Formosa Petrochemical Corp. , Taiwan, Mailiao

Formosa Petrochemical Corp. , Taiwan, Mailiao is a petrochemical in Taiwan with a reported capacity of 2,242,500 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by Formosa Plastics Corp. By capacity it ranks #1 of 2 petrochemical plants tracked in Taiwan. It emits about 3,750,374 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 874,213 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 24% above the median petrochemical.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648400.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 2,242,500 t of ethylene ist Formosa Petrochemical Corp. , Taiwan, Mailiao etwa um dem Medianwert von petrochemical in Taiwan (2,242,500 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 3,750,374 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 Taiwan

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

Operator

Operated by Formosa Plastics Corp. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Formosa Petrochemical Corp. , Taiwan, Mailiao sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 23.8°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 #1 largest of 2 petrochemical plants in Taiwan by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Formosa Mailiao Refinery · Refinery · 5,457,833 t CO₂
• Sin Da Co., Ltd · Textiles · 10,693 t CO₂
• Jackson Cutting Board · Textiles · 10,693 t CO₂
• Ting Sho Tech Co., Ltd. · Textiles · 10,693 t CO₂
• Feng Tay Enterprise Co., Ltd · Textiles · 10,693 t CO₂
• Everstrong Spring Industry Co Ltd · Textiles · 10,693 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 23.80014, 120.20548. View on OpenStreetMap.

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