Covia Lime Llc Dba Southern Lime — United States
Lime Plant in United States. Approximate location 33.10383, -86.79886.
Lime PlantUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Covia Lime Llc Dba Southern Lime is a lime plant in United States. Its listed capacity is 347,283 t of lime. Lime plants calcine limestone in kilns at 800–900°C; the quicklime they produce reacts with moisture and has to be kept dry. By capacity it ranks #22 among 75 lime plants in United States. It emits about 429,061 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.08% of the CO₂e from the 1,910 facilities in United States that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 88% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38467372.
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 347,283 t of lime, Covia Lime Llc Dba Southern Lime is well above the median lime plant in United States (208,805 t of lime). Subsector: lime. As lime plant, it requires high process heat (typically 600–900°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Lime plants calcine limestone in kilns at 800–900°C; the quicklime they produce reacts with moisture and has to be kept dry.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 429,061 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 429k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Covia Lime Llc Dba Southern Lime 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 €32.3M/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 lime plants in United States
Listed capacity (t of lime), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Parent company
Mississippi Lime Co US EPA TRI
Parent company per US EPA TRI; the operator itself is not stated in the source dataset.
Local climate
Covia Lime Llc Dba Southern Lime sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 33.1°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 1332 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.02× 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 #22 largest of 75 lime plants in United States by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
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Location
Coordinates 33.10383, -86.79886. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Covia Lime Llc Dba Southern Lime?
Covia Lime Llc Dba Southern Lime is a lime plant in United States. Lime plants calcine limestone in kilns at 800–900°C; the quicklime they produce reacts with moisture and has to be kept dry.
What capacity is listed for Covia Lime Llc Dba Southern Lime?
The open dataset lists 347,283 t of lime of capacity for Covia Lime Llc Dba Southern Lime.
How much CO₂ does Covia Lime Llc Dba Southern Lime emit?
The page uses about 429,061 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #282 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.
Where is Covia Lime Llc Dba Southern Lime located?
Covia Lime Llc Dba Southern Lime is in United States at approximately 33.10383, -86.79886.