Facility Profile

WESTLAKE CHEMICALS & VINYLS LLC
WESTLAKE CORP
Facility Summary
1600 VCM PLANT RD, WESTLAKE, LA, 70669 (CALCASIEU 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:
- 22.75 metric tons of Methane (CH4)
- 27.12 metric tons of Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
- 12,928.40 metric tons of Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
18-month enforcement and compliance history summary for this facility:
Facility: Significant Violation
Clean Air Act: No Violation Identified
Clean Water Act: No Violation Identified
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act : Significant Noncomplier
Total Penalties: $448,408
Last Penalty: 04/29/2022
2022 Toxic Substance Releases
Substance Total
(lbs)
Air
(lbs)
Water
(lbs)
Land
(lbs)
UnInj
(lbs)
Offsite
(lbs)
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
CASRN: 7647-01-0
81,986.43 81,986.43 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
CHLORINE
CASRN: 7782-50-5
30,890.00 30,890.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE
CASRN: 107-06-2
12,571.57 12,571.57 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
VINYL CHLORIDE
CASRN: 75-01-4
7,036.00 7,036.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
ETHYLENE
CASRN: 74-85-1
6,967.00 6,967.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
PROPYLENE
CASRN: 115-07-1
6,488.00 6,488.00 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
ETHYL CHLORIDE
CASRN: 75-00-3
1,853.00 1,853.00 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
METHYLENE CHLORIDE
CASRN: 75-09-2
906.92 906.92 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
CHLOROFORM
CASRN: 67-66-3
690.00 690.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
CASRN: 56-23-5
301.00 301.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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
1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE (TCE)
CASRN: 79-00-5
254.00 254.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
TRICHLOROETHYLENE
CASRN: 79-01-6
197.00 197.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE
CASRN: 79-34-5
51.00 51.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
1,1-DICHLOROETHANE
CASRN: 75-34-3
51.00 51.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
CHLOROBENZENE
CASRN: 108-90-7
41.00 41.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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
BENZENE
CASRN: 71-43-2
35.00 35.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
CHLOROPRENE
CASRN: 126-99-8
14.00 14.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
1,2-DICHLOROETHENE
CASRN: 540-59-0
6.00 6.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
ETHYLENE OXIDE
CASRN: 75-21-8
6.00 6.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
DIOXIN AND DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS (TRI CATEGORY)
CASRN: N150
5.93 1.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.78
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
VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE
CASRN: 75-35-4
4.00 4.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
BIS(2-CHLOROETHYL) ETHER
CASRN: 111-44-4
2.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
1,4-DICHLORO-2-BUTENE
CASRN: 764-41-0
1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: California Proposition 65)
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
PENTACHLOROETHANE
CASRN: 76-01-7
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
TETRACHLOROETHYLENE
CASRN: 127-18-4
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
3,3',4,4',5,5'-HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL
CASRN: 1336-36-3
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
HEXACHLOROETHANE
CASRN: 67-72-1
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite