Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP)

GHGRP Minerals

pile of rocks icon The minerals sector consists of cement production, glass manufacturing, lime production, soda ash production, and any other mineral production facility operating under NAICS codes beginning with 327 (Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing). Facilities under this sector transform mined or quarried non-metallic minerals — such as sand, gravel, stone, clay, and refractory materials — into products for intermediate or final consumption. Glass, cement, soda ash and lime facilities report both process emissions from the calcination of carbonate-based raw materials and GHG emissions from stationary fuel combustion sources. All other mineral production facilities report only GHG emissions from stationary fuel combustion sources. A small number of facilities in this sector collect CO2 either for use in their other production processes (e.g., sugar refining), to transfer to other users, or to sequester or otherwise inject underground. This sector includes the CO2 emissions reported for those processes.

Minerals Sector — Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reported to the GHGRP
(all emissions values presented in million metric tons CO2e)
  2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Number of facilities: 367 369 378 381 379
Total emissions (CO2e): 103.2 107.5 111.5 116.6 115.5
Emissions by greenhouse
    gas (CO2e)
  • Carbon dioxide (CO2):
  • Methane (CH4):
  • Nitrous oxide (N2O):

102.9
0.1
0.2

107.2
0.1
0.2

111.2
0.1
0.2

116.2
0.1
0.3

115.1
0.1
0.2

CO2 emissions from the combustion of biomass are NOT included in emissions totals provided above.

Number of reporters and 2015 emissions (CO2e) per minerals industry subsector
Industry Sector 2015 Number of Reporters 2015 Emissions (million metric tons CO2e per year)
Cement Production 95 68.8
Lime Production 74 28.8
Glass Production 106 8.0
Soda Ash Manufacturing 4 5.2
Other Minerals 102 4.6

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