Western Sugar Coop

Western Sugar Coop is a lime plant in United States with a reported capacity of 134,151 t of lime. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns. By capacity it ranks #100 of 122 lime plants tracked in United States. It emits about 165,349 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 38,543 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 87% above the median lime plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38467344.

En contexto: cómo se compara esta instalación

Con 134,151 t of lime, Western Sugar Coop está por debajo de la mediana de lime plant en United States (178,599 t of lime). Subsector: lime. Como lime plant, requiere calor de proceso intenso (típicamente 600–900°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 cal calcinan piedra caliza en hornos calientes a 800–900°C, y la cal viva caliente debe manejarse en recipientes aislados para prevenir reacción con la humedad.

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 165,349 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 lime plants in United States

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

Local climate

Western Sugar Coop sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 40.3°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 #100 largest of 122 lime plants in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

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• Brush Meat Processors Llc · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• Colorado Lamb Processors · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• Praire Meats, Llc · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• Custom Corned Beef Llc · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 40.26269, -103.80612. View on OpenStreetMap.

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