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Befesa Zinc US INC — United States

Metals Plant in United States. Approximate location 41.68765, -87.55445.

Metals PlantUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)

Befesa Zinc US INC 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 56,178 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE.

56,178t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#895CO₂ rank in United States

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673212.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityBefesa Zinc US INC Climate TRACE
CountryUnited States Climate TRACE
Coordinates41.68765, -87.55445 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorother-metals Climate TRACE
EPA parent companyBEFESA ZINC US INC US EPA GHGRP
EPA NAICS331492 US EPA GHGRP
TRI facility recordBEFESA ZINC US INC. US EPA TRI
TRI parent companyBEFESA HOLDING US INC US EPA TRI
TRI NAICS331492 US EPA TRI
TRI reported chemicalsCadmium compounds, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds, Lead compounds, Manganese compounds, Mercury compounds, Zinc compounds US EPA TRI
TRI on-site releases10,487 lb/yr US EPA TRI
Modelled CO₂e56,178 t/yr Climate TRACE
Measured CO₂ cross-check101,156 t/yr measured cross-check · GHGRP 2023

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#895 of 1910 · top 46.9% calculated
Global other-metals rank#175 of 416 · top 42.1% 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-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 56,178 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:

744tanker trucks of gasoline burned
7.5khomes' total energy use for a year
56kacres 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 56k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Befesa Zinc US INC 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 €4.2M/yr.

Measured CO₂: 101k t/yr — verified GHGRP (reporting year 2023) (80% above the modelled estimate). Modelled estimate 56k t/yr (Climate TRACE), high-confidence match, cross-checked via the measured-vs-modelled dataset (n=711).

56k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€4.2M/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

Befesa Zinc Us Inc US EPA GHGRP
Parent company per US EPA GHGRP; the operator itself is not stated in the source dataset.

Local climate

Befesa Zinc US INC sits in a hot-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfa), at 41.7°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).

Site climate & environmental severity

This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
41/100environmental-severity index
28.6°Cseasonal temperature swing
21 kmdistance to coast
HighCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1400 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.08× 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 41.68765, -87.55445. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Befesa Zinc US INC?

Befesa Zinc US INC 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 Befesa Zinc US INC emit?

The page uses about 56,178 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #895 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is Befesa Zinc US INC located?

Befesa Zinc US INC is in United States at approximately 41.68765, -87.55445.

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