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PQ Corporation - Jeffersonville, IN — United States

Chemical Plant in United States. Approximate location 38.27577, -85.75016.

Chemical PlantUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)

PQ Corporation - Jeffersonville, IN 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 13,227 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE.

13,227t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1738CO₂ rank in United States

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3674732.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityPQ Corporation - Jeffersonville, IN Climate TRACE
CountryUnited States Climate TRACE
Coordinates38.27577, -85.75016 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorother-chemicals Climate TRACE
Modelled CO₂e13,227 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#1738 of 1910 · top 91.0% calculated
Global other-chemicals rank#392 of 439 · top 89.3% calculated
Climate contextderived from coordinates calculated

Not available

Owner / operatorNot available not in dataset
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.

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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 13,227 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:

241million cubic feet of natural gas burned
3.1kgasoline cars driven for a year
220ktree seedlings grown for 10 years

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

Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions

At its reported 13k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), PQ Corporation - Jeffersonville, IN 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 €997k/yr.

13k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€997k/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.

Local climate

PQ Corporation - Jeffersonville, IN sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 38.3°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)
35/100environmental-severity index
25.2°Cseasonal temperature swing
406 kmdistance to coast
ModerateCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1363 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

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Location

Coordinates 38.27577, -85.75016. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is PQ Corporation - Jeffersonville, IN?

PQ Corporation - Jeffersonville, IN 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 PQ Corporation - Jeffersonville, IN emit?

The page uses about 13,227 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1738 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is PQ Corporation - Jeffersonville, IN located?

PQ Corporation - Jeffersonville, IN is in United States at approximately 38.27577, -85.75016.

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