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AIR LIQUIDE - CORPUS CHRISTI SMR — United States

Chemical Plant in United States. Approximate location 27.81391, -97.47235.

Chemical PlantUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)

AIR LIQUIDE - CORPUS CHRISTI SMR is a chemical plant in United States. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations. It emits about 355,697 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.06% of the CO₂e from the 1,910 facilities in United States that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.

355,697t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#329CO₂ rank in United States

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3674395.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityAIR LIQUIDE - CORPUS CHRISTI SMR Climate TRACE
CountryUnited States Climate TRACE
Coordinates27.81391, -97.47235 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorother-chemicals Climate TRACE
EPA parent companyAMERICAN AIR LIQUIDE HOLDINGS INC US EPA GHGRP
EPA NAICS325120 US EPA GHGRP
TRI facility recordVALERO REFINING-TEXAS LP CORPUS CHRISTI WEST PLANT US EPA TRI
TRI parent companyVALERO ENERGY CORP US EPA TRI
TRI NAICS324110 US EPA TRI
TRI reported chemicals1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, 1,3-Butadiene, Ammonia, Anthracene, Benzene, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene… US EPA TRI
TRI on-site releases909,058 lb/yr US EPA TRI
Modelled CO₂e355,697 t/yr Climate TRACE
Measured CO₂ cross-check342,879 t/yr measured cross-check · GHGRP 2023

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#329 of 1910 · top 17.2% calculated
Global other-chemicals rank#76 of 439 · top 17.3% 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

PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.

In context: how this facility compares

Subsector: other-chemicals. As chemical plant, it requires high process heat (typically 100–500°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations.

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

What 355,697 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:

6.5kmillion cubic feet of natural gas burned
83kgasoline cars driven for a year
356kacres of US forest absorbing CO₂ for a year

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

Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions

At its reported 356k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), AIR LIQUIDE - CORPUS CHRISTI SMR 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 €26.8M/yr.

Measured CO₂: 343k t/yr — verified GHGRP (reporting year 2023) (4% below the modelled estimate). Modelled estimate 356k t/yr (Climate TRACE), high-confidence match, cross-checked via the measured-vs-modelled dataset (n=711).

356k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€26.8M/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: measured (GHGRP RY2023), cross-checked vs Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.

Parent company

American Air Liquide Holdings Inc US EPA GHGRP
Parent company per US EPA GHGRP; the operator itself is not stated in the source dataset.

Local climate

AIR LIQUIDE - CORPUS CHRISTI SMR sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 27.8°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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.

C5ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
50/100environmental-severity index
15.6°Cseasonal temperature swing
24 kmdistance to coast
Very highCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1275 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.98× 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 27.81391, -97.47235. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is AIR LIQUIDE - CORPUS CHRISTI SMR?

AIR LIQUIDE - CORPUS CHRISTI SMR is a chemical plant in United States. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations.

How much CO₂ does AIR LIQUIDE - CORPUS CHRISTI SMR emit?

The page uses about 355,697 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #329 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is AIR LIQUIDE - CORPUS CHRISTI SMR located?

AIR LIQUIDE - CORPUS CHRISTI SMR is in United States at approximately 27.81391, -97.47235.

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