Shell Chemicals Ltd., Norco, La — United States
Petrochemical in United States. Approximate location 30.00166, -90.42467.
PetrochemicalUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Shell Chemicals Ltd., Norco, La is a petrochemical plant in United States. Its listed capacity is 1,432,000 t of ethylene. Petrochemical plants crack hydrocarbons at very high temperatures to produce ethylene, propylene and other building-block chemicals — one of the most heat-intensive industrial processes. By capacity it ranks #9 among 26 petrochemical plants in United States. It emits about 1,940,576 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.34% 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-18648330.
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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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Dow St Charles Operations · Gas · 324 MW · 2 km
- Little Gypsy · Gas · 1,003 MW · 4 km
- St. Charles Power Station (LA) · Gas · 1,000 MW · 4 km
- Taft Cogeneration Facility · Gas · 894 MW · 4 km
- Waterford 3 · Nuclear · 1,250 MW · 5 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 1,432,000 t of ethylene, Shell Chemicals Ltd., Norco, La is well above the median petrochemical plant in United States (1,134,000 t of ethylene). Subsector: petrochemical-steam-cracking. As petrochemical plant, it requires high process heat (typically 300–800°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Petrochemical plants crack hydrocarbons at very high temperatures to produce ethylene, propylene and other building-block chemicals — one of the most heat-intensive industrial processes.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 1,940,576 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 1.9M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Shell Chemicals Ltd., Norco, La 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 €146M/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.
Capacity vs largest petrochemical plants in United States
Listed capacity (t of ethylene), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Parent company
Enterprise Products Partners Lp US EPA GHGRP
Parent company per US EPA GHGRP; the operator itself is not stated in the source dataset.
Local climate
Shell Chemicals Ltd., Norco, La sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 30.0°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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1299 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.00× 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 #9 largest of 26 petrochemical plants in United States by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- HEXION INC. · Chemical Plant · 3,071 t CO₂
- Valero St. Charles Refinery · Refinery · 2,821,114 t CO₂
- Shell Norco Refinery · Refinery · 2,264,806 t CO₂
- Air Products and Chemicals - Norco SMR · Chemical Plant · 934,629 t CO₂
- Dow Chemical Co., Taft 1,La. · Petrochemical
- Linde Inc, St. Charles Facility · Chemical Plant · 937,011 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 30.00166, -90.42467. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Shell Chemicals Ltd., Norco, La?
Shell Chemicals Ltd., Norco, La is a petrochemical plant in United States. Petrochemical plants crack hydrocarbons at very high temperatures to produce ethylene, propylene and other building-block chemicals — one of the most heat-intensive industrial processes.
What capacity is listed for Shell Chemicals Ltd., Norco, La?
The open dataset lists 1,432,000 t of ethylene of capacity for Shell Chemicals Ltd., Norco, La.
How much CO₂ does Shell Chemicals Ltd., Norco, La emit?
The page uses about 1,940,576 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #63 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.
Where is Shell Chemicals Ltd., Norco, La located?
Shell Chemicals Ltd., Norco, La is in United States at approximately 30.00166, -90.42467.