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St. Paul Park Refining Company, LLC

Chemical Plant in United States. Approximate location 44.85058, -93.00214.

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St. Paul Park Refining Company, LLC is a chemical plant in United States with a reported capacity of 1 unitless. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. By capacity it ranks #227 of 453 chemical plants tracked in United States. It emits about 71,162 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 16,588 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 5956% above the median chemical plant.

1unitless
71,162t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#805CO₂ rank in United States
71162.00t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3674778.

En contexto: cómo se compara esta instalación

Con 1 unitless, St. Paul Park Refining Company, LLC está alrededor de la mediana de chemical plant en United States (1 unitless). Su CO₂ por unidad de capacidad es aproximadamente 24% por encima de la mediana de chemical plant. Subsector: other-chemicals. Como chemical plant, requiere calor de proceso intenso (típicamente 100–500°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 químicas producen una amplia gama de químicos industriales y especializados, muchos requiriendo control preciso de temperatura e input de calor sostenido para reacciones y separaciones.

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 71,162 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

16,588cars driven for a year
9,280homes' annual energy use
1,186,033tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest chemical plants in United States

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

Local climate

St. Paul Park Refining Company, LLC sits in a hot-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfa), at 44.9°N in the northern hemisphere.

~9°Ctypical annual mean
~23°Ctypical warm-season
Hot-summer humid continental: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #227 largest of 453 chemical plants in United States by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 44.85058, -93.00214. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A chemical plant like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: reactors, crackers, distillation columns, heat exchangers, steam lines, valves & flanges (surface/process temperatures around 150–500 °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 9,600 MWh/yr (≈ 1,900 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.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is St. Paul Park Refining Company, LLC?

St. Paul Park Refining Company, LLC is a chemical plant in United States. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals.

What is the capacity of St. Paul Park Refining Company, LLC?

St. Paul Park Refining Company, LLC has a reported capacity of 1 unitless.

How much CO₂ does St. Paul Park Refining Company, LLC emit?

St. Paul Park Refining Company, LLC emits about 71,162 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 16,588 cars. That ranks #805 among tracked facilities in United States.

Where is St. Paul Park Refining Company, LLC located?

St. Paul Park Refining Company, LLC is in United States, near coordinates 44.85058, -93.00214.

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