Petrochemical in Austria. Approximate location 48.13992, 16.51281.
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OMV AG , Schwechat is a petrochemical in Austria with a reported capacity of 500,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by OMV AG. It emits about 626,939 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 146,140 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 7% below the median petrochemical.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648341.
Bei 500,000 t of ethylene ist OMV AG , Schwechat etwa um dem Medianwert von petrochemical in Austria (500,000 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.
Operated by OMV AG. All facilities by this operator →
OMV AG , Schwechat sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 48.1°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Coordinates 48.13992, 16.51281. View on OpenStreetMap.
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OMV AG , Schwechat is a petrochemical in Austria. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene.
OMV AG , Schwechat has a reported capacity of 500,000 t of ethylene.
OMV AG , Schwechat emits about 626,939 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 146,140 cars. That ranks #5 among tracked facilities in Austria.
OMV AG , Schwechat is in Austria, near coordinates 48.13992, 16.51281.
OMV AG , Schwechat is operated by OMV AG.