Chemical Plant in Chile. Approximate location -52.94029, -70.80802.
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Methanex Punta Arenas Methanol Facility is a chemical plant in Chile with a reported capacity of 1,542,210 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by Methanex Corp. It emits about 514,713 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 119,980 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-45257142.
Bei 1,542,210 t of chemical ist Methanex Punta Arenas Methanol Facility etwa um dem Medianwert von chemical plant in Chile (1,542,210 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.
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.
Operated by Methanex Corp. All facilities by this operator →
Methanex Punta Arenas Methanol Facility sits in a subpolar oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfc), at 52.9°S in the southern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Coordinates -52.94029, -70.80802. View on OpenStreetMap.
Kilns, furnaces, boilers, heat exchangers, valves and steam lines on sites like this lose energy continuously. Inzonex makes patented removable modular insulation for hot industrial equipment:

Methanex Punta Arenas Methanol Facility is a chemical plant in Chile. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals.
Methanex Punta Arenas Methanol Facility has a reported capacity of 1,542,210 t of chemical.
Methanex Punta Arenas Methanol Facility emits about 514,713 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 119,980 cars. That ranks #6 among tracked facilities in Chile.
Methanex Punta Arenas Methanol Facility is in Chile, near coordinates -52.94029, -70.80802.
Methanex Punta Arenas Methanol Facility is operated by Methanex Corp.