Vinyl chloride emissions by state
Vinyl chloride emissions: by state | ranked by facility | ranked by state
Vinyl Chloride Emissions in California
National Rank |
Company |
City |
State | 1998 Vinyl Chloride Air Emissions (Pounds) |
Percent of National Total |
| 38 |
Keysor-Century Corp. |
Saugus |
CA |
920 |
0.1% |
Vinyl Chloride Emissions in Delaware
National Rank |
Company |
City |
State | 1998 Vinyl Chloride Air Emissions (Pounds) |
Percent of National Total |
| 2 |
Formosa Plastics Corp. |
Delaware City |
DE |
115,153 |
13.0% |
| 11 |
Kaneka Delaware Corp. |
Delaware City |
DE |
21,819 |
2.5% |
Vinyl Chloride Emissions in Florida
National Rank |
Company |
City |
State | 1998 Vinyl Chloride Air Emissions (Pounds) |
Percent of National Total |
| 22 |
Westlake PVC Corp. |
Pace |
FL |
11,534 |
1.3% |
Vinyl Chloride Emissions in Georgia
National Rank |
Company |
City |
State | 1998 Vinyl Chloride Air Emissions (Pounds) |
Percent of National Total |
| 23 |
Georgia Duck & Cordage Mill |
Scottdale |
GA |
10,770 |
1.2% |
Vinyl Chloride Emissions in Illinois
National Rank |
Company |
City |
State | 1998 Vinyl Chloride Air Emissions (Pounds) |
Percent of National Total |
| 5 |
Borden Chemicals & Plastic Operating L.P. |
Illiopolis |
IL |
66,328 |
7.5% |
| 8 |
Geon Co. |
Henry |
IL |
39,600 |
4.5% |
| 47 |
DBA GTC Intl. |
Bedford Park |
IL |
16 |
<0.1% |
Vinyl Chloride Emissions in Indiana
National Rank |
Company |
City |
State | 1998 Vinyl Chloride Air Emissions (Pounds) |
Percent of National Total |
| 10 |
Ferro Corp.Hammond Site |
Hammond |
IN |
23,140 |
2.6% |
Vinyl Chloride Emissions in Kansas
National Rank |
Company |
City |
State | 1998 Vinyl Chloride Air Emissions (Pounds) |
Percent of National Total |
| 45 |
Vulcan Chemicals |
Wichita |
KS |
22 |
<0.1% |
Vinyl Chloride Emissions in Kentucky
National Rank |
Company |
City |
State | 1998 Vinyl Chloride Air Emissions (Pounds) |
Percent of National Total |
| 7 |
Westlake PVC Corp. |
Calvert City |
KY |
43,293 |
4.9% |
| 15 |
Westlake Monomers Corp. |
Calvert City |
KY |
14,700 |
1.7% |
| 25 |
Oxy Vinyls L.P. |
Louisville |
KY |
9,130 |
1.0% |
| 33 |
BF Goodrich Co. Louisville Plant |
Louisville |
KY |
2,400 |
0.3% |
| 39 |
Air Prods. & Chemicals Inc. |
Calvert City |
KY |
876 |
0.1% |
Vinyl Chloride Emissions in Louisiana
National Rank |
Company |
City |
State | 1998 Vinyl Chloride Air Emissions (Pounds) |
Percent of National Total |
| 4 |
Borden Chemicals & Plastics- Operating L.P. |
Geismar |
LA |
68,194 |
7.7% |
| 12 |
Georgia Gulf Corp. |
Plaquemine |
LA |
21,000 |
2.4% |
| 19 |
Formosa Plastics Corp. Louisiana |
Baton Rouge |
LA |
12,803 |
1.4% |
| 21 |
Borden Chemicals & Plastics Operating L.P. |
Addis |
LA |
12,073 |
1.4% |
| 30 |
Dow Chemical Co. - Louisiana Div. |
Plaquemine |
LA |
3,460 |
0.4% |
| 31 |
Certainteed Corp. |
Westlake |
LA |
2,500 |
0.3% |
| 32 |
PPG Inds. Inc. |
Lake Charles |
LA |
2,430 |
0.3% |
| 34 |
Condea Vista Lake Charles Chemical Complex |
Westlake |
LA |
2,354 |
0.3% |
| 41 |
Vulcan Materials Co. Chemicals Div. |
Geismar |
LA |
433 |
<0.1% |
| 43 |
Union Carbide Corp. Taft/Star Complex |
Taft |
LA |
73 |
<0.1% |
Vinyl Chloride Emissions in Michigan
National Rank |
Company |
City |
State | 1998 Vinyl Chloride Air Emissions (Pounds) |
Percent of National Total |
| 27 |
Dow Chemical Co. - Midland Ops. |
Midland |
MI |
7,800 |
0.9% |
Vinyl Chloride Emissions in Mississippi
National Rank |
Company |
City |
State | 1998 Vinyl Chloride Air Emissions (Pounds) |
Percent of National Total |
| 17 |
Georgia Gulf Chemicals |
Aberdeen |
MS |
14,025 |
1.6% |
Vinyl Chloride Emissions in Missouri
National Rank |
Company |
City |
State | 1998 Vinyl Chloride Air Emissions (Pounds) |
Percent of National Total |
| 44 |
Bayer Corp. Agriculture Div. |
Kansas City |
MO |
56 |
<0.1% |
Vinyl Chloride Emissions in New Jersey
National Rank |
Company |
City |
State | 1998 Vinyl Chloride Air Emissions (Pounds) |
Percent of National Total |
| 9 |
Polyone Corp. |
Pedricktown |
NJ |
24,050 |
2.7% |
| 20 |
Colorite Specialty Resins |
Burlington |
NJ |
12,148 |
1.4% |
| 49 |
Safety-Kleen (Bridgeport) Inc. |
Bridgeport |
NJ |
6 |
<0.1% |
Vinyl Chloride Emissions in Ohio
National Rank |
Company |
City |
State | 1998 Vinyl Chloride Air Emissions (Pounds) |
Percent of National Total |
| 36 |
Vonroll America Inc./ Wti |
East Liverpool |
OH |
1,001 |
0.1% |
| 37 |
Geon Co. |
Avon Lake |
OH |
985 |
0.1% |
| 42 |
North East Chemical Corp. |
Cleveland |
OH |
182 |
<0.1% |
| 46 |
Chemtron Corp. |
Avon |
OH |
17 |
<0.1% |
| 50 |
Ross Incineration Services Inc. |
Grafton |
OH |
4 |
<0.1% |
Vinyl Chloride Emissions in Oklahoma
National Rank |
Company |
City |
State | 1998 Vinyl Chloride Air Emissions (Pounds) |
Percent of National Total |
| 28 |
Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls L.L.C. |
Oklahoma City |
OK |
5,300 |
0.6% |
Vinyl Chloride Emissions in Pennsylvania
National Rank |
Company |
City |
State | 1998 Vinyl Chloride Air Emissions (Pounds) |
Percent of National Total |
| 1 |
Occidental Chemical Corp. |
Pottstown |
PA |
121,500 |
13.7% |
Vinyl Chloride Emissions in South Carolina
National Rank |
Company |
City |
State | 1998 Vinyl Chloride Air Emissions (Pounds) |
Percent of National Total |
| 48 |
Safety-Kleen (Roebuck) Inc. |
Roebuck |
SC |
7 |
<0.1% |
Vinyl Chloride Emissions in Texas
National Rank |
Company |
City |
State | 1998 Vinyl Chloride Air Emissions (Pounds) |
Percent of National Total |
| 3 |
Oxy Vinyls L.P. Houston Ops. Pasadena PVC Plant |
Pasadena |
TX |
75,000 |
8.5% |
| 6 |
Shintech Inc. |
Freeport |
TX |
51,000 |
5.8% |
| 13 |
Oxy Vinyls L.P. - Deer Park PVC Plant |
Deer Park |
TX |
16,800 |
1.9% |
| 14 |
Dow Chemical Co. - Freeport Texas |
Freeport |
TX |
16,400 |
1.9% |
| 16 |
Formosa Plastics Corp. Texas |
Point Comfort |
TX |
14,671 |
1.7% |
| 18 |
Oxy Vinyls L.P. La Porte - Vcm Plant |
La Porte |
TX |
13,120 |
1.5% |
| 24 |
Union Carbide Corp. Texas City Plant |
Texas City |
TX |
10,350 |
1.2% |
| 26 |
Oxy Vinyls L.P. Deer Park-Vcm Plant |
Deer Park |
TX |
8,900 |
1.0% |
| 29 |
Occidental Chemical Corp. |
Gregory |
TX |
3,854 |
0.4% |
| 40 |
Du Pont Corpus Christi Plant |
Gregory |
TX |
579 |
0.1% |
| 51 |
Safety-Kleen (Deer Park) Inc. |
Deer Park |
TX |
1 |
<0.1% |
Vinyl Chloride Emissions in Wisconsin
National Rank |
Company |
City |
State | 1998 Vinyl Chloride Air Emissions (Pounds) |
Percent of National Total |
| 35 |
Poly Vinyl Co. Inc. |
Sheboygan Falls |
WI |
1,650 |
0.2% |
last updated: march.26.2001
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