Carmeuse Lime Inc - River Rouge — United States
Lime Plant in United States. Approximate location 42.2774, -83.128.
Lime PlantUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Carmeuse Lime Inc - River Rouge is a lime plant in United States. Its listed capacity is 319,797 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 #24 among 75 lime plants in United States. It emits about 395,057 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.07% 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-38467365.
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
- River Rouge Power Plant · Coal · 651 MW · 1 km
- River Rouge · Coal · 369 MW · 1 km
- Brighton Beach · Gas · 580 MW · 3 km
- Delray · Gas · 142 MW · 3 km
- West Windsor · Gas · 123 MW · 3 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
Measured and modelled emissions reconciliation
This facility is linked to GHGRP ID 1006263 for reporting year 2023. The official source reports 344,040 t CO2; Climate TRACE models 395,057 t CO2e.
| Crosswalk check | Result |
|---|---|
| Modelled minus measured | 51,017 t |
| Difference as % of measured | 14.829% |
| Modelled / measured ratio | 1.14829 |
| Coordinate distance | 0.000 km |
| Name similarity | 100% |
Limits of this comparison
- Measured CO2 and modelled CO2e are not identical accounting constructs.
- The crosswalk is an entity match, not proof that reporting boundaries are identical.
- The reporting year is shown explicitly and values are not extrapolated to the current year.
Official GHGRP source · Download this reconciliation: CSV · JSON with provenance.
In context: how this facility compares
At 319,797 t of lime, Carmeuse Lime Inc - River Rouge 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 395,057 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 395k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Carmeuse Lime Inc - River Rouge 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 €29.8M/yr.
Measured CO₂: 344k t/yr — verified GHGRP (reporting year 2023) (13% below the modelled estimate). Modelled estimate 395k 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 Inc - River Rouge sits in a hot-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfa), at 42.3°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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1405 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
The #24 largest of 75 lime plants in United States by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
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Location
Coordinates 42.2774, -83.128. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Carmeuse Lime Inc - River Rouge?
Carmeuse Lime Inc - River Rouge 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 Inc - River Rouge?
The open dataset lists 319,797 t of lime of capacity for Carmeuse Lime Inc - River Rouge.
How much CO₂ does Carmeuse Lime Inc - River Rouge emit?
The page uses about 395,057 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #299 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.
Where is Carmeuse Lime Inc - River Rouge located?
Carmeuse Lime Inc - River Rouge is in United States at approximately 42.2774, -83.128.