Facility ID: 1002706 · Minerals

Gold Bond - MED Plant

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MEDICINE LODGE, KS · BARBER COUNTY · NAICS 327420

Data updated May 2026

51K MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, Gold Bond - MED Plant ranks #4,176 of 8,713 U.S. reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e and #61 of 140 facilities in KS.

  • National rank #4,176 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #61 of 140 in KS
  • #269 of 434 in Minerals
  • 6.1% of SPANGLER COMPANIES parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 0.1% non-CO₂ (N₂O-led)
  • +84.3% since 2011

Gold Bond - MED Plant vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

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

51,247 4176th of 8713 higher than 4,537 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 6.1% of SPANGLER COMPANIES reported parent CO₂e (51K MT of 836K MT ; #5 of 18 GHGRP facilities under that parent ). Inside the EPA Minerals sector it ranks #269 of 434 facilities by latest CO₂e. Shares use GHGRP facility rollups only, not Scope 2/3 or non-reporting sites.

2023 gas mix desk

Of 51K 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%
51K MT
CH₄
0%
24 MT
N₂O
0.1%
29 MT

Emissions growth across reporting years

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2023 51,247
2022 56,120
2021 51,042
2020 47,275
2019 45,241
2018 46,487
2017 48,281
2016 46,615
2015 43,211
2014 44,099
2013 39,137
2012 29,959
2011 27,799

Facility insight: Gold Bond - MED Plant

Gold Bond - MED Plant (EPA GHGRP Facility ID 1002706) reported 51K metric tons of CO2-equivalent in 2023, operating in MEDICINE LODGE, KS within BARBER COUNTY. Among GHGRP reporters it ranks #4,176 of 8,713 nationally by latest CO₂e and #61 of 140 in KS. The site is classified under Minerals with NAICS code 327420.

From 2011 to 2023, reported CO₂e rose 84.3% (peak 56K MT). This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2023, a complete 13-year record.

Peak year was 2022 at 56K MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 8.7% below that peak (51K MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2012→2013 (+30.6%, 9K MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Gold Bond - MED Plant rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, Gold Bond - MED Plant ranks #4,176 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #61 of 140 facilities in KS (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than Gold Bond - MED Plant?

Gold Bond - MED Plant's 51K MT CO₂e is higher than 4,537 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (52%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does Gold Bond - MED Plant emit?

Gold Bond - MED Plant reported 51K MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of SPANGLER COMPANIES does Gold Bond - MED Plant represent?

Gold Bond - MED Plant accounts for 6.1% of SPANGLER COMPANIES's reported GHGRP CO₂e (51K MT of 836K MT), ranking #5 of 18 facilities under that parent.

What is Gold Bond - MED Plant's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 0.1% of reported CO₂e at Gold Bond - MED Plant, 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 Gold Bond - MED Plant rank inside Minerals?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Minerals, Gold Bond - MED Plant ranks #269 of 434 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is Gold Bond - MED Plant reducing emissions?

Over 13 reporting years (2011–2023), Gold Bond - MED Plant's emissions have increased by 84.3%. This may reflect expanded operations or increased production.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Two GHGRP-derived peer sets for Gold Bond - MED Plant, both outside KS so the neighborhoods are not state-geo containment.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1002706. 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