OQ CORP BAY CITY PLANT — United States
Chemical Plant in United States. Approximate location 28.8692, -96.00704.
Chemical PlantUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)
OQ CORP BAY CITY PLANT 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 368,347 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.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3674710.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
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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 368,347 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:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 368k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), OQ CORP BAY CITY PLANT 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 €27.8M/yr.
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
Oq Corp US EPA GHGRP
Parent company per US EPA GHGRP; the operator itself is not stated in the source dataset.
Local climate
OQ CORP BAY CITY PLANT sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 28.9°N in the northern hemisphere.
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.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1288 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.99× 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
- OQ CORP BAY CITY PLANT · Other Manufacturing · 325,701 t CO₂
- EQUISTAR CHEMICALS LP MATAGOR DA FACILITY · Other Manufacturing · 34,309 t CO₂
- Tenaris Bay City, Inc. · Metals Plant · 63,661 t CO₂
- Chevron Phillips Chemical, Sweeny,Tex · Petrochemical · 2,642,544 t CO₂
- Linde- Sweeny Hydrogen Plant · Chemical Plant · 412,035 t CO₂
- Phillips 66 Sweeny Refinery · Refinery · 2,578,419 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 28.8692, -96.00704. View on OpenStreetMap. Location shown at industrial-zone / municipality precision (shared source geocode).
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is OQ CORP BAY CITY PLANT?
OQ CORP BAY CITY PLANT 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 OQ CORP BAY CITY PLANT emit?
The page uses about 368,347 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #316 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.
Where is OQ CORP BAY CITY PLANT located?
OQ CORP BAY CITY PLANT is in United States at approximately 28.8692, -96.00704.