Petrochemical in Switzerland. Approximate location 46.30112, 7.88796.
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Lonza Ltd. , Visp is a petrochemical in Switzerland with a reported capacity of 25,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It emits about 32,625 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 7,605 cars.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648376.
Bei 25,000 t of ethylene ist Lonza Ltd. , Visp etwa um dem Medianwert von petrochemical in Switzerland (25,000 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.
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.
Lonza Ltd. , Visp sits in a polar tundra climate zone (Köppen ET), at 46.3°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Coordinates 46.30112, 7.88796. View on OpenStreetMap.
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Lonza Ltd. , Visp is a petrochemical in Switzerland. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene.
Lonza Ltd. , Visp has a reported capacity of 25,000 t of ethylene.
Lonza Ltd. , Visp emits about 32,625 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 7,605 cars. That ranks #17 among tracked facilities in Switzerland.
Lonza Ltd. , Visp is in Switzerland, near coordinates 46.30112, 7.88796.