189,232	0	0.00%	24.5%	72.0%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)	2,939	0	0	0.00%	23.2%	67.7%
Biphenyl	96	0	1	0.00%	28.5%	67.6%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	1,682	2,398,110	171	0.05%	23.2%	67.5%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)	1,553	701,071	22	0.01%	22.7%	66.0%
Acetaldehyde	60,019	0	2,511	0.73%	26.2%	63.8%
Hydrochloric acid	32,775	0	48	0.01%	21.4%	63.0%
Ethylene glycol	33,631	0	1	0.00%	19.8%	61.0%
1,4-Dioxane	1,595	0	139	0.04%	25.6%	60.7%
Chloroprene	1,347	0	15,875	4.64%	21.3%	60.4%
Propylene (Propene)	158,135	0	0	0.00%	14.9%	60.0%
Chloromethane	18,906	0	20	0.01%	15.1%	59.9%
Ethylene	400,345	704	1	0.00%	14.8%	59.8%
Chlorine	89,599	0	21,662	6.34%	20.9%	59.8%
Benzene	19,668	13,434	1,349	0.39%	17.1%	59.7%
Hydroquinone	2	0	0	0.00%	14.9%	59.7%
Cyclohexane	563	0	0	0.00%	14.9%	59.7%
Naphthalene	6,511	3	118	0.03%	14.9%	59.6%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	1,333	60,886	0	0.00%	21.1%	59.6%
Hydrogen sulfide	51	0	0	0.00%	14.9%	59.6%
Vinyl acetate	110,053	0	3	0.00%	14.9%	59.6%
Acetophenone	5,570	0	1	0.00%	21.0%	59.6%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	0	0	30	0.01%	20.9%	59.5%
Ethylidene dichloride	1,334	0	9	0.00%	21.0%	59.5%
Cumene	5	0	0	0.00%	14.6%	59.3%
Styrene	2,820	183	0	0.00%	14.5%	59.3%
1,3-Butadiene	7,960	0	1,143	0.33%	14.4%	59.2%
n-Hexane	52,235	2,013	1	0.00%	14.4%	59.2%
Ammonia	63,462	0	1	0.00%	14.3%	59.2%
Xylene (mixed isomers)	2,001	218	0	0.00%	14.4%	59.1%
Methanol	4,336	0	0	0.00%	14.1%	59.0%
Ethylbenzene	5,017	7	12	0.00%	14.1%	58.9%
Ethylene oxide	2,430	0	104,778	30.65%	13.7%	58.6%
Toluene	7,913	167	0	0.00%	13.6%	58.4%
o-Xylene	2,086	0	0	0.00%	13.4%	58.1%
p-Xylene	2,256	0	0	0.00%	13.4%	58.1%
m-Xylene	3,312	0	0	0.00%	13.2%	57.8%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	66,210	148	14	0.00%	12.9%	57.4%
Dicyclopentadiene	8	0	0	0.00%	11.9%	54.8%
Pentachloroethane	14	234,104	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
Isoprene	1,412	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane	0	72	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms)	0	25	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%
Titanium tetrachloride	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%

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