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MITSUBISHI POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON AMERICAN CORPORATION — United States

Metals Plant in United States. Approximate location 30.52936, -88.14206.

Metals PlantUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)

MITSUBISHI POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON AMERICAN CORPORATION is a non-ferrous metals plant in United States. Non-ferrous metals plants melt, refine and cast metals in furnaces and crucibles above their melting points. It emits about 34,410 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE.

34,410t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1267CO₂ rank in United States

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673412.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityMITSUBISHI POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON AMERICAN CORPORATION Climate TRACE
CountryUnited States Climate TRACE
Coordinates30.52936, -88.14206 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorother-metals Climate TRACE
EPA parent companyHigh-Purity Silicon America Corp US EPA GHGRP
EPA NAICS331410 US EPA GHGRP
TRI facility recordHIGH-PURITY SILICON AMERICA CORP US EPA TRI
TRI parent companyNA US EPA TRI
TRI NAICS331410 US EPA TRI
TRI reported chemicalsAmmonia, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen fluoride, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid US EPA TRI
TRI on-site releases7,344 lb/yr US EPA TRI
Modelled CO₂e34,410 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#1267 of 1910 · top 66.3% calculated
Global other-metals rank#252 of 416 · top 60.6% 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-metals. As non-ferrous metals plant, it requires high process heat (typically 400–1200°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Non-ferrous metals plants melt, refine and cast metals in furnaces and crucibles above their melting points.

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

What 34,410 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:

456tanker trucks of gasoline burned
4.6khomes' total energy use for a year
574ktree seedlings grown for 10 years

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

Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions

At its reported 34k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), MITSUBISHI POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON AMERICAN CORPORATION 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 €2.6M/yr.

34k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€2.6M/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

High-Purity Silicon America Corp US EPA GHGRP
Parent company per US EPA GHGRP; the operator itself is not stated in the source dataset.

Local climate

MITSUBISHI POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON AMERICAN CORPORATION sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 30.5°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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.

C5ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
49/100environmental-severity index
16.9°Cseasonal temperature swing
31 kmdistance to coast
Very highCUI risk tier

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

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 30.52936, -88.14206. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is MITSUBISHI POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON AMERICAN CORPORATION?

MITSUBISHI POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON AMERICAN CORPORATION is a non-ferrous metals plant in United States. Non-ferrous metals plants melt, refine and cast metals in furnaces and crucibles above their melting points.

How much CO₂ does MITSUBISHI POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON AMERICAN CORPORATION emit?

The page uses about 34,410 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1267 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is MITSUBISHI POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON AMERICAN CORPORATION located?

MITSUBISHI POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON AMERICAN CORPORATION is in United States at approximately 30.52936, -88.14206.

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