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Specialty Minerals

Lime Plant in United States. Approximate location 42.6432, -73.1135.

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Specialty Minerals is a lime plant in United States with a reported capacity of 111,650 t of lime. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns. By capacity it ranks #104 of 122 lime plants tracked in United States. It emits about 137,600 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 32,075 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 87% above the median lime plant.

111,650t of lime
137,600t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#589CO₂ rank in United States
1.23t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38468910.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 111,650 t of lime, Specialty Minerals est en dessous de la médiane des lime plant en United States (178,599 t of lime). Sous-secteur: lime. Comme lime plant, elle nécessite une chaleur de procédé intensive (typiquement 600–900°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 chaufourneries calcinent le calcaire dans des fours chauds à 800–900°C, et la chaux vive chaude doit être manipulée dans des récipients isolés pour prévenir la réaction avec l'humidité.

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 137,600 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

32,075cars driven for a year
17,945homes' annual energy use
2,293,333tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest lime plants in United States

Mississippi Lime Company: 2,090,526 t of lime2.1MMississipp…Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties, Llc: 1,109,777 t of lime1.1MMartin Mar…Carmeuse Lime Black River Operation: 908,506 t of lime909kCarmeuse L…Lhoist North America - Montevallo Plant: 897,112 t of lime897kLhoist Nor…Lhoist North America: 739,157 t of lime739kLhoist Nor…Graymont Pa Inc/Pleasant Gap Plt: 676,871 t of lime677kGraymont P…Lhoist North America: 646,122 t of lime646kLhoist Nor…Lhoist North America Of Alabama Llc O'Neal Plant: 631,811 t of lime632kLhoist Nor…

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

Local climate

Specialty Minerals sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 42.6°N in the northern hemisphere.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~19°Ctypical warm-season
Warm-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 #104 largest of 122 lime plants in United States by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 42.6432, -73.1135. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Specialty Minerals?

Specialty Minerals is a lime plant in United States. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns.

What is the capacity of Specialty Minerals?

Specialty Minerals has a reported capacity of 111,650 t of lime.

How much CO₂ does Specialty Minerals emit?

Specialty Minerals emits about 137,600 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 32,075 cars. That ranks #589 among tracked facilities in United States.

Where is Specialty Minerals located?

Specialty Minerals is in United States, near coordinates 42.6432, -73.1135.

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