Facility ID: 1012170 · Metals

Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC

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Charleston, TN · BRADLEY COUNTY · NAICS 331410

Data updated May 2026

47K MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC ranks #4,445 of 8,713 U.S. reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e and #75 of 144 facilities in TN.

  • National rank #4,445 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #75 of 144 in TN
  • #211 of 363 in Metals
  • 100% of WACKER CHEMICAL parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 0.1% non-CO₂ (N₂O-led)
  • -37.8% since 2016

Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

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

46,616 4445th of 8713 higher than 4,268 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 100% of WACKER CHEMICAL reported parent CO₂e (47K MT of 47K MT ). Inside the EPA Metals sector it ranks #211 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 47K 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%
47K MT
CH₄
0%
22 MT
N₂O
0.1%
26 MT

Emissions decline across reporting years

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2023 46,616
2022 48,151
2021 42,066
2020 42,696
2019 43,261
2018 41,978
2017 37,593
2016 74,952

Facility insight: Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC

Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC (EPA GHGRP Facility ID 1012170) reported 47K metric tons of CO2-equivalent in 2023, operating in Charleston, TN within BRADLEY COUNTY. Among GHGRP reporters it ranks #4,445 of 8,713 nationally by latest CO₂e and #75 of 144 in TN. The site is classified under Metals with NAICS code 331410.

Across 2016–2023, annual CO₂e fell 37.8%; peak load was 75K MT in 2016. This facility has filed every year from 2016 to 2023, a complete 8-year record.

Peak year was 2016 at 75K MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 37.8% below that peak (47K MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2016→2017 (-49.8%, 37K MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC ranks #4,445 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #75 of 144 facilities in TN (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC?

Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC's 47K MT CO₂e is higher than 4,268 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (49%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC emit?

Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC reported 47K MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of WACKER CHEMICAL does Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC represent?

Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC accounts for 100% of WACKER CHEMICAL's reported GHGRP CO₂e (47K MT of 47K MT).

What is Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 0.1% of reported CO₂e at Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC, 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 Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC rank inside Metals?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Metals, Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC ranks #211 of 363 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC reducing emissions?

Over 8 reporting years (2016–2023), Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC's emissions have decreased by 37.8%. This suggests meaningful progress in emissions reduction.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Two GHGRP-derived peer sets for Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC, both outside TN so the neighborhoods are not state-geo containment.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1012170. 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