Chemical Plant in South Africa. Approximate location -27.33945, 27.71974.
Chemical PlantSouth AfricaCO₂ reported
ZAF-Fezile Dabi_methanol is a chemical plant in South Africa with a reported capacity of 156,276 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. By capacity it ranks #2 of 2 chemical plants tracked in South Africa. It emits about 52,157 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 12,158 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-33999206.
Bei 156,276 t of chemical ist ZAF-Fezile Dabi_methanol unter dem Medianwert von chemical plant in South Africa (730,104 t of chemical). Sein CO₂ pro Kapazitätseinheit liegt ungefähr 80% 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.
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.
Reported capacity (t of chemical), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
ZAF-Fezile Dabi_methanol sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 27.3°S in the southern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
The #2 largest of 2 chemical plants in South Africa by reported capacity.
Coordinates -27.33945, 27.71974. View on OpenStreetMap.
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ZAF-Fezile Dabi_methanol is a chemical plant in South Africa. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals.
ZAF-Fezile Dabi_methanol has a reported capacity of 156,276 t of chemical.
ZAF-Fezile Dabi_methanol emits about 52,157 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 12,158 cars. That ranks #24 among tracked facilities in South Africa.
ZAF-Fezile Dabi_methanol is in South Africa, near coordinates -27.33945, 27.71974.