Harleyville Cement Plant is a cement plant in United States. Cement plants heat limestone to 1,400°C in rotary kilns — one of the hottest industrial processes — and must control temperature precisely across the entire kiln length. It is operated by Argos USA LLC. It emits about 223,989 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.04% of the CO₂e from the 1,910 facilities in United States that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.

223,989t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#421CO₂ rank in United States

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897993.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityHarleyville Cement Plant Climate TRACE
CountryUnited States Climate TRACE
Coordinates33.22634, -80.4528 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorcement Climate TRACE
Owner / operatorArgos USA LLC Climate TRACE
EPA parent companyARGOS USA LLC US EPA GHGRP
EPA NAICS327310 US EPA GHGRP
TRI facility recordARGOS CEMENT HARLEYVILLE PLANT US EPA TRI
TRI parent companySUMMIT MATERIALS LLC US EPA TRI
TRI NAICS327310 US EPA TRI
TRI reported chemicalsAmmonia, Lead And Lead Compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds, Zinc compounds US EPA TRI
TRI on-site releases19,377 lb/yr US EPA TRI
Modelled CO₂e223,989 t/yr Climate TRACE
Measured CO₂ cross-check616,216 t/yr measured cross-check · GHGRP 2023

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#421 of 1910 · top 22.0% calculated
Global cement rank#1804 of 2113 · top 85.4% 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.

Measured and modelled emissions reconciliation

This facility is linked to GHGRP ID 1002750 for reporting year 2023. The official source reports 616,216 t CO2; Climate TRACE models 223,989 t CO2e.

Crosswalk checkResult
Modelled minus measured-392,227 t
Difference as % of measured-63.651%
Modelled / measured ratio0.36349
Coordinate distance0.020 km
Name similarity100%

Limits of this comparison

  • Measured CO2 and modelled CO2e are not identical accounting constructs.
  • The crosswalk is an entity match, not proof that reporting boundaries are identical.
  • The reporting year is shown explicitly and values are not extrapolated to the current year.

Official GHGRP source · Download this reconciliation: CSV · JSON with provenance.

In context: how this facility compares

Subsector: cement. As cement plant, it requires high process heat (typically 800–1400°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Cement plants heat limestone to 1,400°C in rotary kilns — one of the hottest industrial processes — and must control temperature precisely across the entire kiln length.

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

What 223,989 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:

1.2krailcars of coal burned
47khomes' electricity use for a year
224kacres 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 224k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Harleyville Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 224k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €16.9M/yr of exposure on EU-bound exports. CBAM share rises from 2.5% (2026) to 100% by 2034. No domestic carbon price — but cement, steel, aluminium, fertilizer and hydrogen exported to the EU face CBAM at €75/t (rising to 100% by 2034).

Measured CO₂: 616k t/yr — verified GHGRP (reporting year 2023) (175% above the modelled estimate). Modelled estimate 224k t/yr (Climate TRACE), high-confidence match, cross-checked via the measured-vs-modelled dataset (n=711).

224k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€16.9M/yrCBAM exposure on EU exports

Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: measured (GHGRP RY2023), cross-checked vs Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.

Local climate

Harleyville Cement Plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 33.2°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: hot summers and mild winters

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.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
42/100environmental-severity index
18.9°Cseasonal temperature swing
84 kmdistance to coast
HighCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1322 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

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 33.22634, -80.4528. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Harleyville Cement Plant?

Harleyville Cement Plant is a cement plant in United States. Cement plants heat limestone to 1,400°C in rotary kilns — one of the hottest industrial processes — and must control temperature precisely across the entire kiln length.

How much CO₂ does Harleyville Cement Plant emit?

The page uses about 223,989 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #421 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is Harleyville Cement Plant located?

Harleyville Cement Plant is in United States at approximately 33.22634, -80.4528.

Who operates Harleyville Cement Plant?

The operator recorded in the open dataset is Argos USA LLC.

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