UCC South Charleston Plant

UCC South Charleston Plant is a chemical plant in United States with a reported capacity of 1 unitless. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. By capacity it ranks #176 of 453 chemical plants tracked in United States. It emits about 115,759 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 26,983 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 9752% above the median chemical plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3674800.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 1 unitless ist UCC South Charleston Plant etwa um dem Medianwert von chemical plant in United States (1 unitless). Sein CO₂ pro Kapazitätseinheit liegt ungefähr 101% über dem Medianwert von chemical plant. Untersektor: other-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.

What 115,759 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 chemical plants in United States

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

Local climate

UCC South Charleston Plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 38.4°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 #176 largest of 453 chemical plants in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• ALTIVIA Institute Facilities · Chemical Plant · 101,396 t CO₂
• Bayer Cropscience Institute Plant · Chemical Plant · 26,117 t CO₂
• Union Carbide Corporation-Institute · Chemical Plant · 1,025 t CO₂
• Appalachian Abattoir · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• Buzz Products, Inc. · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• Chemours Belle Plant · Chemical Plant · 102,607 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 38.3688, -81.6786. View on OpenStreetMap.

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