ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Beuamont,Tex.

ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Beuamont,Tex. is a petrochemical in United States with a reported capacity of 900,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by Exxon Mobil Corp. By capacity it ranks #21 of 34 petrochemical plants tracked in United States. It emits about 1,219,636 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 284,297 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648323.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 900,000 t of ethylene ist ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Beuamont,Tex. etwa um dem Medianwert von petrochemical in United States (1,000,000 t of ethylene). Sein CO₂ pro Kapazitätseinheit liegt ungefähr 7% 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.

What 1,219,636 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 United States

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

Operator

Operated by Exxon Mobil Corp. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Beuamont,Tex. sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 30.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #21 largest of 34 petrochemical plants in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Exxonmobil Beaumont Refinery · Refinery · 5,818,702 t CO₂
• ARKEMA BEAUMONT PLANT · Chemical Plant · 67,262 t CO₂
• Optimus Steel Beaumont plant · Steel Plant · 54,896 t CO₂
• Beaumont Methanol · Chemical Plant · 489,674 t CO₂
• Beaumont Methanol · Chemical Plant · 303,713 t CO₂
• Zummo Meat Co. · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 30.06712, -94.0713. View on OpenStreetMap.

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