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Continental Casting LLC — United States

Metals Plant in United States. Approximate location 39.79898, -91.51461.

Metals PlantUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)

Continental Casting LLC is a non-ferrous metals plant in United States. Non-ferrous metals plants melt, refine and cast metals in furnaces and crucibles above their melting points. It emits about 4,868 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE.

4,868t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)

#1827CO₂ rank in United States

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673256.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityContinental Casting LLC Climate TRACE

CountryUnited States Climate TRACE

Coordinates39.79898, -91.51461 Climate TRACE

Sector / subsectorother-metals Climate TRACE

Modelled CO₂e4,868 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#1827 of 1910 · top 95.7% calculated

Global other-metals rank#380 of 416 · top 91.3% calculated

Climate contextderived from coordinates calculated

Not available

Owner / operatorNot available not in dataset

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.

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In context: how this facility compares

Subsector: other-metals. As non-ferrous metals plant, it requires high process heat (typically 400–1200°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Non-ferrous metals plants melt, refine and cast metals in furnaces and crucibles above their melting points.

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

What 4,868 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:

64tanker trucks of gasoline burned

1.1kgasoline cars driven for a year

81ktree seedlings grown for 10 years

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

Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions

At its reported 5k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Continental Casting 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 €367k/yr.

5k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions

€367k/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.

Local climate

Continental Casting LLC sits in a hot-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfa), at 39.8°N in the northern hemisphere.

~9°Ctypical annual mean

~23°Ctypical warm-season

Hot-summer humid continental: 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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)

34/100environmental-severity index

28.5°Cseasonal temperature swing

409 kmdistance to coast

LowCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1382 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

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Location

Coordinates 39.79898, -91.51461. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Continental Casting LLC?

Continental Casting LLC is a non-ferrous metals plant in United States. Non-ferrous metals plants melt, refine and cast metals in furnaces and crucibles above their melting points.

How much CO₂ does Continental Casting LLC emit?

The page uses about 4,868 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1827 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is Continental Casting LLC located?

Continental Casting LLC is in United States at approximately 39.79898, -91.51461.

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