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Westlake Chemical

Rank in Toxic 100: 41
Rank among all TRI companies: 68
Air releases 2020 (lbs): 4,250,735
Incineration transfers 2020 (lbs): 14,569,383
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2020: 879,469
Percentage of national total 2020 toxic air and incineration score: 0.3%
EJ: Poor Share: 16%
EJ: Minority Share: 28%

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This company is rank 30 on the Toxic 100 Water list.
This company is rank 98 on the Greenhouse 100 list.

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Ethylene 2,691,412 0 1 1,507,191 61 0.01% 14.7% 33.0% 29.1% 15.4% 10.8%
Vinyl chloride 201,516 20,518 31,000 6,879,396,000 93,540 10.64% 15.7% 34.6% 26.3% 19.3% 3.8%
Propylene 151,820 160,474 1 374,752 3 0.00% 14.9% 34.4% 16.5% 9.4% 4.2%
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 141,208 0 180 25,417,440 182 0.02% 16.3% 35.3% 19.5% 13.7% 3.3%
1,2-Dichloroethane 136,464 13,291,427 93,000 12,691,152,000 225,648 25.66% 15.4% 33.5% 29.8% 22.4% 3.9%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 93,405 0 0 6,538 0 0.00% 16.9% 38.2% 49.8% 41.9% 4.2%
Acetophenone 88,718 0 10 887,180 3 0.00% 15.9% 35.9% 12.4% 6.7% 3.0%
Vinyl acetate 73,471 0 18 1,322,478 75 0.01% 11.0% 29.0% 20.1% 10.7% 6.4%
Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i 70,127 178 7 490,889 6 0.00% 16.8% 36.9% 32.8% 20.4% 8.9%
Chloroform 62,563 5,741 82,000 5,130,166,000 40,861 4.65% 15.5% 32.7% 37.4% 28.5% 4.5%
n-Hexane (Hexane) 60,357 0 5 301,785 9 0.00% 19.5% 40.9% 48.6% 24.1% 21.2%
Chlorine 48,348 0 23,000 1,112,004,000 6,775 0.77% 15.9% 34.9% 28.7% 20.8% 4.1%
Benzene 43,140 276,325 28,000 1,207,920,000 12,836 1.46% 15.3% 35.3% 14.6% 7.9% 3.9%
Tetrachloroethylene 42,485 15,993 930 39,511,050 1,039 0.12% 15.7% 34.9% 26.7% 18.6% 4.3%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 35,810 44,500 1 25,067 1 0.00% 15.7% 34.9% 26.5% 18.4% 4.3%
Formaldehyde 30,762 0 46,000 1,415,052,000 39,285 4.47% 19.9% 42.3% 51.7% 24.7% 23.7%
Methanol 29,183 10 0 5,253 0 0.00% 17.3% 39.2% 53.4% 45.9% 4.0%
Trichloroethylene 24,301 9,161 15,000 364,515,000 11,345 1.29% 15.6% 34.8% 26.9% 18.7% 4.3%
1,3-Butadiene 21,186 0 110,000 2,330,405,000 23,797 2.71% 14.6% 35.3% 17.8% 9.6% 4.7%
Styrene 19,300 2,746 4 67,549 1 0.00% 14.7% 35.0% 21.9% 12.9% 4.9%
Ethylene glycol 16,534 346 9 145,495 7 0.00% 14.1% 31.1% 25.4% 14.1% 8.4%
Toluene 15,604 116,962 1 10,923 0 0.00% 15.5% 35.3% 21.0% 13.4% 4.2%
Carbon tetrachloride 14,881 742 21,000 312,501,000 4,553 0.52% 15.7% 34.5% 18.5% 12.2% 3.5%
Dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC-12) 13,860 0 5 69,300 2 0.00% 17.2% 38.9% 54.6% 46.7% 4.2%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane 12,863 8,550 5,700 73,319,100 2,277 0.26% 15.7% 34.9% 27.7% 19.6% 4.3%
Chloroethane 12,780 2 0 4,473 0 0.00% 15.6% 34.7% 29.6% 21.4% 4.4%
Ethylidene dichloride (1,1-Dichloroethane) 9,560 290 570 5,449,200 180 0.02% 15.7% 34.9% 26.7% 18.6% 4.3%
Dicyclopentadiene 8,867 0 18,000 159,606,000 271 0.03% 14.8% 34.9% 8.3% 3.6% 2.7%
Naphthalene 8,591 116,055 12,000 103,089,600 374 0.04% 15.3% 35.4% 11.3% 5.6% 3.2%
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride) 8,413 1 36 302,854 11 0.00% 15.7% 34.9% 26.7% 18.6% 4.3%
Ethylbenzene 7,838 1,123 890 6,975,820 174 0.02% 14.8% 36.2% 21.2% 12.1% 5.0%
Acetaldehyde 7,171 0 7,900 56,650,900 1,561 0.18% 19.7% 41.6% 50.2% 24.4% 22.5%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 6,733 11,368 35 235,655 2 0.00% 15.7% 34.5% 19.3% 12.6% 3.9%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 5,341 2,100 2,600 13,886,600 511 0.06% 15.7% 34.9% 26.7% 18.5% 4.3%
Methyl acrylate 4,195 0 180 755,100 23 0.00% 20.9% 42.9% 55.4% 26.6% 25.5%
Maleic anhydride 4,121 0 5,000 20,605,000 611 0.07% 20.1% 42.2% 51.8% 25.0% 23.4%
Phthalic anhydride 3,352 0 180 603,360 27 0.00% 20.6% 51.6% 69.9% 68.0% 1.2%
Vinylidene chloride (1,1-Dichloroethylene) 3,157 92 18 56,826 2 0.00% 15.6% 34.6% 27.5% 19.4% 4.3%
Chlorobenzene 3,062 468,132 4 10,716 0 0.00% 15.2% 31.1% 43.7% 34.0% 4.7%
Isoprene 2,891 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Cumene 2,281 1 9 20,073 0 0.00% 16.1% 35.0% 10.7% 6.0% 2.8%
1,2-Dichloroethylene 1,829 1,100 110 201,190 6 0.00% 15.7% 34.9% 27.2% 19.2% 4.2%
Butyl acrylate 1,669 0 3,500 5,841,500 176 0.02% 21.0% 43.0% 55.9% 26.9% 25.7%
Pentachloroethane 1,595 1,908 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 1,391 3,014 210,000 292,110,000 6,130 0.70% 15.6% 34.3% 28.2% 20.2% 4.2%
Ethylene oxide 1,248 0 11,000,000 13,728,000,000 392,306 44.61% 14.8% 32.7% 24.0% 15.4% 5.1%
Antimony compounds 750 0 12,000 9,001,080 470 0.05% 10.0% 21.6% 41.1% 35.1% 2.0%
1,2-Butylene oxide 647 1 180 116,460 4 0.00% 15.6% 34.9% 26.6% 18.5% 4.3%
tert-Butyl alcohol (tert-Butanol) 563 0 1 394 0 0.00% 19.2% 40.5% 49.0% 23.8% 22.0%
Hexachlorobenzene 489 2,301 1,600,000 781,856,000 2,577 0.29% 15.6% 35.8% 11.5% 5.9% 3.0%
Zinc compounds 344 0 100 34,400 1 0.00% 10.2% 22.0% 41.4% 35.2% 2.2%
Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or brom 338 0 1,500 507,000 4 0.00% 15.7% 35.0% 26.7% 18.5% 4.3%
Hexachloroethane 286 620 14,000 4,004,000 143 0.02% 15.8% 35.3% 29.0% 20.9% 4.3%
Methyl tert-butyl ether 270 0 93 25,110 0 0.00% 15.8% 36.0% 24.4% 15.0% 5.4%
Nickel 265 0 930,000 246,450,000 1,208 0.14% 15.8% 35.2% 26.9% 18.7% 4.2%
Anthracene 245 0 3 809 0 0.00% 15.6% 34.7% 6.9% 2.6% 2.7%
Biphenyl 201 0 800 160,800 1 0.00% 15.6% 35.0% 8.3% 3.5% 2.9%
Phenol 192 0 18 3,456 0 0.00% 17.8% 39.4% 55.1% 47.4% 4.1%
Nickel compounds 135 0 930,000 125,550,000 587 0.07% 18.8% 37.9% 52.7% 44.4% 4.3%
Mercury compounds 130 0 12,000 1,554,888 10 0.00% 15.4% 36.5% 5.8% 3.1% 0.9%
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (Hexachlorobutadiene) 120 6,904 7,900 948,000 19 0.00% 15.7% 35.0% 26.6% 18.5% 4.3%
Dichlorobenzene (mixed isomers) 60 167 18 1,071 0 0.00% 15.9% 35.3% 27.1% 18.9% 4.2%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 58 0 58 3,364 0 0.00% 14.7% 33.4% 22.5% 13.4% 5.5%
Copper 45 0 1,500 67,500 0 0.00% 15.5% 35.8% 10.0% 4.6% 2.9%
1,4-Dichlorobenzene (p-Dichlorobenzene) 40 0 3,900 156,000 0 0.00% 15.6% 35.9% 10.1% 4.7% 2.9%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 34 2 390,000 13,256,100 65 0.01% 15.7% 33.8% 28.9% 20.7% 4.8%
Chloroprene 31 0 1,100,000 34,100,000 316 0.04% 13.9% 29.0% 32.5% 24.5% 3.9%
Bromine 24 0 2,100 50,400 2 0.00% 15.7% 34.9% 26.7% 18.5% 4.3%
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the unreacted ore component of the chromite ore processi 16 0 43,000,000 245,598,800 7,098 0.81% 21.5% 42.1% 52.1% 40.8% 4.9%
Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether 13 77 1,200,000 15,684,000 135 0.02% 16.4% 36.6% 20.3% 13.6% 3.5%
Lead 12 0 23,000 267,513 3 0.00% 15.1% 33.4% 24.6% 16.0% 5.0%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 10 260 18 173 0 0.00% 16.3% 35.8% 27.6% 19.3% 4.1%
Dinitrobutyl phenol (Dinoseb) 6 0 1,000 6,250 0 0.00% 15.8% 36.0% 24.4% 15.0% 5.4%
trans-1,4-Dichloro-2-butene 3 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Asbestos (friable) 3 0 170,000,000 510,000,000 1,846 0.21% 19.5% 37.5% 52.0% 43.5% 4.3%
Phenanthrene 2 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Lead compounds 2 0 23,000 46,000 0 0.00% 19.5% 37.5% 52.0% 43.5% 4.3%
Mercury 2 0 12,000 22,656 1 0.00% 15.0% 33.0% 24.2% 15.6% 5.1%
1,4-Dichloro-2-butene 1 52 9,300,000 9,300,000 303 0.03% 16.7% 37.0% 23.3% 16.4% 3.5%
Pentachlorobenzene 0 88 1,300 351 0 0.00% 16.3% 35.8% 27.6% 19.3% 4.1%
Manganese compounds 0 0 12,000 720 0 0.00% 24.7% 45.0% 50.1% 35.8% 5.5%
Polychlorinated biphenyls 0 51 360,000 18,000 0 0.00% 16.3% 35.8% 27.6% 19.3% 4.1%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds (Manufacturing; and the processing or otherwise use of dioxin and dioxin like compounds if the dioxin and dioxin like 0 2 1,400,000,000 399,067 2 0.00% 17.0% 35.4% 35.4% 27.3% 4.1%

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