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OWENS CORNING INSULATING SYSTEMS, LLC - JOPLIN — United States

Metals Plant in United States. Approximate location 37.07469, -94.61786.

Metals PlantUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)

OWENS CORNING INSULATING SYSTEMS, LLC - JOPLIN 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 53,078 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE.

53,078t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#931CO₂ rank in United States

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673445.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityOWENS CORNING INSULATING SYSTEMS, LLC - JOPLIN Climate TRACE
CountryUnited States Climate TRACE
Coordinates37.07469, -94.61786 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorother-metals Climate TRACE
EPA parent companyOWENS CORNING US EPA GHGRP
EPA NAICS327993 US EPA GHGRP
TRI facility recordOWENS CORNING INSULATING SYSTEMS LLC US EPA TRI
TRI parent companyOWENS CORNING US EPA TRI
TRI NAICS327993 US EPA TRI
TRI reported chemicalsAmmonia, Carbonyl sulfide, Formaldehyde, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) US EPA TRI
TRI on-site releases304,447 lb/yr US EPA TRI
Modelled CO₂e53,078 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#931 of 1910 · top 48.7% calculated
Global other-metals rank#180 of 416 · top 43.3% 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 53,078 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:

703tanker trucks of gasoline burned
7.1khomes' total energy use for a year
53kacres 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 53k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), OWENS CORNING INSULATING SYSTEMS, LLC - JOPLIN 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 €4.0M/yr.

53k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€4.0M/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

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

Local climate

OWENS CORNING INSULATING SYSTEMS, LLC - JOPLIN sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 37.1°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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
36/100environmental-severity index
25.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
794 kmdistance to coast
ModerateCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1360 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.05× 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 37.07469, -94.61786. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is OWENS CORNING INSULATING SYSTEMS, LLC - JOPLIN?

OWENS CORNING INSULATING SYSTEMS, LLC - JOPLIN 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 OWENS CORNING INSULATING SYSTEMS, LLC - JOPLIN emit?

The page uses about 53,078 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #931 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is OWENS CORNING INSULATING SYSTEMS, LLC - JOPLIN located?

OWENS CORNING INSULATING SYSTEMS, LLC - JOPLIN is in United States at approximately 37.07469, -94.61786.

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