EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Formosa Plastics Corp Texas
Point Comfort, TX · Parent: Formosa Plastics Corp USA
- Total releases
- 8.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 61
- Carcinogens
- 21
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Formosa Plastics Corp Texas: how the 8.3M lbs splits
8.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 7.3M lbs 87.2%
- Off-site Transfers 1.0M lbs 12.3%
- Water Discharges 34.5K lbs 0.4%
- Land Disposal 336 lbs <0.1%
Formosa Plastics Corp Texas's 8.3M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 87.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 12.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Formosa Plastics Corp Texas is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Point Comfort, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 2.4M lbs of releases across 51 chemicals in 2023, and 8.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 255 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Formosa Plastics Corp Texas is pounds #25 and chemical-count #8 at 8.3M lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Alcoa World Alumina LLC; Gulfmark Energy Inc; Seadrift Coke LP; Union Carbide Corp Seadrift Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Lsb Chemical L.L.C.; Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Chemical Plant (part); Basf Corp; Si Group Inc. Other Formosa Plastics Corp USA sites in this extract: Formosa Plastics Corp Louisiana. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene; Propylene; Ammonia; n-Hexane.
Formosa Plastics Corp Texas stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (87.2% air releases) across 61 chemicals · 21 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lsb Chemical L.L.C. and Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Chemical Plant (part).
Formosa Plastics Corp Texas vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.3M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Formosa Plastics Corp Texas in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Formosa Plastics Corp Texas reports the 50th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Lsb Chemical L.L.C. and Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Chemical Plant (part).
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Formosa Plastics Corp Texas's total reported releases rose from 1.4 million lb in 2022 to 2.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Formosa Plastics Corp Texas'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 Texas'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 Texas's air releases rose from 1.4 million lb in 2022 to 1.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Formosa Plastics Corp Texas Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Formosa Plastics Corp Texas stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
1574873.7× more than the comparison
30.5× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Formosa Plastics Corp Texas releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 59% (1.5M lbs to 2.4M lbs).
Formosa Plastics Corp Texas: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Formosa Plastics Corp Texas year-over-year reported totals (increased by 59% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Ethylene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.5M lbs | 54 |
| 2020 | 1.7M lbs | 49 |
| 2021 | 1.3M lbs | 51 |
| 2022 | 1.4M lbs | 52 |
| 2023 | 2.4M lbs | 51 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 21 of 61 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Formosa Plastics Corp Texas · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Formosa Plastics Corp Texas
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Alcoa World Alumina LLC, Gulfmark Energy Inc, Seadrift Coke LP, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Lsb Chemical L.L.C., Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Chemical Plant (part), Basf Corp.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Formosa Plastics Corp Texas on cumulative reported pounds (8.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (61). Release-pound peers include Four Corners Steam Electric Station, Ecw Landfill Corp., Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station. Chemical-count peers include The Dow Chemical Co, Westlake US 2 LLC, Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Four Corners Steam Electric Station Fruitland, NM · Electric Utilities 8.3M lbs reported
- Ecw Landfill Corp. Ponce, PR · Hazardous Waste 8.3M lbs reported
- Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station Wheatfield, IN · Electric Utilities 8.3M lbs reported
- Lsb Chemical L.L.C. Pryor, OK · Chemicals 8.3M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Formosa Plastics Corp USA Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Formosa Plastics Corp Louisiana.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Ethylene, Propylene, Ammonia, n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Alcoa World Alumina LLC. Formosa Plastics Corp Texas stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Formosa Plastics Corp Texas TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Formosa Plastics Corp Texas totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Point Comfort, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 8.0% of Calhoun TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Four Corners Steam Electric Station (Δ 1.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Formosa Plastics Corp Texas stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov