Dow Chemical Co., Plaquemine (LHC 2),La — United States
Petrochemical in United States. Approximate location 30.31804, -91.23246.
PetrochemicalUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Dow Chemical Co., Plaquemine (LHC 2),La is a petrochemical plant in United States. Its listed capacity is 1,247,000 t of ethylene. Petrochemical plants crack hydrocarbons at very high temperatures to produce ethylene, propylene and other building-block chemicals — one of the most heat-intensive industrial processes. It is operated by The Dow Chemical Company. By capacity it ranks #10 among 26 petrochemical plants in United States. It emits about 1,583,070 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.28% 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-18648312.
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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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- LaO Energy Systems · Gas · 464 MW · 0 km
- Plaquemine Cogeneration Plant · Gas · 1,085 MW · 0 km
- Westlake Plaquemine · Gas · 306 MW · 8 km
- LSU Cogen · Gas · 20 MW · 11 km
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PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 1,247,000 t of ethylene, Dow Chemical Co., Plaquemine (LHC 2),La is around the median petrochemical plant in United States (1,134,000 t of ethylene). Subsector: petrochemical-steam-cracking. As petrochemical plant, it requires high process heat (typically 300–800°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Petrochemical plants crack hydrocarbons at very high temperatures to produce ethylene, propylene and other building-block chemicals — one of the most heat-intensive industrial processes.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 1,583,070 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 1.6M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Dow Chemical Co., Plaquemine (LHC 2),La 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 €119M/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 petrochemical plants in United States
Listed capacity (t of ethylene), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by The Dow Chemical Company. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Dow Chemical Co., Plaquemine (LHC 2),La sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 30.3°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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1304 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.00× 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 #10 largest of 26 petrochemical plants in United States by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
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Location
Coordinates 30.31804, -91.23246. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Dow Chemical Co., Plaquemine (LHC 2),La?
Dow Chemical Co., Plaquemine (LHC 2),La is a petrochemical plant in United States. Petrochemical plants crack hydrocarbons at very high temperatures to produce ethylene, propylene and other building-block chemicals — one of the most heat-intensive industrial processes.
What capacity is listed for Dow Chemical Co., Plaquemine (LHC 2),La?
The open dataset lists 1,247,000 t of ethylene of capacity for Dow Chemical Co., Plaquemine (LHC 2),La.
How much CO₂ does Dow Chemical Co., Plaquemine (LHC 2),La emit?
The page uses about 1,583,070 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #80 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.
Where is Dow Chemical Co., Plaquemine (LHC 2),La located?
Dow Chemical Co., Plaquemine (LHC 2),La is in United States at approximately 30.31804, -91.23246.
Who operates Dow Chemical Co., Plaquemine (LHC 2),La?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is The Dow Chemical Company.