PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Formosa Plastics

Rank in Toxic 100: 77
Rank among all TRI companies: 142
Air releases 2020 (lbs): 1,878,132
Incineration transfers 2020 (lbs): 11,209,239
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2020: 330,991
Percentage of national total 2020 toxic air and incineration score: 0.1%
EJ: Poor Share: 23%
EJ: Minority Share: 71%

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This company is rank 35 on the Toxic 100 Water list.
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Chemical	Air releases (lbs)	Incineration transfers (lbs)	Toxicity Weight	Toxic Hazard (quantity x toxicity)	Toxic Score (quantity x exposure x toxicity x population)	Percent of total company score	EJ: Poor Share	EJ: Near Poor Share	EJ: Minority Share	EJ: Black Share	EJ: Hispanic Share
Trichloroethylene	678	145,794	15,000	10,170,000	672	0.20%	25.9%	45.5%	77.4%	73.5%	2.4%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane	10	307,166	210,000	2,100,000	129	0.04%	25.7%	45.2%	76.5%	72.6%	2.3%
1,2-Dichloroethane	53,824	3,844,237	93,000	5,005,632,000	165,274	49.93%	25.2%	44.8%	75.5%	69.9%	3.9%
Chloroform	3,281	154,233	82,000	269,042,000	8,180	2.47%	24.9%	44.2%	73.5%	69.0%	2.7%
Carbon tetrachloride	2,080	154,338	21,000	43,680,000	1,582	0.48%	24.8%	44.1%	73.2%	68.8%	2.5%
Chlorobenzene	3	618,385	4	11	0	0.00%	24.8%	44.1%	73.0%	68.6%	2.5%
Biphenyl	1,437	0	800	1,149,696	19	0.01%	28.5%	49.1%	67.6%	63.9%	1.9%
Vinyl chloride	114,527	2,848	31,000	3,550,337,000	26,911	8.13%	24.1%	44.1%	73.5%	62.8%	8.9%
Chloroethane	2,544	0	0	890	0	0.00%	23.4%	42.5%	68.4%	62.8%	3.2%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	1,555	3,839,570	5,700	8,863,500	198	0.06%	23.4%	42.4%	67.8%	62.7%	2.7%
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	18,409	0	180	3,313,620	72	0.02%	23.3%	42.2%	67.4%	62.2%	2.7%
Tetrachloroethylene	1,550	1,152,002	930	1,441,500	28	0.01%	22.9%	41.8%	66.3%	60.5%	3.1%
Acetaldehyde	70,809	0	7,900	559,391,100	3,481	1.05%	27.0%	48.1%	64.5%	59.7%	2.8%
1,4-Dioxane	2,107	0	18,000	37,926,000	222	0.07%	26.4%	47.8%	62.6%	58.3%	2.2%
Chloroprene	1,363	0	1,100,000	1,499,300,000	22,335	6.75%	22.2%	41.0%	63.1%	57.0%	3.1%
Acetophenone	5,326	0	10	53,260	1	0.00%	21.9%	40.5%	62.2%	56.2%	2.9%
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	0	1,400,000,000	2,216,359	36	0.01%	21.8%	40.5%	62.1%	56.1%	2.9%
Chlorine	83,955	0	23,000	1,930,965,000	29,310	8.86%	21.8%	40.5%	62.2%	56.0%	3.2%
Ethylidene dichloride (1,1-Dichloroethane)	1,385	0	570	789,450	13	0.00%	21.8%	40.5%	62.1%	56.0%	3.0%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	1,335	0	1	935	0	0.00%	21.8%	40.5%	62.1%	56.0%	3.0%
Ethylene glycol	14,609	0	9	128,556	1	0.00%	25.7%	47.2%	63.4%	54.8%	6.5%
Benzene	13,289	219,489	28,000	372,092,000	1,188	0.36%	18.9%	39.3%	60.4%	35.8%	21.3%
Propylene	212,199	0	1	254,639	1	0.00%	14.0%	37.6%	58.2%	7.7%	46.6%
Ethylene	1,023,520	0	1	573,171	1	0.00%	15.3%	37.4%	57.4%	5.8%	48.4%
Chloromethane	13,555	0	640	8,675,200	7	0.00%	15.5%	37.4%	57.3%	5.5%	48.7%
Vinyl acetate	63,643	0	18	1,145,574	1	0.00%	15.2%	37.1%	57.0%	5.4%	48.4%
Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i	85,560	0	7	598,920	1	0.00%	15.1%	37.5%	57.6%	5.3%	48.9%
Dicyclopentadiene	2	0	18,000	36,000	0	0.00%	14.7%	36.2%	56.0%	5.3%	47.6%
Methanol	2,557	842	0	460	0	0.00%	14.8%	37.5%	57.7%	5.2%	49.0%
1,3-Butadiene	12,704	0	110,000	1,397,440,000	1,267	0.38%	14.5%	36.7%	56.5%	5.2%	47.9%
Cyclohexane	663	0	1	385	0	0.00%	14.4%	37.5%	57.7%	5.1%	49.0%
n-Hexane (Hexane)	43,809	33,239	5	219,045	0	0.00%	14.3%	37.5%	57.8%	5.1%	49.1%
Naphthalene	1,084	457	12,000	13,008,000	21	0.01%	14.2%	37.3%	57.4%	5.1%	48.7%
Styrene	389	0	4	1,362	0	0.00%	14.0%	36.8%	56.6%	5.0%	47.9%
Ethylbenzene	2,995	2,076	890	2,665,701	8	0.00%	13.7%	37.6%	58.1%	4.8%	49.3%
Ethylene oxide	1,819	0	11,000,000	20,009,000,000	69,998	21.15%	13.8%	37.8%	58.4%	4.8%	49.5%
Toluene	8,974	39,037	1	6,282	0	0.00%	13.7%	37.6%	58.1%	4.8%	49.3%
o-Xylene	1,360	0	35	47,600	0	0.00%	13.5%	37.5%	57.9%	4.8%	49.1%
Xylene (mixed isomers)	1,318	0	35	46,130	0	0.00%	13.4%	37.5%	57.9%	4.7%	49.1%
p-Xylene	1,906	0	35	66,710	0	0.00%	13.3%	37.5%	57.9%	4.7%	49.1%
Hydrogen sulfide	115	0	1,800	207,000	1	0.00%	13.5%	37.7%	58.3%	4.7%	49.5%
Cumene	1	0	9	9	0	0.00%	13.4%	37.7%	58.2%	4.7%	49.4%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	2,549	0	58	147,842	0	0.00%	13.1%	37.2%	57.3%	4.7%	48.5%
m-Xylene	2,875	0	35	100,625	0	0.00%	13.2%	37.3%	57.6%	4.7%	48.8%
Hydroquinone	147	0	60,000	8,820,000	34	0.01%	13.1%	37.3%	57.7%	4.6%	48.8%
Pentachloroethane	8	695,173	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Isoprene	304	0	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Titanium tetrachloride	0	352	35,000	0	0	0.00%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

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