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Brunei Methanol Company

Chemical Plant in Brunei Darussalam. Approximate location 4.67198, 114.47332.

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Brunei Methanol Company is a chemical plant in Brunei Darussalam with a reported capacity of 850,000 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by ITOCHU Corp. It emits about 283,688 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 66,128 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 100% below the median chemical plant.

850,000t of chemical
283,688t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#2CO₂ rank in Brunei Darussalam
0.33t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257049.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 850,000 t of chemical ist Brunei Methanol Company etwa um dem Medianwert von chemical plant in Brunei Darussalam (850,000 t of chemical). Untersektor: chemicals. Als chemical plant benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 100–500°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. Chemieanlagen erzeugen eine breite Palette von Industrie- und Spezialchemikalien, viele erfordern präzise Temperaturkontrolle und nachhaltigen Wärmeeintrag für Reaktionen und Trennungen.

Vergleich von Kapazität und CO₂-Intensität berechnet aus Climate TRACE Industrieanlagendaten; Sektorrolle basierend auf Ingenieurreferenz.

What 283,688 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

66,128cars driven for a year
36,996homes' annual energy use
4,728,133tree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Operator

Operated by ITOCHU Corp. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Brunei Methanol Company sits in a tropical rainforest climate zone (Köppen Af), at 4.7°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical rainforest: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

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

How it compares & nearby sites

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Location

Coordinates 4.67198, 114.47332. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Brunei Methanol Company?

Brunei Methanol Company is a chemical plant in Brunei Darussalam. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals.

What is the capacity of Brunei Methanol Company?

Brunei Methanol Company has a reported capacity of 850,000 t of chemical.

How much CO₂ does Brunei Methanol Company emit?

Brunei Methanol Company emits about 283,688 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 66,128 cars. That ranks #2 among tracked facilities in Brunei Darussalam.

Where is Brunei Methanol Company located?

Brunei Methanol Company is in Brunei Darussalam, near coordinates 4.67198, 114.47332.

Who operates Brunei Methanol Company?

Brunei Methanol Company is operated by ITOCHU Corp.

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