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Tyson Farms, Inc./Alma Plant — United States

Food & Beverage in United States. Approximate location 31.51621, -82.46156.

Food & BeverageUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)

Tyson Farms, Inc./Alma Plant is a food & beverage plant in United States. Its listed capacity is 89,821,341 USD. Food & beverage plants use boilers, cookers, pasteurisers and dryers that run continuously. By capacity it ranks #368 among 391 food & beverage plants in United States. It emits about 7,299 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE.

7,299t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1794CO₂ rank in United States

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38481796.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityTyson Farms, Inc./Alma Plant Climate TRACE
CountryUnited States Climate TRACE
Coordinates31.51621, -82.46156 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorfood-beverage-tobacco Climate TRACE
Reported capacity89,821,341 USD Climate TRACE
Modelled CO₂e7,299 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#1794 of 1910 · top 93.9% calculated
Global food-beverage-tobacco rank#508 of 560 · top 90.7% calculated
Climate contextderived from coordinates calculated

Not available

Owner / operatorNot available not in dataset
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

At 89,821,341 USD, Tyson Farms, Inc./Alma Plant is below the median food & beverage plant in United States (452,469,926 USD). Subsector: food-beverage-tobacco. As food & beverage plant, it requires high process heat (typically 80–200°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Food & beverage plants use boilers, cookers, pasteurisers and dryers that run continuously.

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

What 7,299 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:

133million cubic feet of natural gas burned
1.7kgasoline cars driven for a year
122ktree seedlings grown for 10 years

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

Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions

At its reported 7k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Tyson Farms, Inc./Alma 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 €550k/yr.

7k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€550k/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.

Local climate

Tyson Farms, Inc./Alma Plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 31.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: hot summers and mild winters

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.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
42/100environmental-severity index
18.0°Cseasonal temperature swing
117 kmdistance to coast
HighCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1311 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.01× 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 31.51621, -82.46156. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Tyson Farms, Inc./Alma Plant?

Tyson Farms, Inc./Alma Plant is a food & beverage plant in United States. Food & beverage plants use boilers, cookers, pasteurisers and dryers that run continuously.

How much CO₂ does Tyson Farms, Inc./Alma Plant emit?

The page uses about 7,299 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1794 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is Tyson Farms, Inc./Alma Plant located?

Tyson Farms, Inc./Alma Plant is in United States at approximately 31.51621, -82.46156.

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