Petrochemicals (steam cracking) in Germany: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

9 tracked facilities, ≈7,831,019 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 petrochemicals (steam cracking).

The numbers

Petrochemicals (steam cracking) in Germany at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	9	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	7,831,019 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	870,113 t/yr
Indicative carbon value	€606M/yr	at €77.4/t EUA

Carbon pricing here: National heating/transport ETS (nEHS): €55/t fixed 2025, auction corridor €55–65 from 2026 (BEHG). Current benchmark: €77.4/t (11 Jun 2026). Full country page: carbon price in Germany.

Largest emitters

Top 9 petrochemicals (steam cracking) CO2 emitters in Germany

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	INEOS , Dormagen	INEOS AG	1,696,769	€131.3M
2	Basell Polyfine GMBH , Wesseling	LyondellBasell Industries NV	1,527,827	€118.3M
3	BP Gelsenkirchen , Gelsenkirchen	—	1,345,411	€104.1M
4	BASF AG , Ludwigshafen	BASF SE	910,820	€70.5M
5	Dow Chemical Co. , Bohlen	The Dow Chemical Company	737,321	€57.1M
6	OMV Deutschland GMBH , Burghausen, Bavaria	OMV AG	564,245	€43.7M
7	LyondellBasell , Munchsmunster	LyondellBasell Industries NV	521,997	€40.4M
8	Shell & DEA Oil GMBH , Wesseling	Shell PLC	388,702	€30.1M
9	Klesch, Heide	Klesch Group Ltd	137,927	€10.7M

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

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Same industry, other countries

Petrochemicals (steam cracking) in China

69,856,677 t CO2/yr

Petrochemicals (steam cracking) in United States

54,760,605 t CO2/yr

Petrochemicals (steam cracking) in Saudi Arabia

24,328,333 t CO2/yr

Petrochemicals (steam cracking) in South Korea

17,359,518 t CO2/yr

Petrochemicals (steam cracking) in India

12,476,876 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

Food, beverage & tobacco in Germany

8,140,168 t CO2/yr

Chemicals in Germany

7,628,569 t CO2/yr

FAQ

Questions

How many petrochemicals (steam cracking) facilities does Germany have with tracked emissions?

9 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈7,831,019 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest petrochemicals (steam cracking) emitter in Germany?

INEOS , Dormagen — ≈1,696,769 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the EU price?

≈€606M per year at €77.4/t — indicative full-price value; actual cost depends on free allocation and the local instrument.

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 — manufacturer of modular removable insulation (UK Patent GB2508992.1). Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.