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Formosa Plastics

Rank in Toxic 100 Air Polluters: 70
Rank among all TRI companies: 141
Air releases 2022 (lbs): 1,610,779
Incineration transfers 2022 (lbs): 16,843,152
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2022: 396,900
Percentage of national total 2022 toxic air and incineration score: 0.1%
EJ: Poor Share: 22%
EJ: Minority Share: 71%

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This company is rank 48 on the Toxic 100 Water Polluters list.
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ChemicalAir releases (lbs)Incineration transfers (lbs)Toxic Score
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Percent of total company scoreEJ: Poor ShareEJ: Minority Share
1,2-Dichloroethane52,7476,144,838186,29246.94%24.9%75.8%
Ethylene oxide3,3380111,39228.07%12.0%61.4%
Chlorine83,965028,1217.09%21.5%62.1%
Vinyl chloride60,1031,69627,5566.94%24.3%75.4%
Chloroprene1,336021,3195.37%21.8%62.9%
Chloroform22,157161,28513,1783.32%21.0%70.3%
Acetaldehyde65,70002,7600.70%18.9%58.2%
Carbon tetrachloride2,529161,2402,1780.55%24.7%74.5%
Benzene16,495163,9841,4510.37%16.9%61.2%
Trichloroethylene1,119151,0551,0890.27%25.5%77.5%
1,3-Butadiene6,77708130.20%12.1%58.7%
1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,7886,400,5632220.06%23.1%68.0%
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane19539,7481860.05%25.0%75.4%
1,4-Dioxane1,52601040.03%19.6%55.8%
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)34,0290600.02%21.6%64.3%
Formaldehyde6570400.01%12.9%59.6%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds (Manufacturing; and the processing or otherwise use of dioxin and dioxin like compounds if the dioxin and dioxin like compounds are present as contaminants in a chemical and if they were created during the manufacturing of that chemical.)00400.01%21.5%61.9%
Naphthalene8460300.01%11.3%61.1%
Tetrachloroethylene1,4841,648,356280.01%22.8%66.9%
Ethylidene dichloride (1,1-Dichloroethane)1,3860120.00%21.4%61.9%
Biphenyl595070.00%19.1%59.6%
Ethylbenzene3,09355270.00%12.0%60.9%
Chloromethane13,347070.00%14.2%58.2%
Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing)177,509010.00%14.0%58.5%
n-Hexane (Hexane)73,2173,37910.00%12.0%61.1%
Acetophenone6,013010.00%21.5%62.0%
Propylene419,096010.00%12.5%60.0%
Xylene (mixed isomers)7,2126010.00%11.7%61.0%
Ethylene glycol15,23226910.00%18.7%58.2%
Vinyl acetate31,839000.00%13.5%58.3%
Ethylene478,81224,42800.00%12.8%60.0%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene2,595000.00%12.4%59.4%
Hydroquinone3000.00%13.9%57.9%
Hydrogen sulfide20000.00%11.7%61.5%
Dicyclopentadiene2000.00%9.9%59.9%
Toluene12,223200.00%11.9%61.1%
Chloroethane2,242000.00%23.3%69.1%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,338142,75200.00%21.5%61.9%
Styrene1,124000.00%11.5%59.7%
Zinc compounds9000.00%11.8%61.6%
Methanol6,0687300.00%13.7%58.8%
Chlorobenzene10451,93500.00%22.9%67.5%
Cyclohexane243000.00%13.6%58.8%
Pentachloroethane0673,06400.00%0.0%0.0%
Isoprene936000.00%0.0%0.0%
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane0173,87300.00%0.0%0.0%

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