Facility Profile

WESTLAKE VINYLS CO
WESTLAKE CORP
Facility Summary
36045 HWY 30, GEISMAR, LA, 70734 (ASCENSION PARISH)
In 2022, this facility made toxic releases of:
- Concern to the air
- Onsite air release of Clean Air Act chemicals
- Onsite release Persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs)
- Onsite release of known carcinogens
This facility reported the following greenhouse gas releases for 2022:
- 69.75 metric tons of Methane (CH4)
- 166.88 metric tons of Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
- 54,869.30 metric tons of Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
18-month enforcement and compliance history summary for this facility:
Facility: No Violation Identified
Clean Air Act: No Violation Identified
Clean Water Act: No Violation Identified
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act : No Violation Identified
Total Penalties: $132,020
Last Penalty: 02/12/2020
2022 Toxic Substance Releases
Substance Total
(lbs)
Air
(lbs)
Water
(lbs)
Land
(lbs)
UnInj
(lbs)
Offsite
(lbs)
ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE
CASRN: 107-06-2
65,315.00 63,380.00 4.00 0.00 0.00 1,931.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
VINYL CHLORIDE
CASRN: 75-01-4
47,820.00 47,820.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
CHLOROFORM
CASRN: 67-66-3
24,223.00 24,171.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 52.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
COPPER COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N100
17,052.00 10.00 38.00 0.00 0.00 17,004.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
METHYL ALCOHOL
CASRN: 67-56-1
9,600.00 9,600.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: California Proposition 65)
This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange))
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
AMMONIA
CASRN: 7664-41-7
9,577.00 9,555.00 22.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
CASRN: 7647-01-0
6,950.00 6,950.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: Plastichem Project)
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
CHLOROBENZENE
CASRN: 108-90-7
2,995.00 2,845.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 150.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: Plastichem Project)
This substance is a mutagen. (Source: Plastichem Project)
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
CASRN: 56-23-5
2,677.00 2,605.00 23.00 0.00 0.00 49.00
This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: Plastichem Project)
This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange))
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
ETHYLENE
CASRN: 74-85-1
2,270.00 2,270.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
ETHYL CHLORIDE
CASRN: 75-00-3
1,841.00 1,841.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: California Proposition 65)
This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: Plastichem Project)
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
CHLORINE
CASRN: 7782-50-5
1,715.00 1,715.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE (TCE)
CASRN: 79-00-5
1,450.00 1,450.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
TRICHLOROETHYLENE
CASRN: 79-01-6
955.00 955.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
FORMALDEHYDE
CASRN: 50-00-0
930.00 930.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
TOLUENE
CASRN: 108-88-3
920.00 20.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 900.00
This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: California Proposition 65)
This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange))
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
PROPYLENE
CASRN: 115-07-1
903.00 903.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE
CASRN: 75-35-4
395.00 395.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE
CASRN: 79-34-5
385.00 385.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
DIOXIN AND DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS (TRI CATEGORY)
CASRN: N150
369.82 1.91 0.51 0.00 0.00 367.41
This is a persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs). (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
BENZENE
CASRN: 71-43-2
355.00 355.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
1,1-DICHLOROETHANE
CASRN: 75-34-3
325.00 325.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
TETRACHLOROETHYLENE
CASRN: 127-18-4
305.00 256.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 49.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
1,2-DICHLOROETHENE
CASRN: 540-59-0
45.00 45.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
CHLOROPRENE
CASRN: 126-99-8
10.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
PENTACHLOROETHANE
CASRN: 76-01-7
5.00 5.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDS (TRI CATEGORY)
CASRN: N590
0.10 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This is a persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs). (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
BIS(2-CHLOROETHYL) ETHER
CASRN: 111-44-4
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
ACETOPHENONE
CASRN: 98-86-2
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
SODIUM NITRITE
CASRN: 7632-00-0
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: Plastichem Project)
This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite