ZAF-Gert Sibande_ammonia

ZAF-Gert Sibande_ammonia is a chemical plant in South Africa with a reported capacity of 730,104 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. By capacity it ranks #1 of 2 chemical plants tracked in South Africa. It emits about 1,240,800 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 289,231 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-33999217.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 730,104 t of chemical ist ZAF-Gert Sibande_ammonia etwa um dem Medianwert von chemical plant in South Africa (730,104 t of chemical). 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 1,240,800 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 South Africa

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

Local climate

ZAF-Gert Sibande_ammonia sits in a subtropical highland climate zone (Köppen Cwb), at 26.7°S in the southern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #1 largest of 2 chemical plants in South Africa by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Sasol Polymers Secunda, Secunda · Petrochemical · 1,151,305 t CO₂
• Acerinox Columbus Stainless steel plant · Steel Plant · 94,444 t CO₂
• ArcelorMittal Newcastle Steel Works · Steel Plant · 2,351,963 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates -26.67118, 29.93017. View on OpenStreetMap.

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