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Cleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC — United States

Other Manufacturing in United States. Approximate location 39.90428, -82.94609.

Other ManufacturingUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)

Cleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC is a manufacturing plant in United States. Heavy manufacturing facilities run a range of heat-intensive processes (rubber, plastics, pressure vessels); maintaining process heat efficiently is critical to cost control. It emits about 7,375 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE.

7,375t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1791CO₂ rank in United States

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3192912.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityCleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC Climate TRACE
CountryUnited States Climate TRACE
Coordinates39.90428, -82.94609 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorother-manufacturing Climate TRACE
EPA parent companyCLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC US EPA GHGRP
EPA NAICS332812 US EPA GHGRP
TRI facility recordCLEVELAND-CLIFFS COLUMBUS LLC US EPA TRI
TRI parent companyCLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC US EPA TRI
TRI NAICS331110 US EPA TRI
TRI reported chemicalsAmmonia, Lead And Lead Compounds, Zinc compounds US EPA TRI
TRI on-site releases3,124 lb/yr US EPA TRI
Modelled CO₂e7,375 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#1791 of 1910 · top 93.8% calculated
Global other-manufacturing rank#338 of 398 · top 84.9% 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-manufacturing. As manufacturing plant, it requires high process heat (typically 100–600°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Heavy manufacturing facilities run a range of heat-intensive processes (rubber, plastics, pressure vessels); maintaining process heat efficiently is critical to cost control.

Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.

What 7,375 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:

98tanker trucks of gasoline burned
1.7kgasoline cars driven for a year
123ktree seedlings grown for 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions

At its reported 7k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Cleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC 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 €556k/yr.

7k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€556k/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

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

Local climate

Cleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 39.9°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
25.6°Cseasonal temperature swing
142 kmdistance to coast
ModerateCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1389 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.07× 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 39.90428, -82.94609. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Cleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC?

Cleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC is a manufacturing plant in United States. Heavy manufacturing facilities run a range of heat-intensive processes (rubber, plastics, pressure vessels); maintaining process heat efficiently is critical to cost control.

How much CO₂ does Cleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC emit?

The page uses about 7,375 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1791 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is Cleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC located?

Cleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC is in United States at approximately 39.90428, -82.94609.

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