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SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC — United States

Other Manufacturing in United States. Approximate location 47.2087, -119.28412.

Other ManufacturingUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)

SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC is a manufacturing plant in United States. Heavy manufacturing facilities run a range of heat-intensive processes (rubber, plastics, pressure vessels); maintaining process heat efficiently is critical to cost control. It emits about 12,380 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE.

12,380t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1744CO₂ rank in United States

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3194066.

Data status

Known source data

FacilitySGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC Climate TRACE
CountryUnited States Climate TRACE
Coordinates47.2087, -119.28412 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorother-manufacturing Climate TRACE
TRI facility recordSGL COMPOSITES LLC US EPA TRI
TRI parent companySGL CARBON LLC US EPA TRI
TRI NAICS335991 US EPA TRI
TRI reported chemicalsAmmonia, Hydrogen cyanide US EPA TRI
TRI on-site releases15,871 lb/yr US EPA TRI
Modelled CO₂e12,380 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#1744 of 1910 · top 91.3% calculated
Global other-manufacturing rank#323 of 398 · top 81.2% 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

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In context: how this facility compares

Subsector: other-manufacturing. As manufacturing plant, it requires high process heat (typically 100–600°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Heavy manufacturing facilities run a range of heat-intensive processes (rubber, plastics, pressure vessels); maintaining process heat efficiently is critical to cost control.

Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.

What 12,380 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:

164tanker trucks of gasoline burned
2.9kgasoline cars driven for a year
206ktree seedlings grown for 10 years

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

Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions

At its reported 12k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC 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 €933k/yr.

12k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€933k/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

Sgl Carbon Llc US EPA TRI
Parent company per US EPA TRI; the operator itself is not stated in the source dataset.

Local climate

SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 47.2°N in the northern hemisphere.

~10°Ctypical annual mean
~23°Ctypical warm-season
Cold semi-arid steppe: 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 benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.

C1ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
36/100environmental-severity index
24.0°Cseasonal temperature swing
342 kmdistance to coast
LowCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1391 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.07× 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 47.2087, -119.28412. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC?

SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC is a manufacturing plant in United States. Heavy manufacturing facilities run a range of heat-intensive processes (rubber, plastics, pressure vessels); maintaining process heat efficiently is critical to cost control.

How much CO₂ does SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC emit?

The page uses about 12,380 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1744 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC located?

SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC is in United States at approximately 47.2087, -119.28412.

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