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%
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This company is rank 66 on the Toxic 100 Water list .
This company is rank 95 on the Greenhouse 100 list .
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Phthalic anhydride
3,352
3,218
27
0.01%
20.6%
69.9%
Butyl acrylate
1,350
0
141
0.03%
21.0%
55.9%
Methyl acrylate
3,803
0
21
0.00%
20.9%
55.3%
CFC-12
8,856
0
1
0.00%
17.2%
54.6%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)
82,610
0
0
0.00%
17.2%
54.5%
Phenol
292
0
0
0.00%
18.7%
53.8%
Chromium compounds
16
0
5,096
1.05%
19.4%
53.1%
Methanol
30,808
13
0
0.00%
17.2%
53.0%
Nickel compounds
139
0
1,005
0.21%
18.6%
52.9%
Zinc compounds
75
0
0
0.00%
19.7%
52.2%
Acetaldehyde
6,424
0
1,386
0.28%
20.0%
51.9%
Lead compounds
2
0
0
0.00%
19.6%
51.8%
Asbestos (friable)
4
0
3,733
0.77%
19.6%
51.8%
Maleic anhydride
4,122
0
610
0.13%
20.1%
51.7%
Formaldehyde
30,401
0
38,386
7.88%
19.9%
51.6%
tert-Butyl alcohol
562
0
0
0.00%
19.3%
49.2%
n-Hexane
56,127
1
8
0.00%
19.5%
48.6%
Chlorobenzene
3,141
2,182
0
0.00%
15.1%
43.8%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
40
5
59
0.01%
18.0%
41.3%
Antimony compounds
5
0
3
0.00%
10.0%
41.1%
Chloroform
61,394
9,269
39,722
8.16%
15.4%
39.5%
Cumene
4,004
0
1
0.00%
16.7%
38.5%
Ethylene
1,618,938
0
31
0.01%
16.0%
36.2%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
0
1
2
0.00%
17.0%
35.8%
Ammonia
76,113
1,339
7
0.00%
17.0%
34.8%
Chloroprene
30
0
329
0.07%
13.9%
32.8%
1,2-Dichloroethane
126,505
205,893
210,203
43.16%
15.6%
31.7%
Ethylene glycol
10,993
0
4
0.00%
15.4%
30.8%
Hexachloroethane
264
1,193
131
0.03%
15.8%
29.2%
1,2-Dichloroethylene
1,301
2,605
4
0.00%
15.9%
28.9%
Chlorine
56,707
0
7,371
1.51%
16.2%
28.8%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
1,292
3,648
6,115
1.26%
15.6%
28.7%
Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride)
12,074
150
0
0.00%
15.5%
28.4%
Vinyl chloride
145,558
37,402
51,338
10.54%
16.0%
27.8%
Vinylidene chloride
3,179
170
2
0.00%
15.5%
27.7%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
12,287
122,528
2,191
0.45%
15.7%
27.6%
Pentachlorobenzene
0
160
0
0.00%
16.3%
27.6%
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
0
0
0
0.00%
16.3%
27.6%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
22
1,992
0
0.00%
16.3%
27.6%
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
0
12
0
0.00%
16.3%
27.6%
Copper compounds
460
0
8
0.00%
15.5%
27.3%
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers)
77
717
0
0.00%
16.0%
27.2%
Trichloroethylene
21,324
5,280
10,177
2.09%
15.6%
26.9%
Ethylidene dichloride
5,214
210
81
0.02%
15.7%
26.8%
Chromium
123
0
15,115
3.10%
15.7%
26.7%
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)
42,463
14,677
999
0.21%
15.7%
26.7%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
31,300
7,393
1
0.00%
15.7%
26.7%
Bromine
23
0
2
0.00%
15.7%
26.7%
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene
163
17,920
16
0.00%
15.7%
26.7%
1,2-Butylene oxide
537
490
3
0.00%
15.6%
26.6%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane
5,290
1,278
499
0.10%
15.7%
26.6%
Nickel
402
0
4,525
0.93%
15.7%
26.6%
Lead
16
0
3
0.00%
15.3%
25.3%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
9,718
103,990
4
0.00%
16.3%
25.2%
Dichloromethane
49
9
0
0.00%
16.9%
24.6%
Methyl tert-butyl ether
234
0
0
0.00%
15.8%
24.4%
Dinitrobutyl phenol (Dinoseb)
26
0
0
0.00%
15.8%
24.4%
Mercury
2
0
0
0.00%
15.0%
24.2%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
47
0
0
0.00%
15.5%
23.8%
1,4-Dichloro-2-butene
1
88
301
0.06%
16.7%
23.3%
Styrene
29,202
618
2
0.00%
14.6%
22.8%
Toluene
17,047
96,984
0
0.00%
15.6%
22.6%
Ethylbenzene
8,758
93,219
193
0.04%
14.9%
21.4%
Ethylene oxide
83
0
41,357
8.49%
13.3%
21.1%
Hydrochloric acid
145,346
0
191
0.04%
16.5%
20.5%
Vinyl acetate
78,526
0
78
0.02%
11.1%
20.2%
Carbon tetrachloride
13,683
890
4,312
0.89%
15.7%
19.3%
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether
10
209
80
0.02%
16.3%
18.7%
1,3-Butadiene
23,172
0
25,689
5.27%
14.6%
18.3%
Propylene (Propene)
162,498
144,982
3
0.00%
14.5%
17.6%
Copper
44
0
0
0.00%
15.2%
17.4%
Benzene
34,019
276,884
12,425
2.55%
15.2%
15.7%
Hexachlorobenzene
459
1,941
2,420
0.50%
15.6%
11.5%
Naphthalene
9,122
44
388
0.08%
15.3%
10.8%
Acetophenone
108,880
0
4
0.00%
15.7%
10.4%
Biphenyl
202
0
1
0.00%
15.4%
10.2%
1,4-Dichlorobenzene
40
0
0
0.00%
15.6%
10.1%
Dicyclopentadiene
8,441
0
258
0.05%
14.8%
8.3%
Anthracene
259
0
0
0.00%
15.5%
7.0%
Mercury compounds
126
0
10
0.00%
15.4%
5.8%
Pentachloroethane
451
2,762
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Isoprene
16
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Phenanthrene
2
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
trans-1,4-Dichloro-2-butene
3
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
1,3-Dichloropropylene
0
2
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable)
0
15
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
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