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Mexichem Specialty Resins, Inc. — United States

Other Manufacturing in United States. Approximate location 41.13527, -89.34109.

Other ManufacturingUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)

Mexichem Specialty Resins, Inc. 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 44,990 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE.

44,990t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1059CO₂ rank in United States

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3193722.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityMexichem Specialty Resins, Inc. Climate TRACE
CountryUnited States Climate TRACE
Coordinates41.13527, -89.34109 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorother-manufacturing Climate TRACE
EPA parent companyMEXICHEM SPECIALTY RESINS INC US EPA GHGRP
EPA NAICS325211 US EPA GHGRP
TRI facility recordMEXICHEM SPECIALTY RESINS INC US EPA TRI
TRI parent companyMEXICHEM SPECIALTY RESINS INC US EPA TRI
TRI NAICS325211 US EPA TRI
TRI reported chemicalsAmmonia, Vinyl chloride US EPA TRI
TRI on-site releases61,884 lb/yr US EPA TRI
Modelled CO₂e44,990 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#1059 of 1910 · top 55.4% calculated
Global other-manufacturing rank#122 of 398 · top 30.7% 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 44,990 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:

596tanker trucks of gasoline burned
6.0khomes' total energy use for a year
750ktree seedlings grown for 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions

At its reported 45k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Mexichem Specialty Resins, Inc. 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 €3.4M/yr.

45k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€3.4M/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

Mexichem Specialty Resins Inc US EPA GHGRP
Parent company per US EPA GHGRP; the operator itself is not stated in the source dataset.

Local climate

Mexichem Specialty Resins, Inc. sits in a hot-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfa), at 41.1°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)
33/100environmental-severity index
29.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
181 kmdistance to coast
LowCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1401 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

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Location

Coordinates 41.13527, -89.34109. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Mexichem Specialty Resins, Inc.?

Mexichem Specialty Resins, Inc. 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 Mexichem Specialty Resins, Inc. emit?

The page uses about 44,990 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1059 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is Mexichem Specialty Resins, Inc. located?

Mexichem Specialty Resins, Inc. is in United States at approximately 41.13527, -89.34109.

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