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Pryor Fertilizers Ammonia Facility — United States

Chemical Plant in United States. Approximate location 36.24222, -95.27623.

Chemical PlantUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)

Pryor Fertilizers Ammonia Facility is a chemical plant in United States. Its listed capacity is 223,520 t of chemical. 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 LSB Industries Inc. By capacity it ranks #20 among 25 chemical plants in United States. It emits about 321,917 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.

223,520t of chemical
321,917t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#353CO₂ rank in United States
1.44t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257168.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityPryor Fertilizers Ammonia Facility Climate TRACE
CountryUnited States Climate TRACE
Coordinates36.24222, -95.27623 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorchemicals Climate TRACE
Reported capacity223,520 t of chemical Climate TRACE
Owner / operatorLSB Industries Inc Climate TRACE
EPA parent companyLSB CHEMICAL LLC US EPA GHGRP
EPA NAICS325311 US EPA GHGRP
TRI facility recordLSB CHEMICAL L.L.C. US EPA TRI
TRI parent companyLSB INDUSTRIES INC US EPA TRI
TRI NAICS325311 US EPA TRI
TRI reported chemicalsAmmonia, Cobalt compounds, Copper compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid US EPA TRI
TRI on-site releases2,588,640 lb/yr US EPA TRI
Modelled CO₂e321,917 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#353 of 1910 · top 18.5% calculated
Global chemicals rank#248 of 393 · top 63.1% 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

At 223,520 t of chemical, Pryor Fertilizers Ammonia Facility is below the median chemical plant in United States (447,240 t of chemical). 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 321,917 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:

5.9kmillion cubic feet of natural gas burned
75kgasoline cars driven for a year
322kacres 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 322k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Pryor Fertilizers Ammonia Facility 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 €24.3M/yr.

322k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€24.3M/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.

Capacity vs largest chemical plants in United States

United States: 13,733,340 t of chemical13.7MUnited Sta…Geismar Methanol Terminal: 4,000,000 t of chemical4.0MGeismar Me…Donaldsonville Nitrogen Complex: 3,932,650 t of chemical3.9MDonaldsonv…Coffeyville Nitrogen Fertilizer facility: 1,026,480 t of chemical1.0MCoffeyvill…Verdigris Fertilizers Ammonia Facility: 997,900 t of chemical998kVerdigris …Enid Nitrogenous Fertilizers: 920,790 t of chemical921kEnid Nitro…Beaumont Methanol and Ammonia: 910,000 t of chemical910kBeaumont M…Beaumont Methanol: 910,000 t of chemical910kBeaumont M…

Listed capacity (t of chemical), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Local climate

Pryor Fertilizers Ammonia Facility sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 36.2°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)
37/100environmental-severity index
24.9°Cseasonal temperature swing
733 kmdistance to coast
ModerateCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1347 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.04× 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

The #20 largest of 25 chemical plants in United States by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 36.24222, -95.27623. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Pryor Fertilizers Ammonia Facility?

Pryor Fertilizers Ammonia Facility 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.

What capacity is listed for Pryor Fertilizers Ammonia Facility?

The open dataset lists 223,520 t of chemical of capacity for Pryor Fertilizers Ammonia Facility.

How much CO₂ does Pryor Fertilizers Ammonia Facility emit?

The page uses about 321,917 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #353 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is Pryor Fertilizers Ammonia Facility located?

Pryor Fertilizers Ammonia Facility is in United States at approximately 36.24222, -95.27623.

Who operates Pryor Fertilizers Ammonia Facility?

The operator recorded in the open dataset is LSB Industries Inc.

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