The Dow Chemical Company — United States
Chemical Plant in United States. Approximate location 43.6025, -84.2404.
Chemical PlantUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)
The Dow Chemical Company 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. It emits about 44,541 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3674797.
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: other-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 44,541 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 45k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), The Dow Chemical Company 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 €3.4M/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.
Parent company
Dow Inc US EPA GHGRP
Parent company per US EPA GHGRP; the operator itself is not stated in the source dataset.
Local climate
The Dow Chemical Company sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 43.6°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 1421 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.09× 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
- The Dow Chemical Company · Other Manufacturing · 23,890 t CO₂
- Dow Corning Corporation - Midland Site · Chemical Plant · 40,171 t CO₂
- Fabiano Brothers Development - Wisconsin, Llc · Food & Beverage
- Linde Inc. · Chemical Plant · 25,354 t CO₂
- HEMLOCK SEMICONDUCTOR OPERATIONS LLC · Metals Plant · 101,529 t CO₂
- HEMLOCK SEMICONDUCTOR OPERATIONS LLC · Metals Plant · 95,010 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 43.6025, -84.2404. View on OpenStreetMap. Location shown at industrial-zone / municipality precision (shared source geocode).
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is The Dow Chemical Company?
The Dow Chemical Company 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.
How much CO₂ does The Dow Chemical Company emit?
The page uses about 44,541 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1069 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.
Where is The Dow Chemical Company located?
The Dow Chemical Company is in United States at approximately 43.6025, -84.2404.