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ACME BRICK CO ELGIN PLANT — United States

Metals Plant in United States. Approximate location 30.32903, -97.29207.

Metals PlantUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)

ACME BRICK CO ELGIN PLANT is a non-ferrous metals plant in United States. Non-ferrous metals plants melt, refine and cast metals in furnaces and crucibles above their melting points. It emits about 24,463 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE.

24,463t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1533CO₂ rank in United States

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673156.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityACME BRICK CO ELGIN PLANT Climate TRACE
CountryUnited States Climate TRACE
Coordinates30.32903, -97.29207 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorother-metals Climate TRACE
EPA parent companyBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC US EPA GHGRP
EPA NAICS327120 US EPA GHGRP
TRI facility recordACME BRICK CO-ELGIN PLANT US EPA TRI
TRI parent companyBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC US EPA TRI
TRI NAICS327120 US EPA TRI
TRI reported chemicalsBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen fluoride, Lead compounds, Manganese compounds US EPA TRI
TRI on-site releases10,144 lb/yr US EPA TRI
Modelled CO₂e24,463 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#1533 of 1910 · top 80.3% calculated
Global other-metals rank#314 of 416 · top 75.5% calculated
Climate contextderived from coordinates calculated

Not available

Fuel typeNot available not in dataset
Thermal capacity (MW)Not available not in dataset

Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.

Similar facilities by modelled emissions

Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.

Operating power plants within 50 km

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In context: how this facility compares

Subsector: other-metals. As non-ferrous metals plant, it requires high process heat (typically 400–1200°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Non-ferrous metals plants melt, refine and cast metals in furnaces and crucibles above their melting points.

Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.

What 24,463 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

324tanker trucks of gasoline burned
3.3khomes' total energy use for a year
408ktree seedlings grown for 10 years

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

Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions

At its reported 24k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), ACME BRICK CO ELGIN PLANT carries no domestic carbon price, and its products are not CBAM-covered goods, so there is no border-carbon liability. At the EU ETS reference price (€75/t) the emissions carry an indicative carbon value of €1.8M/yr.

24k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€1.8M/yrindicative carbon value (not a CBAM liability)

Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.

Parent company

Berkshire Hathaway Inc US EPA GHGRP
Parent company per US EPA GHGRP; the operator itself is not stated in the source dataset.

Local climate

ACME BRICK CO ELGIN PLANT sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 30.3°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).

Site climate & environmental severity

This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
38/100environmental-severity index
19.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
262 kmdistance to coast
ModerateCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1304 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.00× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby sites

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 30.32903, -97.29207. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is ACME BRICK CO ELGIN PLANT?

ACME BRICK CO ELGIN PLANT is a non-ferrous metals plant in United States. Non-ferrous metals plants melt, refine and cast metals in furnaces and crucibles above their melting points.

How much CO₂ does ACME BRICK CO ELGIN PLANT emit?

The page uses about 24,463 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1533 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is ACME BRICK CO ELGIN PLANT located?

ACME BRICK CO ELGIN PLANT is in United States at approximately 30.32903, -97.29207.

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