CAN-Division No. 1_methanol — Canada
Chemical Plant in Canada. Approximate location 49.82532, -110.78673.
Chemical PlantCanadaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
CAN-Division No. 1_methanol is a chemical plant in Canada. Its listed capacity is 2,064,000 t of chemical. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations. By capacity it ranks #1 among 9 chemical plants in Canada. It emits about 688,860 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.98% of the CO₂e from the 127 facilities in Canada that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 77% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-33999251.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Medicine Hat power station · Gas · 55 MW · 30 km
- Box Springs · Wind · 6 MW · 31 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 2,064,000 t of chemical, CAN-Division No. 1_methanol is well above the median chemical plant in Canada (540,000 t of chemical). Subsector: 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 688,860 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:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 689k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), CAN-Division No. 1_methanol 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 €51.9M/yr.
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.
Capacity vs largest chemical plants in Canada
Listed capacity (t of chemical), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Local climate
CAN-Division No. 1_methanol sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 49.8°N in the northern hemisphere.
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.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1449 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.11× 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
The #1 largest of 9 chemical plants in Canada by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Medicine Hat Nitrogen Fertilizer Complex · Chemical Plant · 1,489,602 t CO₂
- Rocky Mountain Packing Co · Food & Beverage
Location
Coordinates 49.82532, -110.78673. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is CAN-Division No. 1_methanol?
CAN-Division No. 1_methanol is a chemical plant in Canada. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations.
What capacity is listed for CAN-Division No. 1_methanol?
The open dataset lists 2,064,000 t of chemical of capacity for CAN-Division No. 1_methanol.
How much CO₂ does CAN-Division No. 1_methanol emit?
The page uses about 688,860 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #32 among facilities in Canada by estimated CO₂.
Where is CAN-Division No. 1_methanol located?
CAN-Division No. 1_methanol is in Canada at approximately 49.82532, -110.78673.