Braskem ABC Petrochemical Complex, Santo Andre,Sao Paulo

Braskem ABC Petrochemical Complex, Santo Andre,Sao Paulo is a petrochemical in Brazil with a reported capacity of 700,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. By capacity it ranks #3 of 4 petrochemical plants tracked in Brazil. It emits about 991,618 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 231,146 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 5% above the median petrochemical.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-732008.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 700,000 t of ethylene ist Braskem ABC Petrochemical Complex, Santo Andre,Sao Paulo unter dem Medianwert von petrochemical in Brazil (1,252,000 t of ethylene). 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.

What 991,618 t CO₂e a year looks like

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.

Capacity vs largest petrochemical plants in Brazil

Reported capacity (t of ethylene), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Local climate

Braskem ABC Petrochemical Complex, Santo Andre,Sao Paulo sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 23.6°S in the southern hemisphere.

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #3 largest of 4 petrochemical plants in Brazil by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

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• P. S. Pinheiro Confeccoes De Roupas * Me · Textiles · 302 t CO₂
• Edmarc Silk Ltda · Textiles · 302 t CO₂
• J Franco Da Silva Confeccoes Me · Textiles · 302 t CO₂
• P.S.Pinheiro Confeccoes De Roupas Me · Textiles · 302 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates -23.63992, -46.486. View on OpenStreetMap.

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