Chemicals in China: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

138 tracked facilities, ≈296,678,043 t CO2/yr combined — here are the largest, what that CO2 is worth at current prices, and the sector's reduction pathway. Full sector pathway: decarbonizing chemicals.

The numbers

Chemicals in China at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	138	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	296,678,043 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	2,149,841 t/yr
Gross value (full price)	€23,737M/yr	all tracked CO2 × €80.01/t EUA — before free allocation / EU-bound share

Carbon pricing here: National ETS (intensity-based): ¥86.13 (31 Mar 2025, Argus). 2024–25 expansion added cement, steel, aluminium (~+3 Gt). Current benchmark: ¥86.13/t (31 Mar 2025). Full country page: carbon price in China.

Largest emitters

Top 10 chemicals CO2 emitters in China

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	Golmud (Qarhan) Chemical Complex	—	19,583,307	€1,566.9M
2	CHN-Yinchuan_methanol	—	15,325,877	€1,226.2M
3	CHN-Cangzhou_ammonia	—	9,996,103	€799.8M
4	CHN-Ordos_ammonia	—	9,536,431	€763.0M
5	CHN-Xilin Gol_methanol	—	9,257,492	€740.7M
6	CHN-Yulin_methanol	—	8,883,334	€710.8M
7	Ordos City (Uxin Banner) Polyolefins - Methanol Facility	Baofeng Energy	8,544,000	€683.6M
8	China	—	8,163,612	€653.2M
9	Fuyang (Linquan) Chemical Complex	Anhui Jinmei Zhongneng Chemical Co Ltd	7,825,249	€626.1M
10	CHN-Dezhou_ammonia	—	7,799,291	€624.0M

Climate TRACE satellite estimates via IndustryAtlas — modelled, not verified; some entries aggregate clusters. Corrections welcome.

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Same industry, other countries

Chemicals in India

43,565,710 t CO2/yr

Chemicals in Russian Federation

33,005,204 t CO2/yr

Chemicals in United States

Other industries in China

Iron & steel in China

1,317,489,541 t CO2/yr

Oil & gas production in China

160,128,617 t CO2/yr

Oil refining in China

128,888,870 t CO2/yr

FAQ

Questions

How many chemicals facilities does China have with tracked emissions?

138 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈296,678,043 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest chemicals emitter in China?

Golmud (Qarhan) Chemical Complex — ≈19,583,307 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the EU price?

The gross full-price value is ≈€23,737M/yr (all tracked CO2 × €80.01/t EUA). Actual EU ETS cost is lower — free allocation still covers most industrial emissions, phasing out 2026→2034.

How this page is built: heat-loss figures follow ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 (the method behind our public calculators); facility emissions from Climate TRACE & EU ETS verified data across 30,000+ industrial sites; the 2026–2034 schedule is Regulation (EU) 2023/956, not a forecast. Published by Inzonex Research. Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.