Port Neal Nitrogen Complex — United States
Chemical Plant in United States. Approximate location 42.32333, -96.37729.
Chemical PlantUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Port Neal Nitrogen Complex 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 is operated by CF Industries Inc. It emits about 1,152,173 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.20% 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-45257167.
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: 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 1,152,173 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 1.2M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Port Neal Nitrogen Complex 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 €86.8M/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.
Operator
Operated by CF Industries Inc. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Port Neal Nitrogen Complex sits in a hot-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfa), at 42.3°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 a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1406 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
- CF Industries Nitrogen, LLC-Port Neal Nitrogen Complex · Chemical Plant · 494,608 t CO₂
- Ag Processing Inc · Food & Beverage · 68,653 t CO₂
- Gelita Usa · Food & Beverage · 37,055 t CO₂
- Tur-Pak Foods, Inc. · Food & Beverage
- Seaboard Triumph Foods · Food & Beverage
- Sioux Preme Packing Co. · Food & Beverage
Location
Coordinates 42.32333, -96.37729. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Port Neal Nitrogen Complex?
Port Neal Nitrogen Complex 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 Port Neal Nitrogen Complex emit?
The page uses about 1,152,173 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #107 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.
Where is Port Neal Nitrogen Complex located?
Port Neal Nitrogen Complex is in United States at approximately 42.32333, -96.37729.
Who operates Port Neal Nitrogen Complex?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is CF Industries Inc.