Propylene
Propylene at Formosa Plastics Corp Texas have more than doubled since 2010 (through 2024).
TRI facility · TRI 2024 reporting year
Formosa Plastics Corp Texas
Total reported releases 1.9M lb fell meaningfully year over year (-20%). Total releases concentrations are up 34% since 2010.
201 FORMOSA DR, Point Comfort, Texas · 325211 · Chemicals · operated by Formosa Plastics CORP USA
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Notable Signals
Zinc compounds
Zinc compounds releases at Formosa Plastics Corp Texas rose from 13k lb to 160k lb (12.7×) between 2023 and 2024.
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
1,1,2-Trichloroethane releases at Formosa Plastics Corp Texas fell from 125k lb to 67 lb (100% lower) between 2023 and 2024.
1,2-Dichloroethane
1,2-Dichloroethane releases at Formosa Plastics Corp Texas fell from 146k lb to 10k lb (93% lower) between 2023 and 2024.
Chemicals reported · most recent year
What This Facility Releases
Ethylene
Ethylene concentrations have fallen 21% since 2010.
Propylene
Propylene concentrations have more than doubled since 2010.
Ammonia
Ammonia concentrations have more than doubled since 2010.
Zinc compounds
Zinc compounds concentrations have more than doubled since 2018.
n-Hexane
n-Hexane concentrations have fallen 21% since 2010.
Benzene
Benzene concentrations have fallen 36% since 2010.
Vinyl chloride
Vinyl chloride concentrations have more than doubled since 2010.
Chloroform
Chloroform concentrations have more than doubled since 2012.
Equity context · ACS 2018-2022 block-group demographics
Who Lives Next To This Facility
Within 3 miles of this facility (1 Census block groups, population-weighted demographics): a population of 458. Why we surface this →
16.6%
Low-income
52.8%
People of color
6.8%
Under age 5
23.4%
Over age 64
Source: Census ACS 2018-2022 block-group demographics, population-weighted across the 3-mile buffer around this facility (from USEPA-clone/EJAM-open blockgroupstats). Indicator-level percentile and EJ-disparity scores are surfaced on the county page and the state page — they describe wider regional exposure burdens, not effects attributable to a single facility.
Source. EPA Toxics Release Inventory · retrieved 2026-05-07. Reporting year 2024. TRI is a federal public-domain dataset under 17 USC §105.
What this is not. TRI quantifies releases reported by the facility under EPCRA §313 — not ambient air or water concentrations measured at receptors. We do not attribute individual health outcomes to specific facilities; that exceeds what the data can support.