Marjan Methanol Complex

Marjan Methanol Complex is a chemical plant in Iran with a reported capacity of 1,650,000 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by Marjan Petrochemical Co. By capacity it ranks #4 of 13 chemical plants tracked in Iran. It emits about 550,688 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 128,366 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-45257138.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 1,650,000 t of chemical ist Marjan Methanol Complex deutlich über dem Medianwert von chemical plant in Iran (1,000,000 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 550,688 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 Iran

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

Operator

Operated by Marjan Petrochemical Co. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Marjan Methanol Complex sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 27.6°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 #4 largest of 13 chemical plants in Iran by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Morvarid Petrochemical Company (5th Olefin complex), Assaluyeh,Bushehr · Petrochemical · 651,742 t CO₂
• Hengam Ammonia and Urea Petrochemical Complex · Chemical Plant · 4,591,152 t CO₂
• Kavian Petrochemical Company (11th Olefin complex), Assaluyeh,Bushehr · Petrochemical · 2,606,969 t CO₂
• Jam Petrochemical Co. (10th Olefin omplex), Assaluyeh,Bushehr · Petrochemical · 1,853,494 t CO₂
• Arya Sasol Polymer Co. (9th Olefin complex), Assaluyeh,Bushehr · Petrochemical · 1,368,659 t CO₂
• IRN-Jam_methanol · Chemical Plant · 600,586 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 27.58267, 52.52698. View on OpenStreetMap.

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