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DYNO NOBEL INCORPORATED NITROGEN DIVISION — United States

Chemical Plant in United States. Approximate location 39.42889, -91.03298.

Chemical PlantUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)

DYNO NOBEL INCORPORATED NITROGEN DIVISION 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 353,341 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.06% of the CO₂e from the 1,910 facilities in United States that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.

353,341t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#331CO₂ rank in United States

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3674520.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityDYNO NOBEL INCORPORATED NITROGEN DIVISION Climate TRACE
CountryUnited States Climate TRACE
Coordinates39.42889, -91.03298 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorother-chemicals Climate TRACE
EPA parent companyDYNO NOBEL US EPA GHGRP
EPA NAICS325311 US EPA GHGRP
TRI facility recordDYNO NOBEL INC.--LOMO PLANT US EPA TRI
TRI parent companyDYNO NOBEL INC US EPA TRI
TRI NAICS325311 US EPA TRI
TRI reported chemicalsAmmonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid US EPA TRI
TRI on-site releases122,857 lb/yr US EPA TRI
Modelled CO₂e353,341 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#331 of 1910 · top 17.3% calculated
Global other-chemicals rank#77 of 439 · top 17.5% 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 353,341 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:

6.4kmillion cubic feet of natural gas burned
82kgasoline cars driven for a year
353kacres 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 353k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), DYNO NOBEL INCORPORATED NITROGEN DIVISION 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 €26.6M/yr.

353k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€26.6M/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

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

Local climate

DYNO NOBEL INCORPORATED NITROGEN DIVISION sits in a hot-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfa), at 39.4°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
28.0°Cseasonal temperature swing
410 kmdistance to coast
LowCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1383 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

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 39.42889, -91.03298. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is DYNO NOBEL INCORPORATED NITROGEN DIVISION?

DYNO NOBEL INCORPORATED NITROGEN DIVISION 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 DYNO NOBEL INCORPORATED NITROGEN DIVISION emit?

The page uses about 353,341 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #331 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is DYNO NOBEL INCORPORATED NITROGEN DIVISION located?

DYNO NOBEL INCORPORATED NITROGEN DIVISION is in United States at approximately 39.42889, -91.03298.

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