DALTON CORP WARSAW MFG FACILITY

DALTON CORP WARSAW MFG FACILITY 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 #263 of 330 non-ferrous metals plants tracked in United States. It emits about 19,837 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 4,624 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 57% below the median non-ferrous metals plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673261.

En contexto: cómo se compara esta instalación

Con 1 unitless, DALTON CORP WARSAW MFG FACILITY está alrededor de la mediana de non-ferrous metals plant en United States (1 unitless). Su CO₂ por unidad de capacidad es aproximadamente 47% por debajo de la mediana de non-ferrous metals plant. Subsector: other-metals. Como non-ferrous metals plant, requiere calor de proceso intenso (típicamente 400–1200°C) para sus operaciones industriales centrales — calor que debe ser suministrado por calderas, hornos o combustión directa, y las pérdidas a través de recipientes y tuberías sin aislar representan combustible desperdiciado. El aislamiento modular desmontable puede reducir esas pérdidas en un 80–96%, enfriando superficies a ≤45°C, con amortización a menudo inferior a 2 años. Las plantas de metales no ferrosos funden, refinan y cuelan metales en hornos y crisoles por encima de sus puntos de fusión; las pérdidas de transferencias sin aislar y recipientes de retención son significativas.

Comparación de capacidad e intensidad de CO₂ calculada a partir de datos de instalaciones industriales de Climate TRACE; papel del sector basado en referencia de ingeniería.

What 19,837 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

DALTON CORP WARSAW MFG FACILITY sits in a hot-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfa), at 41.2°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 #263 largest of 330 non-ferrous metals plants in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

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• Pasou Foods, Inc. · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• Tri Eagle Provisions, Inc. · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• B And C Enterprises · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 41.23575, -85.83253. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A non-ferrous metals plant like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: furnaces, ladles, heat-treatment ovens, ducting & valves (surface/process temperatures around 150–1,000 °C). These surfaces lose energy to the air year-round; removable modular insulation cuts that loss, brings outer surfaces to ≤45 °C, and unclips for inspection.

Indicative recoverable energy

On an already-insulated site (pipes & valves in cladding / jackets), closing the remaining gaps, flanges and damaged sections and switching to removable covers indicatively recovers about 1,400 MWh/yr (≈ 280 t CO₂/yr) — scaled to this site's reported CO₂ within its sector. Bare or damaged surfaces recover several times more.

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Indicative, not a measurement. Conservative floor for an already-insulated plant; a TIPCHECK on-site audit gives a measured figure. Industry context: EiiF TIPCHECK — industrial insulation can save ~14 Mtoe/yr in EU, payback typically <2 years.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Bare hot surfaces here exceed the touch-safe limit (EN ISO 13732-1); insulation to ≤45 °C is a worker-safety and compliance win. And before electrification, fuel-switching or CCS, eliminating surface heat loss is the cheapest, fastest, lowest-risk step — audit the bare spots first, rip-and-replace later.

United States: funding & obligation

Funding. Investment tax credit up to 30% of qualified investment incl. industrial decarbonization; open to small/medium/large manufacturers.

Obligation. None at federal level (voluntary). Some states have their own programs. (applies as a rule above the stated threshold — we don't hold this site's metered energy use).

Verified 2026; confirm current scheme terms before applying.

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