Chemicals in Germany: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

7 tracked facilities, ≈7,628,569 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 Germany at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	7	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	7,628,569 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	1,089,796 t/yr
Gross value (full price)	€610M/yr	all tracked CO2 × €80.01/t EUA — before free allocation / EU-bound share

Carbon pricing here: National heating/transport ETS (nEHS): €55/t fixed 2025, auction corridor €55–65 from 2026 (BEHG). Current benchmark: €80.01/t (July 13, 2026). Full country page: carbon price in Germany.

Largest emitters

Top 7 chemicals CO2 emitters in Germany

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	Brunsbüttel	Yara International ASA	3,524,921	€282.0M
2	Wittenberg Fertilizers Complex	SKW Stickstoffwerke Piesteritz GmbH	1,347,103	€107.8M
3	Germany	—	855,536	€68.5M
4	Ludwigshafen	BASF SE	853,166	€68.3M
5	INEOS Nitriles Cologne	INEOS AG	785,810	€62.9M
6	Sodawerk Staßfurt	Qemetica SA	206,964	€16.6M
7	Ludwigshafen	BASF SE	55,069	€4.4M

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 Russian Federation

33,005,204 t CO2/yr

Chemicals in United States

28,372,877 t CO2/yr

Chemicals in Iran

15,201,383 t CO2/yr

Other industries in Germany

Iron & steel in Germany

51,387,613 t CO2/yr

Oil refining in Germany

24,909,291 t CO2/yr

Cement in Germany

9,292,048 t CO2/yr

Petrochemicals (steam cracking) in Germany

7,831,019 t CO2/yr

Lime in Germany

5,832,009 t CO2/yr

FAQ

Questions

How many chemicals facilities does Germany have with tracked emissions?

7 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈7,628,569 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest chemicals emitter in Germany?

Brunsbüttel — ≈3,524,921 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 ≈€610M/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.