HEXCEL CORP is a manufacturing plant in United States. Heavy manufacturing facilities run a range of heat-intensive processes (rubber, plastics, pressure vessels); maintaining process heat efficiently is critical to cost control. It emits about 51,619 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE.

51,619t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#955CO₂ rank in United States

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3193330.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityHEXCEL CORP Climate TRACE
CountryUnited States Climate TRACE
Coordinates40.6536, -112.05407 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorother-manufacturing Climate TRACE
EPA parent companyHEXCEL CORP US EPA GHGRP
EPA NAICS325220 US EPA GHGRP
TRI facility recordHEXCEL CORP US EPA TRI
TRI parent companyHEXCEL CORP US EPA TRI
TRI NAICS325211 US EPA TRI
TRI reported chemicalsAmmonia, Dichloromethane, Hydrogen cyanide, N,N-Dimethylformamide, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Phenol… US EPA TRI
TRI on-site releases367,143 lb/yr US EPA TRI
Modelled CO₂e51,619 t/yr Climate TRACE
Measured CO₂ cross-check69,904 t/yr measured cross-check · GHGRP 2023

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#955 of 1910 · top 50.0% calculated
Global other-manufacturing rank#100 of 398 · top 25.1% 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-manufacturing. As manufacturing plant, it requires high process heat (typically 100–600°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Heavy manufacturing facilities run a range of heat-intensive processes (rubber, plastics, pressure vessels); maintaining process heat efficiently is critical to cost control.

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

What 51,619 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:

683tanker trucks of gasoline burned
6.9khomes' total energy use for a year
52kacres 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 52k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), HEXCEL CORP 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 €3.9M/yr.

Measured CO₂: 70k t/yr — verified GHGRP (reporting year 2023) (35% above the modelled estimate). Modelled estimate 52k t/yr (Climate TRACE), high-confidence match, cross-checked via the measured-vs-modelled dataset (n=711).

52k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€3.9M/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: measured (GHGRP RY2023), cross-checked vs Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.

Parent company

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

Local climate

HEXCEL CORP sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 40.7°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: 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 humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
32/100environmental-severity index
25.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
936 kmdistance to coast
LowCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1407 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.08× 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 40.6536, -112.05407. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is HEXCEL CORP?

HEXCEL CORP is a manufacturing plant in United States. Heavy manufacturing facilities run a range of heat-intensive processes (rubber, plastics, pressure vessels); maintaining process heat efficiently is critical to cost control.

How much CO₂ does HEXCEL CORP emit?

The page uses about 51,619 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #955 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is HEXCEL CORP located?

HEXCEL CORP is in United States at approximately 40.6536, -112.05407.

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