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Chemours Edge Moor Plant — United States

Chemical Plant in United States. Approximate location 39.74773, -75.49798.

Chemical PlantUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)

Chemours Edge Moor 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 85,170 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.01% of the CO₂e from the 1,910 facilities in United States that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.

85,170t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#688CO₂ rank in United States

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3674500.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityChemours Edge Moor Plant Climate TRACE
CountryUnited States Climate TRACE
Coordinates39.74773, -75.49798 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorother-chemicals Climate TRACE
TRI facility recordEDGE MOOR/HAY ROAD ENERGY CENTERS US EPA TRI
TRI parent companyCALPINE CORP US EPA TRI
TRI NAICS221112 US EPA TRI
TRI reported chemicalsAmmonia, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Ethylene glycol, Naphthalene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds US EPA TRI
TRI on-site releases8,396 lb/yr US EPA TRI
Modelled CO₂e85,170 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#688 of 1910 · top 36.0% calculated
Global other-chemicals rank#185 of 439 · 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-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 85,170 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:

1.6kmillion cubic feet of natural gas burned
18khomes' electricity use for a year
85kacres 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 85k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Chemours Edge Moor 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 €6.4M/yr.

85k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€6.4M/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

Calpine Corp US EPA TRI
Parent company per US EPA TRI; the operator itself is not stated in the source dataset.

Local climate

Chemours Edge Moor Plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 39.7°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: 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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
38/100environmental-severity index
24.3°Cseasonal temperature swing
84 kmdistance to coast
ModerateCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1376 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

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 39.74773, -75.49798. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Chemours Edge Moor Plant?

Chemours Edge Moor 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 Chemours Edge Moor Plant emit?

The page uses about 85,170 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #688 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is Chemours Edge Moor Plant located?

Chemours Edge Moor Plant is in United States at approximately 39.74773, -75.49798.

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