American Sugar Refining Inc - Chalmette Refinery

American Sugar Refining Inc - Chalmette Refinery is a food & beverage plant in United States with a reported capacity of 2,083,618,588 USD. It processes food, beverages or tobacco — typically with boilers, cookers and dryers. By capacity it ranks #20 of 10,937 food & beverage plants tracked in United States. It emits about 169,314 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 39,467 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38482863.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 2,083,618,588 USD ist American Sugar Refining Inc - Chalmette Refinery deutlich über dem Medianwert von food & beverage plant in United States (51,030,738 USD). Untersektor: food-beverage-tobacco. Als food & beverage plant benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 80–200°C) für seinen Kernbetrieb — Wärme, die durch Dampfkessel, Öfen oder direkte Verbrennung geliefert werden muss, und Verluste durch ungedämmte Behälter und Rohrleitungen stellen verschwendeten Brennstoff dar. Modulare abnehmbare Dämmung kann diese Verluste um 80–96% senken, Oberflächen auf ≤45°C kühlen, mit Amortisationszeiten oft unter 2 Jahren. Lebens- und Genussmittelbetriebe nutzen Dampfkessel, Kochgeräte, Pasteurisiergeräte und Trockner, die kontinuierlich laufen; Wärmeverlust aus ungedämmten Rohrleitungen und Behältern reduziert Durchsatz und Effizienz direkt.

Vergleich von Kapazität und CO₂-Intensität berechnet aus Climate TRACE Industrieanlagendaten; Sektorrolle basierend auf Ingenieurreferenz.

What 169,314 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest food & beverage plants in United States

Reported capacity (USD), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Local climate

American Sugar Refining Inc - Chalmette Refinery sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 30.0°N in the northern hemisphere.

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #20 largest of 10937 food & beverage plants in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• PBF Energy Chalmette Refinery · Refinery · 1,888,944 t CO₂
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• Chick Hip Farms Inc · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• Atelier Vie, Llc · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• The Cidery Llc · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 29.95374, -89.99764. View on OpenStreetMap.

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