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Medicine Hat Nitrogen Fertilizer Complex

Chemical Plant in Canada. Approximate location 50.08811, -110.71542.

Chemical PlantCanadaCO₂ reported

Medicine Hat Nitrogen Fertilizer Complex is a chemical plant in Canada with a reported capacity of 1,135,000 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by CF Industries Inc. By capacity it ranks #3 of 10 chemical plants tracked in Canada. It emits about 1,489,602 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 347,227 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 100% below the median chemical plant.

1,135,000t of chemical
1,489,602t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#15CO₂ rank in Canada
1.31t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257141.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 1,135,000 t of chemical, Medicine Hat Nitrogen Fertilizer Complex est bien au-dessus de la médiane des chemical plant en Canada (550,000 t of chemical). Sous-secteur: chemicals. Comme chemical plant, elle nécessite une chaleur de procédé intensive (typiquement 100–500°C) pour ses opérations industrielles essentielles — chaleur qui doit être fournie par des chaudières, fours ou combustion directe, et les pertes par les récipients et tuyauteries non isolés représentent du combustible gaspillé. L'isolation modulaire amovible peut réduire ces pertes de 80–96%, refroidissant les surfaces à ≤45°C, avec des délais d'amortissement souvent inférieurs à 2 ans. Les usines chimiques produisent une large gamme de produits chimiques industriels et spécialisés, beaucoup nécessitant un contrôle précis de la température et un apport de chaleur soutenu pour les réactions et séparations.

Comparaison de capacité et d'intensité de CO₂ calculée à partir des données des installations industrielles Climate TRACE; rôle du secteur basé sur la référence d'ingénierie.

What 1,489,602 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

347,227cars driven for a year
194,262homes' annual energy use
24,826,700tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest chemical plants in Canada

CAN-Division No. 1_methanol: 2,064,000 t of chemical2.1MCAN-Divisi…Redwater Fertilizer: 1,400,000 t of chemical1.4MRedwater F…Medicine Hat Nitrogen Fertilizer Complex: 1,135,000 t of chemical1.1MMedicine H…Belle Plaine Nitrogenous Fertilizers: 700,000 t of chemical700kBelle Plai…Brandon Fertilizer Facility: 550,000 t of chemical550kBrandon Fe…Carseland Nitrogen Operation: 540,000 t of chemical540kCarseland …Joffre Fertilizers: 490,000 t of chemical490kJoffre Fer…Courtright Nitrogenous Fertilizers: 453,600 t of chemical454kCourtright…

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

Operator

Operated by CF Industries Inc. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Medicine Hat Nitrogen Fertilizer Complex sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 50.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

~10°Ctypical annual mean
~23°Ctypical warm-season
Cold semi-arid steppe: 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 #3 largest of 10 chemical plants in Canada by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 50.08811, -110.71542. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Medicine Hat Nitrogen Fertilizer Complex?

Medicine Hat Nitrogen Fertilizer Complex is a chemical plant in Canada. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals.

What is the capacity of Medicine Hat Nitrogen Fertilizer Complex?

Medicine Hat Nitrogen Fertilizer Complex has a reported capacity of 1,135,000 t of chemical.

How much CO₂ does Medicine Hat Nitrogen Fertilizer Complex emit?

Medicine Hat Nitrogen Fertilizer Complex emits about 1,489,602 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 347,227 cars. That ranks #15 among tracked facilities in Canada.

Where is Medicine Hat Nitrogen Fertilizer Complex located?

Medicine Hat Nitrogen Fertilizer Complex is in Canada, near coordinates 50.08811, -110.71542.

Who operates Medicine Hat Nitrogen Fertilizer Complex?

Medicine Hat Nitrogen Fertilizer Complex is operated by CF Industries Inc.

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