Yara Porsgrunn

Yara Porsgrunn is a chemical plant in Norway with a reported capacity of 2,086,520 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by Yara International ASA. By capacity it ranks #1 of 3 chemical plants tracked in Norway. It emits about 630,300 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 146,923 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 100% below the median chemical plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257213.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 2,086,520 t of chemical ist Yara Porsgrunn deutlich über dem Medianwert von chemical plant in Norway (900,000 t of chemical). Sein CO₂ pro Kapazitätseinheit liegt ungefähr 9% unter dem Medianwert von chemical plant. Untersektor: 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 630,300 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 Norway

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

Operator

Operated by Yara International ASA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Yara Porsgrunn sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 59.1°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 #1 largest of 3 chemical plants in Norway by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Rhi Normag As · Lime Plant · 138,147 t CO₂
• Eramet Norway AS, Porsgrunn · Metals Plant · 185,000 t CO₂
• ERAMET NORWAY AS, Porsgrunn · Metals Plant · 131,000 t CO₂
• Noretyl AS, Rafnes, Bamble · Petrochemical · 848,245 t CO₂
• Brevik Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 257,971 t CO₂
• Vafos Pulp - Heva Holding · Pulp & Paper Mill · 43,234 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 59.11631, 9.63488. View on OpenStreetMap.

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