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Woodward Fertilizer

Chemical Plant in United States. Approximate location 36.43842, -99.47199.

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Woodward Fertilizer is a chemical plant in United States with a reported capacity of 1,000,000 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by CF Industries Inc. By capacity it ranks #5 of 453 chemical plants tracked in United States. It emits about 1,440,217 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 335,715 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 100% below the median chemical plant.

1,000,000t of chemical
1,440,217t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#89CO₂ rank in United States
1.44t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257205.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 1,000,000 t of chemical, Woodward Fertilizer é bem acima de a mediana de chemical plant em United States (1 t of chemical). Seu CO₂ por unidade de capacidade é aproximadamente 100% abaixo de a mediana de chemical plant. Subsetor: chemicals. Como chemical plant, requer calor de processo intenso (tipicamente 100–500°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 químicas produzem uma ampla gama de produtos químicos industriais e especializados, muitos requerendo controle preciso de temperatura e entrada de calor sustentada para reações e separações.

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 1,440,217 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

335,715cars driven for a year
187,822homes' annual energy use
24,003,617tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest chemical plants in United States

United States: 13,733,340 t of chemical13.7MUnited Sta…Geismar Methanol Terminal: 4,000,000 t of chemical4.0MGeismar Me…Donaldsonville Nitrogen Complex: 3,932,650 t of chemical3.9MDonaldsonv…Coffeyville Nitrogen Fertilizer facility: 1,026,480 t of chemical1.0MCoffeyvill…Woodward Fertilizer: 1,000,000 t of chemical1000kWoodward F…Verdigris Fertilizers Ammonia Facility: 997,900 t of chemical998kVerdigris …Enid Nitrogenous Fertilizers: 920,790 t of chemical921kEnid Nitro…Beaumont Methanol and Ammonia: 910,000 t of chemical910kBeaumont M…

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

Operator

Operated by CF Industries Inc. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Woodward Fertilizer sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 36.4°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #5 largest of 453 chemical plants in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 36.43842, -99.47199. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A chemical plant like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: reactors, crackers, distillation columns, heat exchangers, steam lines, valves & flanges (surface/process temperatures around 150–500 °C). These surfaces lose energy to the air year-round; removable modular insulation cuts that loss, brings outer surfaces to ≤45 °C, and unclips for inspection.

Indicative recoverable energy

On an already-insulated site (pipes & valves in cladding / jackets), closing the remaining gaps, flanges and damaged sections and switching to removable covers indicatively recovers about 27,000 MWh/yr (≈ 5,300 t CO₂/yr) — scaled to this site's reported CO₂ within its sector. Bare or damaged surfaces recover several times more.

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Indicative, not a measurement. Conservative floor for an already-insulated plant; a TIPCHECK on-site audit gives a measured figure. Industry context: EiiF TIPCHECK — industrial insulation can save ~14 Mtoe/yr in EU, payback typically <2 years.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Bare hot surfaces here exceed the touch-safe limit (EN ISO 13732-1); insulation to ≤45 °C is a worker-safety and compliance win. And before electrification, fuel-switching or CCS, eliminating surface heat loss is the cheapest, fastest, lowest-risk step — audit the bare spots first, rip-and-replace later.

United States: funding & obligation

Funding. Investment tax credit up to 30% of qualified investment incl. industrial decarbonization; open to small/medium/large manufacturers.

Obligation. None at federal level (voluntary). Some states have their own programs. (applies as a rule above the stated threshold — we don't hold this site's metered energy use).

Verified 2026; confirm current scheme terms before applying.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Woodward Fertilizer?

Woodward Fertilizer is a chemical plant in United States. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals.

What is the capacity of Woodward Fertilizer?

Woodward Fertilizer has a reported capacity of 1,000,000 t of chemical.

How much CO₂ does Woodward Fertilizer emit?

Woodward Fertilizer emits about 1,440,217 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 335,715 cars. That ranks #89 among tracked facilities in United States.

Where is Woodward Fertilizer located?

Woodward Fertilizer is in United States, near coordinates 36.43842, -99.47199.

Who operates Woodward Fertilizer?

Woodward Fertilizer is operated by CF Industries Inc.

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