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APACHE NITROGEN PRODUCTS - PLANT — United States

Chemical Plant in United States. Approximate location 31.88, -110.24.

Chemical PlantUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)

APACHE NITROGEN PRODUCTS - PLANT 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 331,951 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.

331,951t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#344CO₂ rank in United States

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3674423.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityAPACHE NITROGEN PRODUCTS - PLANT Climate TRACE
CountryUnited States Climate TRACE
Coordinates31.88, -110.24 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorother-chemicals Climate TRACE
EPA parent companySOUTHWEST ENERGY LLC; FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC US EPA GHGRP
EPA NAICS325311 US EPA GHGRP
TRI facility recordAPACHE NITROGEN PRODUCTS INC US EPA TRI
TRI parent companyNA US EPA TRI
TRI NAICS325311 US EPA TRI
TRI reported chemicalsAmmonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid US EPA TRI
TRI on-site releases3,797 lb/yr US EPA TRI
Modelled CO₂e331,951 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#344 of 1910 · top 18.0% calculated
Global other-chemicals rank#83 of 439 · top 18.9% 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 331,951 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:

6.1kmillion cubic feet of natural gas burned
77kgasoline cars driven for a year
332kacres 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 332k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), APACHE NITROGEN PRODUCTS - 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 €25.0M/yr.

332k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€25.0M/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

Southwest Energy Llc US EPA GHGRP
Parent company per US EPA GHGRP; the operator itself is not stated in the source dataset.

Local climate

APACHE NITROGEN PRODUCTS - PLANT sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 31.9°N in the northern hemisphere.

~10°Ctypical annual mean
~23°Ctypical warm-season
Cold semi-arid steppe: 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 benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.

C1ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
39/100environmental-severity index
19.3°Cseasonal temperature swing
300 kmdistance to coast
LowCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1336 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.03× 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 31.88, -110.24. View on OpenStreetMap. Location shown at industrial-zone / municipality precision (shared source geocode).

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is APACHE NITROGEN PRODUCTS - PLANT?

APACHE NITROGEN PRODUCTS - PLANT 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 APACHE NITROGEN PRODUCTS - PLANT emit?

The page uses about 331,951 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #344 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is APACHE NITROGEN PRODUCTS - PLANT located?

APACHE NITROGEN PRODUCTS - PLANT is in United States at approximately 31.88, -110.24.

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