Facility ID: 1001755 · Metals

Defiance Casting Operations (0320010001)

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DEFIANCE, OH · DEFIANCE COUNTY · NAICS 331524

Data updated May 2026

29K MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, Defiance Casting Operations (0320010001) ranks #5,776 of 8,713 U.S. reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e and #230 of 346 facilities in OH.

  • National rank #5,776 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #230 of 346 in OH
  • #258 of 363 in Metals
  • 5.1% of GENERAL MOTORS parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 0.1% non-CO₂ (N₂O-led)
  • -84.0% since 2011

Defiance Casting Operations (0320010001) vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

Where this site's latest reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP reporting facility

29,214 5776th of 8713 higher than 2,937 of 8,713 facilities

GHGRP facilities, banded by latest reported CO₂e (MT)

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Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023

Facility footprint context

This site accounts for 5.1% of GENERAL MOTORS reported parent CO₂e (29K MT of 572K MT ; #11 of 14 GHGRP facilities under that parent ). Inside the EPA Metals sector it ranks #258 of 363 facilities by latest CO₂e. Shares use GHGRP facility rollups only, not Scope 2/3 or non-reporting sites.

2023 gas mix desk

Of 29K MT CO₂e reported for 2023, non-CO₂ gases are 0.1% , led by N₂O at 0.1% . Component shares use this facility's GHGRP CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year (already CO₂e-weighted).

CO₂
99.9%
29K MT
CH₄
0%
14 MT
N₂O
0.1%
16 MT

Emissions decline across reporting years

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2023 29,214
2022 28,680
2021 26,730
2020 23,953
2019 36,761
2018 40,458
2017 114,416
2016 144,835
2015 129,208
2014 163,802
2013 187,894
2012 183,661
2011 182,144

Facility insight: Defiance Casting Operations (0320010001)

Defiance Casting Operations (0320010001) (EPA GHGRP Facility ID 1001755) reported 29K metric tons of CO2-equivalent in 2023, operating in DEFIANCE, OH within DEFIANCE COUNTY. Among GHGRP reporters it ranks #5,776 of 8,713 nationally by latest CO₂e and #230 of 346 in OH. The site is classified under Metals with NAICS code 331524.

Across 2011–2023, annual CO₂e fell 84.0%; peak load was 188K MT in 2013. This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2023, a complete 13-year record.

Peak year was 2013 at 188K MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 84.5% below that peak (29K MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2017→2018 (-64.6%, 74K MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Defiance Casting Operations (0320010001) rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, Defiance Casting Operations (0320010001) ranks #5,776 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #230 of 346 facilities in OH (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than Defiance Casting Operations (0320010001)?

Defiance Casting Operations (0320010001)'s 29K MT CO₂e is higher than 2,937 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (34%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does Defiance Casting Operations (0320010001) emit?

Defiance Casting Operations (0320010001) reported 29K MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of GENERAL MOTORS does Defiance Casting Operations (0320010001) represent?

Defiance Casting Operations (0320010001) accounts for 5.1% of GENERAL MOTORS's reported GHGRP CO₂e (29K MT of 572K MT), ranking #11 of 14 facilities under that parent.

What is Defiance Casting Operations (0320010001)'s 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 0.1% of reported CO₂e at Defiance Casting Operations (0320010001), with N₂O the larger non-CO₂ share at 0.1% (CO₂ 99.9%). Shares use the facility's GHGRP gas components for that year.

Where does Defiance Casting Operations (0320010001) rank inside Metals?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Metals, Defiance Casting Operations (0320010001) ranks #258 of 363 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is Defiance Casting Operations (0320010001) reducing emissions?

Over 13 reporting years (2011–2023), Defiance Casting Operations (0320010001)'s emissions have decreased by 84%. This suggests meaningful progress in emissions reduction.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Two GHGRP-derived peer sets for Defiance Casting Operations (0320010001), both outside OH so the neighborhoods are not state-geo containment.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1001755. Data subject to facility self-reporting, not compliance advice. See our methodology for how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCarbon