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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1,1,1-Trichloroethane
1,335
0
1
935
0
0.00%
21.8%
40.5%
62.1%
56.0%
3.0%
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%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
1,555
3,839,570
5,700
8,863,500
198
0.06%
23.4%
42.4%
67.8%
62.7%
2.7%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
2,549
0
58
147,842
0
0.00%
13.1%
37.2%
57.3%
4.7%
48.5%
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%
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%
1,4-Dioxane
2,107
0
18,000
37,926,000
222
0.07%
26.4%
47.8%
62.6%
58.3%
2.2%
Acetaldehyde
70,809
0
7,900
559,391,100
3,481
1.05%
27.0%
48.1%
64.5%
59.7%
2.8%
Acetophenone
5,326
0
10
53,260
1
0.00%
21.9%
40.5%
62.2%
56.2%
2.9%
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%
Benzene
13,289
219,489
28,000
372,092,000
1,188
0.36%
18.9%
39.3%
60.4%
35.8%
21.3%
Biphenyl
1,437
0
800
1,149,696
19
0.01%
28.5%
49.1%
67.6%
63.9%
1.9%
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%
Chlorine
83,955
0
23,000
1,930,965,000
29,310
8.86%
21.8%
40.5%
62.2%
56.0%
3.2%
Chlorobenzene
3
618,385
4
11
0
0.00%
24.8%
44.1%
73.0%
68.6%
2.5%
Chloroethane
2,544
0
0
890
0
0.00%
23.4%
42.5%
68.4%
62.8%
3.2%
Chloroform
3,281
154,233
82,000
269,042,000
8,180
2.47%
24.9%
44.2%
73.5%
69.0%
2.7%
Chloromethane
13,555
0
640
8,675,200
7
0.00%
15.5%
37.4%
57.3%
5.5%
48.7%
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%
Cumene
1
0
9
9
0
0.00%
13.4%
37.7%
58.2%
4.7%
49.4%
Cyclohexane
663
0
1
385
0
0.00%
14.4%
37.5%
57.7%
5.1%
49.0%
Dicyclopentadiene
2
0
18,000
36,000
0
0.00%
14.7%
36.2%
56.0%
5.3%
47.6%
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%
Ethylbenzene
2,995
2,076
890
2,665,701
8
0.00%
13.7%
37.6%
58.1%
4.8%
49.3%
Ethylene
1,023,520
0
1
573,171
1
0.00%
15.3%
37.4%
57.4%
5.8%
48.4%
Ethylene glycol
14,609
0
9
128,556
1
0.00%
25.7%
47.2%
63.4%
54.8%
6.5%
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%
Ethylidene dichloride (1,1-Dichloroethane)
1,385
0
570
789,450
13
0.00%
21.8%
40.5%
62.1%
56.0%
3.0%
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%
Hydrogen sulfide
115
0
1,800
207,000
1
0.00%
13.5%
37.7%
58.3%
4.7%
49.5%
Hydroquinone
147
0
60,000
8,820,000
34
0.01%
13.1%
37.3%
57.7%
4.6%
48.8%
Isoprene
304
0
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
m-Xylene
2,875
0
35
100,625
0
0.00%
13.2%
37.3%
57.6%
4.7%
48.8%
Methanol
2,557
842
0
460
0
0.00%
14.8%
37.5%
57.7%
5.2%
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%
o-Xylene
1,360
0
35
47,600
0
0.00%
13.5%
37.5%
57.9%
4.8%
49.1%
p-Xylene
1,906
0
35
66,710
0
0.00%
13.3%
37.5%
57.9%
4.7%
49.1%
Pentachloroethane
8
695,173
0
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Propylene
212,199
0
1
254,639
1
0.00%
14.0%
37.6%
58.2%
7.7%
46.6%
Styrene
389
0
4
1,362
0
0.00%
14.0%
36.8%
56.6%
5.0%
47.9%
Tetrachloroethylene
1,550
1,152,002
930
1,441,500
28
0.01%
22.9%
41.8%
66.3%
60.5%
3.1%
Titanium tetrachloride
0
352
35,000
0
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Toluene
8,974
39,037
1
6,282
0
0.00%
13.7%
37.6%
58.1%
4.8%
49.3%
Trichloroethylene
678
145,794
15,000
10,170,000
672
0.20%
25.9%
45.5%
77.4%
73.5%
2.4%
Vinyl acetate
63,643
0
18
1,145,574
1
0.00%
15.2%
37.1%
57.0%
5.4%
48.4%
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%
Xylene (mixed isomers)
1,318
0
35
46,130
0
0.00%
13.4%
37.5%
57.9%
4.7%
49.1%
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