Petrochemical in Germany. Approximate location 50.83333, 6.96694.
PetrochemicalGermanyCO₂ reported
Basell Polyfine GMBH , Wesseling is a petrochemical in Germany with a reported capacity of 1,040,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by LyondellBasell Industries NV. By capacity it ranks #3 of 9 petrochemical plants tracked in Germany. It emits about 1,527,827 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 356,137 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 9% above the median petrochemical.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648352.
Bei 1,040,000 t of ethylene ist Basell Polyfine GMBH , Wesseling deutlich über dem Medianwert von petrochemical in Germany (565,000 t of ethylene). Sein CO₂ pro Kapazitätseinheit liegt ungefähr 13% über dem Medianwert von petrochemical. Untersektor: petrochemical-steam-cracking. Als petrochemical benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 300–800°C) für seinen Kernbetrieb — Wärme, die durch Dampfkessel, Öfen oder direkte Verbrennung geliefert werden muss, und Verluste durch ungedämmte Behälter und Rohrleitungen stellen verschwendeten Brennstoff dar. Modulare abnehmbare Dämmung kann diese Verluste um 80–96% senken, Oberflächen auf ≤45°C kühlen, mit Amortisationszeiten oft unter 2 Jahren. Petrochemische Anlagen spalten Kohlenwasserstoffe bei sehr hohen Temperaturen auf, um Ethylen, Propylen und andere Basischemikalien zu erzeugen — einer der wärmeintensivsien Industrieprozesse.
Vergleich von Kapazität und CO₂-Intensität berechnet aus Climate TRACE Industrieanlagendaten; Sektorrolle basierend auf Ingenieurreferenz.
This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Reported capacity (t of ethylene), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operated by LyondellBasell Industries NV. All facilities by this operator →
Basell Polyfine GMBH , Wesseling sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 50.8°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
The #3 largest of 9 petrochemical plants in Germany by reported capacity.
Coordinates 50.83333, 6.96694. View on OpenStreetMap.
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Basell Polyfine GMBH , Wesseling is a petrochemical in Germany. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene.
Basell Polyfine GMBH , Wesseling has a reported capacity of 1,040,000 t of ethylene.
Basell Polyfine GMBH , Wesseling emits about 1,527,827 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 356,137 cars. That ranks #17 among tracked facilities in Germany.
Basell Polyfine GMBH , Wesseling is in Germany, near coordinates 50.83333, 6.96694.
Basell Polyfine GMBH , Wesseling is operated by LyondellBasell Industries NV.