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Foam Blowing Agent Project 001

Standard
ACR
Methodology
ACR-FOAM-BLOWING (ACR)
Registry
ACR-348 ↗ · Crediting ended
Country
MISSOURI; MINNESOTA; INDIANA; OTHER, US
Credit type
Industrial Process Emissions

CarbonMeld's document-based rating gives Foam Blowing Agent Project 001 (ACR-348) 4.4 out of 10 (Low rating) under CarbonMeld methodology v3, documents read on 2 Nov 2026. The analysis read 4 of the 4 registry documents. It is CarbonMeld's own assessment, not a rating given by the registry or the standard.

Crediting ended

The crediting period has ended. Credits already issued exist; no new ones will be issued unless the crediting period is renewed.

American Carbon Registry: “COMPLETED”

Assessment

Document-based rating

4.4/10

Low rating (3.5 to 4.9)

Evidence coverage: medium

How solid the credit is, as far as the registry's public documents show. 5.0 is the neutral point, where no public source says good or bad.

Methodology v3 · documents read on 2 Nov 2026

Starting point

  • Additionality: neutral (5.0) — no public grade of this type of project is used
  • Quantification: neutral (5.0) — no public grade of this type of project is used
  • Claim safety: neutral (5.0) — no public grade of this type of project is used

Not counted in the number

  • The ICVCM's decision: the ICVCM is still assessing this methodology
  • The oldest vintage still on sale, the content of the safeguards and the verifier's quality: not among the facts read

How this analysis was made

Our method
CarbonMeld methodology v3 · documents read on 2 Nov 2026 · 4/4 registry documents read

Analysis

Foam Blowing Agent Project 001 (MISSOURI; MINNESOTA; INDIANA; OTHER, US) switches foam manufacturing from high-GWP to low-GWP blowing agents under Transition to Advanced Formulation Blowing Agents in Foam Manufacturing and Use (per the registry); registry status Crediting ended (ACR), 13,399 credits issued (vintage 2015). The documents name First Environment, Inc as validation / verification body. The latest verification report (2015-01-01 – 2015-12-31) verifies 13,399 tCO2e (read from a scanned page (OCR)).

Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    No CORSIA label on the registry

    Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label · read on 8 Nov 2026

    Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    No ICVCM information

    No CCP label and no ICVCM decision found for this project's methodology.

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: project credit type

    Covers: the project type, not a label on individual credits

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    No Article 6 authorization

    No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.

    Source: registry label · read on 8 Nov 2026

    Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Credit VintagesExhausted

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2015
13,39913,3990
Total13,39913,3990

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CarbonMeld (2026). Foam Blowing Agent Project 001 (ACR-348): CarbonMeld document-based rating, methodology v3, documents read on 2 Nov 2026. https://carbonmeld.com/projects/foam-blowing-agent-project-001/.

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