Gunite Corporation

Metals Plant in United States. Approximate location 42.24228, -89.09283.

Metals PlantUnited StatesCO₂ reported

Gunite Corporation is a non-ferrous metals plant in United States with a reported capacity of 1 unitless. It smelts or refines non-ferrous metals. By capacity it ranks #112 of 330 non-ferrous metals plants tracked in United States. It emits about 51,596 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 12,027 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 12% above the median non-ferrous metals plant.

1unitless
51,596t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1004CO₂ rank in United States
51596.00t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673365.

文脈内で:この施設がどのように比較されるか

1 unitlessで、Gunite CorporationはUnited Statesのnon-ferrous metals plantの中央値約 1 unitlessです。 容量あたりのCO₂は、non-ferrous metals plantの中央値上約38%です。 サブセクター:other-metals。 non-ferrous metals 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400–1200°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。 非鉄金属工場は、融点以上の炉および坩堝で金属を溶融、精製および鋳造します。未断熱転送および保有容器からの損失は重要です。

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 51,596 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

12,027cars driven for a year
6,729homes' annual energy use
859,933tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

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

Local climate

Gunite Corporation sits in a hot-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfa), at 42.2°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 #112 largest of 330 non-ferrous metals plants in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 42.24228, -89.09283. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A non-ferrous metals plant like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: furnaces, ladles, heat-treatment ovens, ducting & valves (surface/process temperatures around 150–1,000 °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 1,700 MWh/yr (≈ 330 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 Gunite Corporation?

Gunite Corporation is a non-ferrous metals plant in United States. It smelts or refines non-ferrous metals.

What is the capacity of Gunite Corporation?

Gunite Corporation has a reported capacity of 1 unitless.

How much CO₂ does Gunite Corporation emit?

Gunite Corporation emits about 51,596 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 12,027 cars. That ranks #1004 among tracked facilities in United States.

Where is Gunite Corporation located?

Gunite Corporation is in United States, near coordinates 42.24228, -89.09283.

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