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SABIC Europe , Wilton

Petrochemical in United Kingdom. Approximate location 54.57941, -1.10333.

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SABIC Europe , Wilton is a petrochemical in United Kingdom. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648380.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

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.

Capacity vs largest petrochemical plants in United Kingdom

INEOS , Grangemouth : 1,000,000 t of ethylene1000kINEOS , Gr…ExxonMobil Chemical Co. , Mossmorran Fife: 770,000 t of ethylene770kExxonMobil…SABIC Europe , Wilton : 0 t of ethylene0SABIC Euro…

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

Operator

Operated by Saudi Basic Industries Corp. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

SABIC Europe , Wilton sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 54.6°N in the northern hemisphere.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season
Temperate oceanic: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

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Location

Coordinates 54.57941, -1.10333. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is SABIC Europe , Wilton ?

SABIC Europe , Wilton is a petrochemical in United Kingdom. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene.

Where is SABIC Europe , Wilton located?

SABIC Europe , Wilton is in United Kingdom, near coordinates 54.57941, -1.10333.

Who operates SABIC Europe , Wilton ?

SABIC Europe , Wilton is operated by Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

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