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CHS INC LAUREL REFINERY — United States

Chemical Plant in United States. Approximate location 45.65922, -108.76778.

Chemical PlantUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)

CHS INC LAUREL REFINERY 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 294,067 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.05% of the CO₂e from the 1,910 facilities in United States that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.

294,067t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#371CO₂ rank in United States

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3674489.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityCHS INC LAUREL REFINERY Climate TRACE
CountryUnited States Climate TRACE
Coordinates45.65922, -108.76778 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorother-chemicals Climate TRACE
EPA parent companyCHS INC US EPA GHGRP
EPA NAICS324110 US EPA GHGRP
TRI facility recordCHS INC. LAUREL REFINERY US EPA TRI
TRI parent companyCHS INC US EPA TRI
TRI NAICS324110 US EPA TRI
TRI reported chemicals1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, 1,3-Butadiene, Ammonia, Benzene, Cumene, Cyclohexane… US EPA TRI
TRI on-site releases168,976 lb/yr US EPA TRI
Modelled CO₂e294,067 t/yr Climate TRACE
Measured CO₂ cross-check910,103 t/yr measured cross-check · GHGRP 2023

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#371 of 1910 · top 19.4% calculated
Global other-chemicals rank#92 of 439 · top 21.0% 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 294,067 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:

5.4kmillion cubic feet of natural gas burned
61khomes' electricity use for a year
294kacres 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 294k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), CHS INC LAUREL REFINERY 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 €22.2M/yr.

Measured CO₂: 910k t/yr — verified GHGRP (reporting year 2023) (209% above the modelled estimate). Modelled estimate 294k t/yr (Climate TRACE), high-confidence match, cross-checked via the measured-vs-modelled dataset (n=711).

294k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€22.2M/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: measured (GHGRP RY2023), cross-checked vs Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.

Parent company

Chs Inc US EPA GHGRP
Parent company per US EPA GHGRP; the operator itself is not stated in the source dataset.

Local climate

CHS INC LAUREL REFINERY sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 45.7°N in the northern hemisphere.

~10°Ctypical annual mean
~23°Ctypical warm-season
Cold semi-arid steppe: 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 benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.

C1ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
37/100environmental-severity index
26.1°Cseasonal temperature swing
1059 kmdistance to coast
LowCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1419 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.09× 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 45.65922, -108.76778. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is CHS INC LAUREL REFINERY?

CHS INC LAUREL REFINERY 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 CHS INC LAUREL REFINERY emit?

The page uses about 294,067 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #371 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is CHS INC LAUREL REFINERY located?

CHS INC LAUREL REFINERY is in United States at approximately 45.65922, -108.76778.

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