Cherokee Nitrogen Facility — United States
Chemical Plant in United States. Approximate location 34.80541, -87.93342.
Chemical PlantUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Cherokee Nitrogen Facility is a chemical plant in United States. Its listed capacity is 163,290 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. It is operated by LSB Industries Inc. By capacity it ranks #21 among 25 chemical plants in United States. It emits about 235,173 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.04% of the CO₂e from the 1,910 facilities in United States that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257056.
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 163,290 t of chemical, Cherokee Nitrogen Facility is below the median chemical plant in United States (447,240 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 235,173 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 235k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Cherokee Nitrogen Facility 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 €17.7M/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 United States
Listed capacity (t of chemical), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by LSB Industries Inc. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Cherokee Nitrogen Facility sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 34.8°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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1344 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.03× 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 #21 largest of 25 chemical plants in United States by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
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Location
Coordinates 34.80541, -87.93342. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Cherokee Nitrogen Facility?
Cherokee Nitrogen Facility 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.
What capacity is listed for Cherokee Nitrogen Facility?
The open dataset lists 163,290 t of chemical of capacity for Cherokee Nitrogen Facility.
How much CO₂ does Cherokee Nitrogen Facility emit?
The page uses about 235,173 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #412 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.
Where is Cherokee Nitrogen Facility located?
Cherokee Nitrogen Facility is in United States at approximately 34.80541, -87.93342.
Who operates Cherokee Nitrogen Facility?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is LSB Industries Inc.