Carmeuse Lime Black River Operation — United States
Lime Plant in United States. Approximate location 38.83611, -84.24694.
Lime PlantUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Carmeuse Lime Black River Operation is a lime plant in United States. Its listed capacity is 908,506 t of lime. Lime plants calcine limestone in kilns at 800–900°C; the quicklime they produce reacts with moisture and has to be kept dry. By capacity it ranks #3 among 75 lime plants in United States. It emits about 1,123,331 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.20% of the CO₂e from the 1,910 facilities in United States that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 88% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38467357.
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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In context: how this facility compares
At 908,506 t of lime, Carmeuse Lime Black River Operation is well above the median lime plant in United States (208,805 t of lime). Subsector: lime. As lime plant, it requires high process heat (typically 600–900°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Lime plants calcine limestone in kilns at 800–900°C; the quicklime they produce reacts with moisture and has to be kept dry.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 1,123,331 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 1.1M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Carmeuse Lime Black River Operation 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 €84.7M/yr.
Measured CO₂: 884k t/yr — verified GHGRP (reporting year 2023) (21% below the modelled estimate). Modelled estimate 1.1M t/yr (Climate TRACE), high-confidence match, cross-checked via the measured-vs-modelled dataset (n=711).
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.
Capacity vs largest lime plants in United States
Listed capacity (t of lime), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Parent company
Carmeuse Lime Inc US EPA GHGRP
Parent company per US EPA GHGRP; the operator itself is not stated in the source dataset.
Local climate
Carmeuse Lime Black River Operation sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 38.8°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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1382 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.06× 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 #3 largest of 75 lime plants in United States by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
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Location
Coordinates 38.83611, -84.24694. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Carmeuse Lime Black River Operation?
Carmeuse Lime Black River Operation is a lime plant in United States. Lime plants calcine limestone in kilns at 800–900°C; the quicklime they produce reacts with moisture and has to be kept dry.
What capacity is listed for Carmeuse Lime Black River Operation?
The open dataset lists 908,506 t of lime of capacity for Carmeuse Lime Black River Operation.
How much CO₂ does Carmeuse Lime Black River Operation emit?
The page uses about 1,123,331 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #109 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.
Where is Carmeuse Lime Black River Operation located?
Carmeuse Lime Black River Operation is in United States at approximately 38.83611, -84.24694.