ALABAMA
The 25 Facilities in Alabama storing the largest amounts of extremely hazardous substances.*
Facility Name City Maximum amount in a single process (lbs) Chemical
1 OLIN CORPORATION MCINTOSH, ALABAMA PLANT MCINTOSH
31,000,000
Chlorine
2 LAROCHE INDUSTRIES CHEROKEE
25,235,004
Ammonia (anhydrous)
3 SOLUTIA INC. - DECATUR PLANT DECATUR
17,776,000
Acrylonitrile
4 OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP. MUSCLE SHOALS PLANT MUSCLE SHOALS
4,770,000
Chlorine
5 CELANESE CHEMICALS, INC. - BUCKS, ALABAMA BUCKS
4,000,000
Cyclohexylamine
6 CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORP. - MCINTOSH PLANT MCINTOSH
3,400,000
Epichlorohydrin
7 OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION, MOBILE PLANT MOBILE
1,940,000
Chlorine
8 DPC ENTERPRISES MOBILE
1,300,000
Chlorine
9 DEGUSSA-HULS CORPORATION THEODORE
1,000,000
Formaldehyde (solution)
10 ALABAMA RIVER PULP COMPANY, INC. PERDUE HILL
900,000
Chlorine
11 TANNER INDUSTRIES, INC. LINCOLN
865,000
Ammonia (anhydrous)
12 NESTE RESINS CORPORATION - ANDALUSIA, AL ANDALUSIA
857,560
Formaldehyde (solution)
13 ACORDIS CELLULOSIC FIBERS INC. AXIS
820,000
Carbon disulfide
14 BORDEN CHEMICAL, INC., DEMOPOLIS PLANT DEMOPOLIS
800,000
Formaldehyde (solution)
15 CHAMPION INTL. CORP. COURTLAND MILL COURTLAND
720,000
Chlorine
16 HARCROS CHEMICALS INC. -- MUSCLE SHOALS MUSCLE SHOALS
700,000
Chlorine
17 HEXCEL CORPORATION DECATUR
684,000
Acrylonitrile
18 GE PLASTICS - BURKVILLE BURKVILLE
620,000
Chlorine
19 ZENECA AG PRODUCTS - COLD CREEK PLANT BUCKS
620,000
Phosphorus trichloride
20 TESSENDERLO KERLEY, INC. - EUFAULA FACILITY EUFAULA
579,360
Ammonia (anhydrous)
21 BENJAMIN MOORE & COMPANY, PELL CITY, ALABAMA PLANT PELL CITY
380,000
Vinyl acetate monomer
22 DEMOPOLIS MILL DEMOPOLIS
360,000
Chlorine
23 M&M CHEMICAL COMPANY ATTALA
256,000
Vinyl acetate monomer
24 ROBERTSDALE ROBERTSDALE
252,352
Ammonia (anhydrous)
25 FLORENCE FLORENCE
200,000
Ammonia (conc >=20%)
*Extremely hazardous substances as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r).



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