= Forman Pa mecersecrern meee Shan FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS a RELEASE Formosa Plasties Olefins I Process Upset You expect more. And Formosa delivers.” POINT COMFORT, TX (12.22.2017) At approximately 3:00 AM Friday, December 22, 2017, Formosa Plasties Corporation Texas experienced a localized process upset in the Olefins I production unit. ‘The upset resulted in a Targe initial flame, The unit was immediately shut down, a section alarm was sounded and the Formosa Emergency Response Team secured the incident location. ‘The affected area has been isolated and depressurized to both allow removal of hydrocarbon inventory and to ensure that the affected area would not receive additional inventory ‘There were no injures associated with this incident. As a precautionary measure, Formosa Plastics nonessential and contraet personnel were notified to not report to work duc tothe location of the incident and the staging of emergency response assets on nearby facility roads. Formosa Plastics Corporation, US.A. isa verte integrated producer of plate eins and cheats polyethylene and polypropylene resins are marketed unde the Formolene® trade name; it polyvinyl cherie resin re marieied under the Rrmolan® trae name. ‘The company is headquartered in Livingston, NJ, has over 2,400 employees ands cried the ISO 9001 quality management sytem andthe ISO [4001 environmental ‘management system. See www casacom for adiional information weswamnt7 ‘rm ve apt (eIceQ —" le eeu ie |B Air Emission Event Reporting Data" ii ssa Quality =e. Esser PLANT LOCATED NE OF INTX OF FM 1593 AND HWY 35 POINT COMFORT, CALHOUN air : ‘emission’ | EMISSIONS EVENT 12/22/2017 2:59AM 12/23/2017 2:59AM Loss of containment at the Quench Tower Overhead resulted in a fire, requiring unit shutdown with venting to the elevated flare. [Section alarm sounded, Plant ERT responded to control and extinguish the fire, unit vented process gases to elevated flare for control of Jemissions. Emissions | Engineering calculations based on expected chemical compositions at estimation] the quench tower overheads and as a result of unit shutdown. Area meth jon| taken 10d | impacted by this event was less than 100' X 100'. Source 1: Elevated Flare , EPN number 1018 [contaminant [Authorization | timit [Amount Released] Acetylene 19168/PSDTX1226| 765.51 LAS/AR Benzene 19168/PSDTX1226 | 765.51 LBS/HR Butadiene 19168/PSDTX1226 | 765.51 LBS/HR_ 19168/PSDTX1226 | 765.51 LBS/HR 19168/PSDTX1226 | 765.51 LBS/HR 19168/PSDTX1226 | 6221.16 LBS/HR| 19168/PSDTX1226 | 765.51 LBS/HR 19168/PSDTX1226 | 765.51 LBS/HR 19168/PSDTX1226 | 765.51 LBS/HR | 247.47 Ibs (est.) pst ag lnne gevicle ry easlan ah pete EOS Butane Butene [Carbon Monoxide [Cyclopentadiene Ethane Ethylene (gaseous)soamowr reise on Roper [netane[socersoreizeef on. wos [oas7.i ba eat) | Source 2: Olefins I, FIN number Source 3: Olefins I Elevated Flare , FIN number OLFFL1018 Source 4: Olefins I Plant Fugitives , EPN number 1028 —- ‘Amount [contaminant | _atorzason | uit | lwsco 7 NSR Permit 122.97 eUTabtene _|19168/es0Tx1226 TONS/YR pO.O is (ort Source 5: Olefins I Plant Fugitives , FIN number OLFFG1028 No other sources Return to search form Airsubjects Region contact information Air emissions events/maintenance activity forms TAC air rules panacea us goielnntenaclensah petelbiget2T5073 Ey