HEMLOCK SEMICONDUCTOR OPERATIONS LLC

HEMLOCK SEMICONDUCTOR OPERATIONS LLC is a non-ferrous metals plant in United States with a reported capacity of 1 unitless. It smelts or refines non-ferrous metals. By capacity it ranks #57 of 330 non-ferrous metals plants tracked in United States. It emits about 95,010 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 22,147 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 107% above the median non-ferrous metals plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673368.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 1 unitless ist HEMLOCK SEMICONDUCTOR OPERATIONS LLC etwa um dem Medianwert von non-ferrous metals plant in United States (1 unitless). Sein CO₂ pro Kapazitätseinheit liegt ungefähr 154% über dem Medianwert von non-ferrous metals plant. Untersektor: other-metals. Als non-ferrous metals plant benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 400–1200°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. Nichteisenmetallwerke schmelzen, raffinieren und gießen Metalle in Öfen und Tiegeln über ihren Schmelzpunkten; Verluste aus ungedämmten Transfers und Lagerbehältern sind erheblich.

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

What 95,010 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 non-ferrous metals plants in United States

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

Local climate

HEMLOCK SEMICONDUCTOR OPERATIONS LLC sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 43.4°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 #57 largest of 330 non-ferrous metals plants in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• HEMLOCK SEMICONDUCTOR OPERATIONS LLC · Metals Plant · 101,529 t CO₂
• Linde Inc. · Chemical Plant · 25,354 t CO₂
• Dow Corning Corporation - Midland Site · Chemical Plant · 40,171 t CO₂
• GENERAL MOTORS SAGINAW METAL CASTING OPERATIONS · Metals Plant · 26,068 t CO₂
• The Dow Chemical Company · Chemical Plant · 44,541 t CO₂
• The Dow Chemical Company · Other Manufacturing · 23,890 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 43.43094, -84.15723. View on OpenStreetMap.

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