Kirovo-Chepetsk Mineral Fertilizer

Kirovo-Chepetsk Mineral Fertilizer is a chemical plant in Russian Federation with a reported capacity of 904,300 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by Uralchem JSC. By capacity it ranks #17 of 39 chemical plants tracked in Russian Federation. It emits about 1,013,983 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 236,360 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 100% below the median chemical plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257124.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 904,300 t of chemical ist Kirovo-Chepetsk Mineral Fertilizer deutlich über dem Medianwert von chemical plant in Russian Federation (620,328 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 1,013,983 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 chemical plants in Russian Federation

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

Operator

Operated by Uralchem JSC. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Kirovo-Chepetsk Mineral Fertilizer sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 58.5°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 #17 largest of 39 chemical plants in Russian Federation by reported capacity.

Location

Coordinates 58.53123, 49.94787. View on OpenStreetMap.

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