Formosa Plastics Corp USA
2 facilities · 2 states · 9.2M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Formosa Plastics Corp USA is the reported parent of 2 Form R facilities across 2 states, disclosing 9.2M lbs of toxic releases. 21 of 82 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Texas (8.3M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Formosa Plastics Corp USA, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Formosa Plastics Corp USA: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+57.3%
2 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+57.3%
1.6 million lb → 2.5 million lb, every facility that filed
- Formosa Plastics Corp USA's total reported releases rose from 1.6 million lb in 2022 to 2.5 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Formosa Plastics Corp USA's off-site transfers rose from 67.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 422.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Formosa Plastics Corp USA's water releases rose from 5.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Formosa Plastics Corp USA's air releases rose from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 2.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Formosa Plastics Corp USA from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Formosa Plastics Corp Texas; Formosa Plastics Corp Louisiana. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Targa Resources Corp; Ineos US I Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene; Propylene; Ammonia; Chlorine; Vinyl chloride. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Texas; Louisiana. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Formosa Plastics Corp Texas; Formosa Plastics Corp Louisiana. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Targa Resources Corp; Ineos US I Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene; Propylene; Ammonia; Chlorine; Vinyl chloride. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Texas; Louisiana. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals.
Formosa Plastics Corp USA ranks #169 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents by disclosed release pounds, mid-to-upper among parents, not a top-25 volume name. Formosa Plastics Corp USA files across 2 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Releases are facility-concentrated: Formosa Plastics Corp Texas accounts for most of Formosa Plastics Corp USA's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for Formosa Plastics Corp USA follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Targa Resources Corp; Ineos US I Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Formosa Plastics Corp USA sits among TRI parents
Formosa Plastics Corp USA sits on a disclosure ladder beside Targa Resources Corp and Ineos US I Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Targa Resources Corp · rank #167 · 105.5M lbs
- Ineos US I Inc · rank #168 · 94.2M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Formosa Plastics Corp USA
Ethylene; Propylene; Ammonia; Chlorine; Vinyl chloride lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Formosa Plastics Corp Texas. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Ethylene | 3.1M lbs |
| Propylene | 1.6M lbs |
| Ammonia | 711.3K lbs |
| Chlorine | 440.2K lbs |
| Vinyl chloride | 400.9K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 1 | 8.3M lbs |
| Louisiana | 1 | 848.3K lbs |
Facilities (2)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Formosa Plastics Corp Texas Point Comfort, TX | 8.3M lbs |
| Formosa Plastics Corp Louisiana Baton Rouge, LA | 848.3K lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Formosa Plastics Corp USA on total disclosed release pounds (9.2M lbs) and reporting facility count (2). Release-volume peers include Occidental Petroleum Corp, Hf Sinclair Corp, American Bath Group LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
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Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Texas, Louisiana; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Formosa Plastics Corp USA's TRI parent record
From Formosa Plastics Corp USA, open Formosa Plastics Corp Texas or compare against Targa Resources Corp rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Formosa Plastics Corp USA (Formosa Plastics Corp Texas in TX). Largest facility
- Compare against Ineos US I Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Formosa Plastics Corp USA sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Targa Resources Corp, Ineos US I Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
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Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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