The Western Sugar Cooperative

The Western Sugar Cooperative is a lime plant in United States with a reported capacity of 38,389 t of lime. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns. By capacity it ranks #111 of 122 lime plants tracked in United States. It emits about 47,349 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 11,037 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 87% above the median lime plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38467337.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 38,389 t of lime, The Western Sugar Cooperative é abaixo de a mediana de lime plant em United States (178,599 t of lime). Subsetor: lime. Como lime plant, requer calor de processo intenso (tipicamente 600–900°C) para suas operações industriais centrais — calor que deve ser fornecido por caldeiras, fornos ou combustão direta, e as perdas através de vasos e tubulações não isolados representam combustível desperdiçado. O isolamento modular removível pode reduzir essas perdas em 80–96%, esfriando superfícies a ≤45°C, com payback geralmente inferior a 2 anos. As plantas de cal calcinam calcário em fornos quentes a 800–900°C, e a cal viva quente deve ser manuseada em vasos isolados para evitar reação com a umidade.

Comparação de capacidade e intensidade de CO₂ calculada a partir dos dados de instalações industriais Climate TRACE; função do setor baseada em referência de engenharia.

What 47,349 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

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

Capacity vs largest lime plants in United States

Reported capacity (t of lime), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Local climate

The Western Sugar Cooperative sits in a cold desert climate zone (Köppen BWk), at 44.8°N in the northern hemisphere.

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #111 largest of 122 lime plants in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Western Sugar Cooperative Lovell · Lime Plant · 220,597 t CO₂
• Mustang Mountain Vineyard · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• GEORGIA PACIFIC Gypsum LLC · Metals Plant · 33,723 t CO₂
• Dakota Coal Co. Frannie Park · Lime Plant · 220,597 t CO₂
• Wyoming Lime Producers · Lime Plant · 166,628 t CO₂
• Wyoming Authentic Products Llc · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 44.8378, -108.4054. View on OpenStreetMap.

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