Redwater Fertilizer — Canada
Chemical Plant in Canada. Approximate location 53.83897, -113.09424.
Chemical PlantCanadaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Redwater Fertilizer is a chemical plant in Canada. 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 Nutrien Ltd. It emits about 1,837,394 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 2.6% of the CO₂e from the 127 facilities in Canada that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257170.
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 1,837,394 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 1.8M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Redwater Fertilizer 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 €138M/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 Nutrien Ltd. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Redwater Fertilizer sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 53.8°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 1477 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.14× 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
- North West Redwater Partnership Sturgeon Refinery · Refinery · 525,573 t CO₂
- Shell Scotford Refinery · Refinery · 1,502,934 t CO₂
- Dow Chemical Co. Ft. , Fort Saskatchewan,Alberta · Petrochemical · 1,827,497 t CO₂
- Imperial Oil Strathcona Refinery · Refinery · 1,955,920 t CO₂
- Fort Saskatchewan Nickel Cobalt Ore A-G Refinery · Chemical Plant · 249,361 t CO₂
- Edmonton Plant · Other Manufacturing · 18,605 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 53.83897, -113.09424. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Redwater Fertilizer?
Redwater Fertilizer is a chemical plant in Canada. 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 Redwater Fertilizer emit?
The page uses about 1,837,394 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #11 among facilities in Canada by estimated CO₂.
Where is Redwater Fertilizer located?
Redwater Fertilizer is in Canada at approximately 53.83897, -113.09424.
Who operates Redwater Fertilizer?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Nutrien Ltd.