SOLUTIA INC - INDIAN ORCHARD PLANT — United States
Other Manufacturing in United States. Approximate location 42.15498, -72.52642.
Other ManufacturingUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)
SOLUTIA INC - INDIAN ORCHARD PLANT 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 78,724 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.01% 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-3194093.
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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Measured and modelled emissions reconciliation
This facility is linked to GHGRP ID 1002299 for reporting year 2023. The official source reports 59,286 t CO2; Climate TRACE models 78,724 t CO2e.
| Crosswalk check | Result |
|---|---|
| Modelled minus measured | 19,438 t |
| Difference as % of measured | 32.787% |
| Modelled / measured ratio | 1.32787 |
| Coordinate distance | 0.000 km |
| Name similarity | 100% |
Limits of this comparison
- Measured CO2 and modelled CO2e are not identical accounting constructs.
- The crosswalk is an entity match, not proof that reporting boundaries are identical.
- The reporting year is shown explicitly and values are not extrapolated to the current year.
Official GHGRP source · Download this reconciliation: CSV · JSON with provenance.
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 78,724 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 79k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), SOLUTIA INC - INDIAN ORCHARD PLANT 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 €5.9M/yr.
Measured CO₂: 59k t/yr — verified GHGRP (reporting year 2023) (25% below the modelled estimate). Modelled estimate 79k t/yr (Climate TRACE), high-confidence match, cross-checked via the measured-vs-modelled dataset (n=711).
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: measured (GHGRP RY2023), cross-checked vs Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Parent company
Eastman Chemical Co US EPA GHGRP
Parent company per US EPA GHGRP; the operator itself is not stated in the source dataset.
Local climate
SOLUTIA INC - INDIAN ORCHARD PLANT sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 42.2°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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1411 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.08× 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 42.15498, -72.52642. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is SOLUTIA INC - INDIAN ORCHARD PLANT?
SOLUTIA INC - INDIAN ORCHARD PLANT 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 SOLUTIA INC - INDIAN ORCHARD PLANT emit?
The page uses about 78,724 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #718 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.
Where is SOLUTIA INC - INDIAN ORCHARD PLANT located?
SOLUTIA INC - INDIAN ORCHARD PLANT is in United States at approximately 42.15498, -72.52642.