Chemical Plant in Germany. Approximate location 49.55168, 8.40087.
Chemical PlantGermanyCO₂ reported
Ludwigshafen is a chemical plant in Germany with a reported capacity of 165,000 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by BASF SE. By capacity it ranks #7 of 7 chemical plants tracked in Germany. It emits about 55,069 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 12,837 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-45257231.
Bei 165,000 t of chemical ist Ludwigshafen unter dem Medianwert von chemical plant in Germany (600,000 t of chemical). Sein CO₂ pro Kapazitätseinheit liegt ungefähr 85% unter dem Medianwert von chemical plant. 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.
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.
Reported capacity (t of chemical), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operated by BASF SE. All facilities by this operator →
Ludwigshafen sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 49.6°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
The #7 largest of 7 chemical plants in Germany by reported capacity.
Coordinates 49.55168, 8.40087. View on OpenStreetMap.
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Ludwigshafen is a chemical plant in Germany. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals.
Ludwigshafen has a reported capacity of 165,000 t of chemical.
Ludwigshafen emits about 55,069 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 12,837 cars. That ranks #166 among tracked facilities in Germany.
Ludwigshafen is in Germany, near coordinates 49.55168, 8.40087.
Ludwigshafen is operated by BASF SE.