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El Dorado Fertilizer Plant

Chemical Plant in United States. Approximate location 33.2665, -92.68936.

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El Dorado Fertilizer Plant is a chemical plant in United States with a reported capacity of 447,240 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by LSB Industries Inc. By capacity it ranks #16 of 453 chemical plants tracked in United States. It emits about 644,123 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 150,145 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 100% below the median chemical plant.

447,240t of chemical
644,123t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#204CO₂ rank in United States
1.44t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257076.

文脈内で:この施設がどのように比較されるか

447,240 t of chemicalで、El Dorado Fertilizer PlantはUnited Statesのchemical plantの中央値はるかに上 1 t of chemicalです。 容量あたりのCO₂は、chemical plantの中央値下約100%です。 サブセクター:chemicals。 chemical plantとして、その中核的な産業操業に対して激しいプロセス熱(通常100–500°C)が必要です。この熱はボイラー、炉、または直接燃焼によって供給される必要があり、未断熱容器および配管からの損失は無駄な燃料を表します。モジュール式脱着可能な断熱は、これらの損失を80~96%削減でき、表面を≤45°Cに冷却でき、回収期間は通常2年未満です。 化学工場は、広範な工業および特殊化学物質を生産します。多くの物質は反応および分離のための正確な温度制御および持続された熱入力を必要とします。

容量およびCO₂強度の比較はClimate TRACEの産業施設データから計算されました。セクターの役割は工学リファレンスに基づいています。

What 644,123 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

150,145cars driven for a year
84,001homes' annual energy use
10,735,383tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest chemical plants in United States

United States: 13,733,340 t of chemical13.7MUnited Sta…Geismar Methanol Terminal: 4,000,000 t of chemical4.0MGeismar Me…Donaldsonville Nitrogen Complex: 3,932,650 t of chemical3.9MDonaldsonv…Coffeyville Nitrogen Fertilizer facility: 1,026,480 t of chemical1.0MCoffeyvill…Woodward Fertilizer: 1,000,000 t of chemical1000kWoodward F…Verdigris Fertilizers Ammonia Facility: 997,900 t of chemical998kVerdigris …Enid Nitrogenous Fertilizers: 920,790 t of chemical921kEnid Nitro…Beaumont Methanol and Ammonia: 910,000 t of chemical910kBeaumont M…

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

Operator

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

Local climate

El Dorado Fertilizer Plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 33.3°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: hot summers and mild winters

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #16 largest of 453 chemical plants in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 33.2665, -92.68936. 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 17,000 MWh/yr (≈ 3,400 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 El Dorado Fertilizer Plant?

El Dorado Fertilizer Plant is a chemical plant in United States. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals.

What is the capacity of El Dorado Fertilizer Plant?

El Dorado Fertilizer Plant has a reported capacity of 447,240 t of chemical.

How much CO₂ does El Dorado Fertilizer Plant emit?

El Dorado Fertilizer Plant emits about 644,123 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 150,145 cars. That ranks #204 among tracked facilities in United States.

Where is El Dorado Fertilizer Plant located?

El Dorado Fertilizer Plant is in United States, near coordinates 33.2665, -92.68936.

Who operates El Dorado Fertilizer Plant?

El Dorado Fertilizer Plant is operated by LSB Industries Inc.

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