Petroleos Mexicanos , La Cangrejera,Veracruz

Petroleos Mexicanos , La Cangrejera,Veracruz is a petrochemical in Mexico with a reported capacity of 690,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by Petróleos Mexicanos EPE. By capacity it ranks #2 of 4 petrochemical plants tracked in Mexico. It emits about 103,324 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 24,085 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 89% below the median petrochemical.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-732000.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 690,000 t of ethylene ist Petroleos Mexicanos , La Cangrejera,Veracruz etwa um dem Medianwert von petrochemical in Mexico (690,000 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.

What 103,324 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 petrochemical plants in Mexico

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

Operator

Operated by Petróleos Mexicanos EPE. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Petroleos Mexicanos , La Cangrejera,Veracruz sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 18.1°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 #2 largest of 4 petrochemical plants in Mexico by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Braskem SA , Coatzacoalcos,Veracruz · Petrochemical · 884,002 t CO₂
• Petroleos Mexicanos , Pajaritos,Veracruz · Petrochemical
• Petroleos Mexicanos Morelos, Pajaritos,Veracruz · Petrochemical · 98,083 t CO₂
• Pemex Minatitlan Refinery · Refinery · 1,384,906 t CO₂
• MEX-Cosoleacaque_ammonia · Chemical Plant · 476,580 t CO₂
• Pemex Dos Bocas Refinery · Refinery · 332,593 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 18.09248, -94.36037. View on OpenStreetMap.

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