Petrochemical in Algeria. Approximate location 36.88108, 6.95745.
PetrochemicalAlgeriaCO₂ reported
Sonatrach Skikda, Skikda is a petrochemical in Algeria with a reported capacity of 130,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by Sonatrach SpA. It emits about 149,667 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 34,887 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 14% below the median petrochemical.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-732012.
Bei 130,000 t of ethylene ist Sonatrach Skikda, Skikda etwa um dem Medianwert von petrochemical in Algeria (130,000 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 Sonatrach SpA. All facilities by this operator →
Sonatrach Skikda, Skikda sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 36.9°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Coordinates 36.88108, 6.95745. View on OpenStreetMap.
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Sonatrach Skikda, Skikda is a petrochemical in Algeria. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene.
Sonatrach Skikda, Skikda has a reported capacity of 130,000 t of ethylene.
Sonatrach Skikda, Skikda emits about 149,667 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 34,887 cars. That ranks #25 among tracked facilities in Algeria.
Sonatrach Skikda, Skikda is in Algeria, near coordinates 36.88108, 6.95745.
Sonatrach Skikda, Skikda is operated by Sonatrach SpA.