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Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas

Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $3,655,889 in recorded penalties.

Significant Violation Chemicals TRI + Clean Air Act + Clean Water Act + RCRA 110018925957 Calhoun County
Noncompliance quarters
12

Counted from the imported ECHO record over the last 12 quarters.

Penalties
$3,655,889

Recorded enforcement amount carried into the facility page.

Last inspection
2025-09-18

Displayed as plain language instead of hidden in agency exports.

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Reported on-site releases are higher in 2024 than in 2022.

Year Air Water Land Total
2022 1,373,547 lbs 5,720 lbs 0 lbs 1,379,267 lbs
2023 1,938,335 lbs 10,376 lbs 0 lbs 1,948,711 lbs
2024 1,722,896 lbs 8,480 lbs 0 lbs 1,731,376 lbs
Chemical breakdown

What this facility is reporting

  • air 682,454 lbs

    Ethylene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 560,559 lbs

    Propylene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 205,998 lbs

    Ammonia

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 65,186 lbs

    n-Hexane

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 30,112 lbs

    Benzene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 22,487 lbs

    Vinyl chloride

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 21,713 lbs

    Chloroform

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 20,260 lbs

    Chlorine

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 18,352 lbs

    Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 16,515 lbs

    Ethylene glycol

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 15,005 lbs

    Vinyl acetate

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 13,661 lbs

    Chloromethane

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 12,154 lbs

    1, 3-Butadiene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 10,423 lbs

    1, 2-Dichloroethane

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 10,322 lbs

    Toluene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 8,260 lbs

    Methanol

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 4,411 lbs

    Xylene (mixed isomers)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 2,333 lbs

    Ethylbenzene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 2,194 lbs

    1, 2, 4-Trimethylbenzene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1,547 lbs

    Styrene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1,538 lbs

    Isoprene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1,485 lbs

    Acetaldehyde

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 661 lbs

    Ethylene oxide

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 627 lbs

    Naphthalene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 552 lbs

    Chloroethane

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 466 lbs

    Formaldehyde

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • water 415 lbs

    Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 354 lbs

    Hydroquinone

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • water 349 lbs

    Zinc compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 292 lbs

    1, 1, 1-Trichloroethane

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 260 lbs

    Cyclohexane

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • water 222 lbs

    Lead compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 67 lbs

    1, 1, 2-Trichloroethane

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • water 54 lbs

    Copper compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 39 lbs

    Ethylidene dichloride

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 25 lbs

    Hydrogen sulfide

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 18 lbs

    Chloroprene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 4 lbs

    Dicyclopentadiene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1 lbs

    Carbon tetrachloride

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1 lbs

    Cumene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 0 lbs

    Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 0 lbs

    1, 1, 1, 2-Tetrachloroethane

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 0 lbs

    1, 1, 2, 2-Tetrachloroethane

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 0 lbs

    Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 0 lbs

    Antimony compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 0 lbs

    Carbon disulfide

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 0 lbs

    Chlorobenzene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 0 lbs

    Crotonaldehyde

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 0 lbs

    Pentachloroethane

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 0 lbs

    Silver compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 0 lbs

    Tetrachloroethylene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 0 lbs

    Trichloroethylene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

Enforcement layer

Why the ECHO-style detail matters

Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $3,655,889 in recorded penalties.

Significant Violation Last recorded inspection: 2025-09-18. Total penalties on record: $3,655,889.