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Dirtiest petrochemical plants worldwide by CO₂

The highest-emitting petrochemical plants worldwide ranked by reported CO₂e. Open data.

#FacilityTypeCountryt CO₂e/yr
1Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical, Zhejiang, ZhoushanPetrochemicalChina6,803,536
2ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Baytown,Tex.PetrochemicalUnited States4,743,027
3Borouge Abu Dhabi Polymers Co. Ltd. , Ruwais,Abu DhabiPetrochemicalUnited Arab Emirates4,562,196
4ExxonMobil Chemical Jurong Island, Jurong Island PetrochemicalSingapore3,896,724
5PTT Global Chemical Map Ta Phut, Map Ta Phut, Rayong PetrochemicalThailand3,850,620
6Sinopec Zhenhai Petrochemical, Zhejiang, ZhenhaiPetrochemicalChina3,761,677
7CNOOC & Shell Petrochemical, Guangdong, Daya BayPetrochemicalChina3,761,677
8Formosa Petrochemical Corp. , Taiwan, MailiaoPetrochemicalTaiwan3,750,374
9Formosa Plastics Corp. USA, Point Comfort,TexPetrochemicalUnited States3,594,017
10Petrochina Dushanzi Petrochemical, Xinjiang, Dushanzi PetrochemicalChina3,419,707
11Chevron Phillips Chemical, Cedar Bayou,TexPetrochemicalUnited States3,300,707
12Yeochon NCC, Yeochun PetrochemicalSouth Korea3,098,945
13Arabian Petrochemical Co. (Petrokemya South), Al Jubail,PetrochemicalSaudi Arabia3,074,886
14Luqing Petrochemical, Shandong, ShouguangPetrochemicalChina2,833,363
15LG Petrochemical Yeosu, Yeochun PetrochemicalSouth Korea2,712,425
16Satellite Chemical (STL), Jiangsu, LianyungangPetrochemicalChina2,709,985
17Dow Chemical Co., Freeport (LHC 7),TexPetrochemicalUnited States2,653,261
18Pengerang Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID), Pengerang, JohorPetrochemicalMalaysia2,645,670
19Chevron Phillips Chemical, Sweeny,TexPetrochemicalUnited States2,642,544
20Kavian Petrochemical Company (11th Olefin complex), Assaluyeh,BushehrPetrochemicalIran2,606,969
21Hengli Petrochemical, Liaoning, Dalian PetrochemicalChina2,564,780
22Nova Chemicals Corp. Joffree, Joffre,AlbertaPetrochemicalCanada2,552,601
23Sasol/LyondellBassell, Lake Charles,LaPetrochemicalUnited States2,539,006
24SCGC Map Ta Phut Olefins (MOC), Map Ta Phut, Rayong PetrochemicalThailand2,461,089
25Eastern Petrochemical Co. (SHARQ), Al Jubail,PetrochemicalSaudi Arabia2,456,171
26Zhonghan Wuhan Petrochemical, Hubei, WuhanPetrochemicalChina2,393,795
27Dow Chemical Co. , Terneuzen (No. 1) PetrochemicalNetherlands2,381,611
28LyondellBasell Industries, Channelview,Tex. PetrochemicalUnited States2,361,275
29Shell Eastern Petroleum, Bukom IslandPetrochemicalSingapore2,358,543
30INEOS Olefins and Polymers, Chocolate Bayou,TexPetrochemicalUnited States2,339,998
31Petro Rabigh, Rabigh,PetrochemicalSaudi Arabia2,316,872
32Exxon/SABIC, Portland, TexPetrochemicalUnited States2,285,105
33Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore, Pulau Ayer Merbau PetrochemicalSingapore2,255,998
34Sinopec - SABIC Tianjin Petrochemical, Tianjin, Tianjin PetrochemicalChina2,222,809
35Equate Petrochemical Co. , Al-Shuaiba,PetrochemicalKuwait2,215,924
36Sadara Basic Services Company, Al Jubail,PetrochemicalSaudi Arabia2,172,067
37Yanbu Petrochemical Co. (Yanpet), Yanbu,PetrochemicalSaudi Arabia2,150,754
38Petronas Chemicals Ethylene, Sdn. Bhd. Kertih PetrochemicalMalaysia2,132,943
39Reliance Industries Ltd. , Jamnagar,GujaratPetrochemicalIndia2,115,975
40Nova Chemicals Corp. Corunna, Sarnia,OntarioPetrochemicalCanada2,099,079
41Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical, Daesan PetrochemicalSouth Korea2,068,224
42Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co. , Al Jubail,PetrochemicalSaudi Arabia2,064,262
43Petrochina Guangdong Petrochemical, Guangdong, JieyangPetrochemicalChina2,051,824
44PetroChina Daqing Petrochemical, Heilongjiang, Daqing PetrochemicalChina2,051,824
45Shell Chemicals Ltd. , Monaca, PaPetrochemicalUnited States2,031,205
46Jubail United Petrochemical Co. , Al Jubail,PetrochemicalSaudi Arabia1,981,593
47Shanghai Secco Petrochemical, Shanghai, CaojingPetrochemicalChina1,949,233
48Shell Chemicals Ltd., Norco, LaPetrochemicalUnited States1,940,576
49Westlake Petrochemicals Corp., Sulphur #1,LaPetrochemicalUnited States1,929,644
50Braskem Triunfo Commplex, Triunfo,RSPetrochemicalBrazil1,922,240
51ONGC Petro Additions Limited (OPaL), Dahej, GujaratPetrochemicalIndia1,909,265
52Sinopec Maoming Petrochemical, Guangdong, MaomingPetrochemicalChina1,880,839
53Chinese Petroleum Corp. , Taiwan, Linyuan PetrochemicalTaiwan1,880,839
54Fujian United Petrochemical Company, Fujian, Quanzhou PetrochemicalChina1,880,839
55Shenghong Petrochemical, Jiangsu, LianyungangPetrochemicalChina1,880,839
56Yanbu National Petrochemical Company (Yansab), Yanbu,PetrochemicalSaudi Arabia1,855,025
57PT Chandra asri Petrochemical, Asri Cilegon, West Java PetrochemicalIndonesia1,854,911
58Jam Petrochemical Co. (10th Olefin omplex), Assaluyeh,BushehrPetrochemicalIran1,853,494
59Braskem Camacari Complex, Camacari,BahiaPetrochemicalBrazil1,851,240
60SCGC Rayong Olefins (ROC), Map Ta Phut, Rayong PetrochemicalThailand1,845,816
61Dow Chemical Co. Ft. , Fort Saskatchewan,AlbertaPetrochemicalCanada1,827,497
62Ras Laffan Olefins Co. , Ad-Dahirah,Ras LaffanPetrochemicalQatar1,824,878
63LG Petrochemical Daesan, Daesan PetrochemicalSouth Korea1,763,076
64Sinopec Hainan Petrochemical, Hainan, YangpuPetrochemicalChina1,709,853
65Bora LyondellBasell Petrochemical, Liaoning, PanjinPetrochemicalChina1,709,853
66Sinochem Quanzhou Petrochemical, Fujian , QuanzhouPetrochemicalChina1,709,853
67PetroChina Fushun Petrochemical , Liaoning, FushunPetrochemicalChina1,709,853
68Dongming Petrochemical, Shandong, HezePetrochemicalChina1,709,853
69SABIC Europe , Geleen (No. 4)PetrochemicalNetherlands1,709,540
70INEOS , Dormagen PetrochemicalGermany1,696,769
71Lotte Petrochemical Yeosu, Yeochun PetrochemicalSouth Korea1,668,141
72Lotte Chemical Titan, Sdn. Bhd. Pasir Gudang, Johor PetrochemicalMalaysia1,655,082
73Arabian Petrochemical Co. (Petrokemya North), Al Jubail,PetrochemicalSaudi Arabia1,651,410
74Saudi Polymers Company (SPCo), Al Jubail,PetrochemicalSaudi Arabia1,639,950
75HPCL-Mittal Energy, Phullo Khari,PunjabPetrochemicalIndia1,586,981
76Dow Chemical Co., Plaquemine (LHC 2),LaPetrochemicalUnited States1,583,070
77BASF/Total, Port Arthur, Tex. PetrochemicalUnited States1,544,872
78Zapsibneftekhim, TobolskPetrochemicalRussian Federation1,541,590
79Basell Polyfine GMBH , Wesseling PetrochemicalGermany1,527,827
80Haldia Petrochemicals, Haldia, West Bengal PetrochemicalIndia1,510,709
81Lotte Petrochemical Daesan, Daesan PetrochemicalSouth Korea1,491,834
82LyondellBasell Industries, LaPorte, Tex.PetrochemicalUnited States1,486,443
83Sinopec Yanshan Petrochemical, Beijing, YanshanPetrochemicalChina1,470,474
84TotalEnergies Fina Antwerp Olefin, AntwerpPetrochemicalBelgium1,454,499
85LyondellBasell Industries, Corpus Christi, Tex.PetrochemicalUnited States1,439,616
86Marun Petrochemical Co. (7th Olefin complex), Bandar Imam Khommeini,KhuzekstanPetrochemicalIran1,433,833
87BASF Antwerpen, NV Antwerp PetrochemicalBelgium1,409,392
88Arya Sasol Polymer Co. (9th Olefin complex), Assaluyeh,BushehrPetrochemicalIran1,368,659
89Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical, Jiangsu, NanjingPetrochemicalChina1,367,883
90Fujian Gulei Petrochemical, Fujian , GuleiPetrochemicalChina1,367,883
91PetroChina Sichuan Petrochemical, Sichuan, PengzhouPetrochemicalChina1,367,883
92ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Baton Rouge,LaPetrochemicalUnited States1,355,151
93BP Gelsenkirchen , Gelsenkirchen PetrochemicalGermany1,345,411
94Saudi Ethylene and Polyethylene Company, Al Jubail,PetrochemicalSaudi Arabia1,344,221
95Shell Nederland Chemie BV , Moerdijk PetrochemicalNetherlands1,336,848
96Al Jubail Petrochemical Co. (Kemya), Al Jubail,PetrochemicalSaudi Arabia1,311,951
97Gachsaran Petrochemical Company (8th Olefin complex), Gachsaran,Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Amad PetrochemicalIran1,303,485
98Bayport Polymers, LLC, Port Arthur, Tex. PetrochemicalUnited States1,269,503
99Dow Chemical Co., Taft 1,La. PetrochemicalUnited States1,269,503
100Axial/Lotte, Lake Charles, LaPetrochemicalUnited States1,269,503
101BASF-YPC Co. Ltd., Jiangsu, NanjingPetrochemicalChina1,265,292
102INEOS , Grangemouth PetrochemicalUnited Kingdom1,253,878
103GAIL Pata Petrochemicals, Pata, Uttar Pradesh PetrochemicalIndia1,247,573
104Liwa Plastics Industries Complex (LPIC) EPC1, Sohar,PetrochemicalOman1,235,663
105Sinopec ZhongKe (Guangdong) Refinery & Petrochemical, Guangdong, ZhanjiangPetrochemicalChina1,234,327
106KPIC Onsan Plant, Ulsan PetrochemicalSouth Korea1,220,591
107ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Beuamont,Tex.PetrochemicalUnited States1,219,636
108Sinopec Qilu Petrochemical, Shandong, QiluPetrochemicalChina1,214,938
109PetroChina Lanzhou Chemical Industry, Gansu, Lanzhou PetrochemicalChina1,196,897
110Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical, Shanghai, CaojingPetrochemicalChina1,196,897
111QAPCO, Mesaieed ,PetrochemicalQatar1,173,136
112SK geo centric, Ulsan PetrochemicalSouth Korea1,166,343
113Hyundai Chemical, Daesan PetrochemicalSouth Korea1,152,780
114Sasol Polymers Secunda, Secunda PetrochemicalSouth Africa1,151,305
115IOCL Panipat Petrochemicals, Haryana, New Delhi PetrochemicalIndia1,133,369
116Nova Chemicals, Geismar,La. PetrochemicalUnited States1,123,510
117Wanhua Chemicals, Shandong, YantaiPetrochemicalChina1,117,030
118Shell Chemicals Ltd., Deer Park,TexPetrochemicalUnited States1,113,567
119Long Son Petrochemicals, Ho Chi Minh CityPetrochemicalVietnam1,109,686
120Chevron Phillips Chemical, Port Arthur,TexPetrochemicalUnited States1,085,425
121Norinco Huajin Petrochemical, Liaoning, Panjin PetrochemicalChina1,077,208
122Reliance Industries Hazira, Hazira, Gujarat PetrochemicalIndia1,040,650
123PetroChina Jilin Petrochemical, Jilin, JilinPetrochemicalChina1,025,912
124GS Caltex Yeosu, Yeochun PetrochemicalSouth Korea1,017,159
125Braskem ABC Petrochemical Complex, Santo Andre,Sao PauloPetrochemicalBrazil991,618
126JG Summit Petrochemical , Batangas PetrochemicalPhilippines984,435
127Dow Chemical Co., Orange,Tex. PetrochemicalUnited States978,787
128Keiyo Ethylene , Ichihara, Chiba PetrochemicalJapan970,117
129Idemitsu Kosan Tokuyama , TokuyamaPetrochemicalJapan970,117
130Tiszai Vegyi Kombinat Ltd., Tiszaujvaros PetrochemicalHungary969,582
131INEOS, Lavera PetrochemicalFrance927,870
132BASF AG , Ludwigshafen PetrochemicalGermany910,820
133IRPC Public Refinery and Petrochemical, Cherng Nern PetrochemicalThailand888,043
134Braskem SA , Coatzacoalcos,VeracruzPetrochemicalMexico884,002
135Dow Chemical Co. , Tarragona PetrochemicalSpain880,870
136Repsol SA , TarragonaPetrochemicalSpain880,223
137PKN Orlen SA, Plock PetrochemicalPoland877,715
138Resonac Oita, KK Oita PetrochemicalJapan868,888
139PetroChina Lanzhou Petrochemical , Shaanxi, YulinPetrochemicalChina867,195
140Petkim Petrochemicals Holding Co., Aliaga, IzmirPetrochemicalTürkiye863,810
141Motiva, Port Arthur,Tex.PetrochemicalUnited States860,521
142Noretyl AS, Rafnes, BamblePetrochemicalNorway848,245
143Eastman Chemical Co., Longview,TexPetrochemicalUnited States825,177
144Q-Chem I , Mesaieed ,PetrochemicalQatar782,091
145Mitsui Chemicals Chiba, Ichihara, Chiba PetrochemicalJapan777,500
146Bandar Imam Petrochemical Co. , Bandar Imam Khommeini,KhuzekstanPetrochemicalIran761,008
147Dow Chemical Co. , Bohlen PetrochemicalGermany737,321
148Amir Kabir Petrochemical Co. (6th Olefin complex), Bandar Imam Khommeini,KhuzekstanPetrochemicalIran730,164
149Kazanorgsintez, Kazan PetrochemicalRussian Federation712,521
150SP Chemicals, Jiangsu, TaizhouPetrochemicalChina704,596
151Occidental Chemical/Mexichem, Ingelside, Tex PetrochemicalUnited States698,227
152LyondellBasell Industries, Morris, Ill.PetrochemicalUnited States698,227
153Asahi Kasei Mitsubishi Chemical Ethylene Corp, Kurasiki, Okayama PetrochemicalJapan697,360
154ExxonMobil Chemical Co. , Mossmorran FifePetrochemicalUnited Kingdom696,425
155Tosoh Yokkaichi Complex, Yokkaichi PetrochemicalJapan693,142
156ENEOS Tonen Chemcial, Kawasaki PetrochemicalJapan690,330
157Shandong Yuhuang Chemical, Shandong, HezePetrochemicalChina683,941
158Mitsubishi Chemical Kashima, Kashima (Unit 2)PetrochemicalJapan681,894
159Nizhnekamskneftekhim, Nizhnekamsk PetrochemicalRussian Federation681,735
160Maruzen Petrochemical, Chiba PetrochemicalJapan674,864
161LyondellBasell Industries, Clinton, IowaPetrochemicalUnited States666,489
162Versalis SPA, PrioloPetrochemicalItaly664,556
163Huatai Shengfu, Zhejiang, DaxiePetrochemicalChina660,307
164TotalEnergies Petrochemicals , Gonfreville l'orcher PetrochemicalFrance658,286
165Morvarid Petrochemical Company (5th Olefin complex), Assaluyeh,BushehrPetrochemicalIran651,742
166Unipetrol, LitvinovPetrochemicalCzechia650,452
167Reliance Industries Nagothane, Nagothane, MaharashtraPetrochemicalIndia650,406
168Versalis SPA, BrindisiPetrochemicalItaly646,388
169Osaka Petrochemical, Takaishi City, Osaka PetrochemicalJapan639,715
170Shinetsu, Plaquemine, LaPetrochemicalUnited States634,751
171OMV AG , Schwechat PetrochemicalAustria626,939
172Societe du Craqueur de L' Aubette SCA , Berre l'etang PetrochemicalFrance613,346
173Ilam Petrochemical Company (13th Olefin complex), Lashekan,IlammPetrochemicalIran586,568
174Idemitsu Kosan Chiba, Chiba PetrochemicalJapan582,070
175Borealis AB, Stenungsund PetrochemicalSweden578,847
176ENEOS Petrochemical Kawasaki, Kawasaki PetrochemicalJapan568,011
177OMV Deutschland GMBH , Burghausen, Bavaria PetrochemicalGermany564,245
178Indorama Ventures Olefins, LLC, Carlyss, LaPetrochemicalUnited States558,581
179Versalis France SAS, Dunkerque PetrochemicalFrance558,244
180Reliance Industries Dahej, Gandhar, Gujarat PetrochemicalIndia546,341
181El Tablazo/Ana Maria Campos, El Tablazo,ZuliaPetrochemicalVenezuela543,347
182Repsol SA , Sines PetrochemicalPortugal535,047
183Egyptian Ethylene and Derivatives, AlexandriaPetrochemicalEgypt525,888
184LyondellBasell , Munchsmunster PetrochemicalGermany521,997
185Borealis OY, PorvooPetrochemicalFinland521,997
186Dow Argentina Bahia Blanca Chemical Complex, Bahia Blanca,Buenos AiresPetrochemicalArgentina514,922
187Braskem Duque de Caxias, Duque de Caxias ,Rio de JaneiroPetrochemicalBrazil508,485
188Sibur Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod PetrochemicalRussian Federation470,886
189Lukoil Stavrolen, Budennovsk PetrochemicalRussian Federation467,592
190Imperial Oil Products & Chemicals , Sarnia,OntarioPetrochemicalCanada438,077
191(Shazand) Arak Petrochemical, Arak,MarzakiPetrochemicalIran429,674
192Westlake Petrochemicals Corp., Calvert CityKy.PetrochemicalUnited States420,205
193Indorama Eleme Petrochemical, Port HarcourtPetrochemicalNigeria414,464
194Gazprom neftekhim salavat, Salavat PetrochemicalRussian Federation402,543
195ExxonMobil Corp., Notre DamePetrochemicalFrance401,533
196Shell & DEA Oil GMBH , Wesseling PetrochemicalGermany388,702
197Reliance Industries Vadodara, Baroda, Gujarat PetrochemicalIndia388,468
198Ustyurt Gas Chemical Complex, UstyurtPetrochemicalUzbekistan381,516
199National Oil Company Ras Lanuf, Ras LanufPetrochemicalLibya379,925
200Sinopec Guangzhou Petrochemical, Guangdong, GuangzhouPetrochemicalChina376,168
201Kiyanly Gas Chemical Complex, KiyanlyPetrochemicalTurkmenistan366,442
202Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL) Assam Gas Cracker Project, Lepetkattaa Bangla Block, AssamPetrochemicalIndia347,139
203Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals, AlexandriaPetrochemicalEgypt342,971
204Sinopec Zhongyuan Petrochemical, Henan, PuyangPetrochemicalChina341,971
205PetroChina Liaoyang Petrochemical, Liaoning, LiaoyangPetrochemicalChina341,971
206Carmel Olefins Ltd., Haifa,PetrochemicalIsrael336,999
207Tomsknefteheim, Tomsk PetrochemicalRussian Federation336,347
208TotalEnergies Feyzin, Feyzin PetrochemicalFrance313,470
209Jubail Chevron Phillips Company (JCP), Al Jubail,PetrochemicalSaudi Arabia309,171
210Indorama Ventures Olefins, LLC, Port Neches,Tex. PetrochemicalUnited States299,476
211MOL Slovnaft AS, Bratislava PetrochemicalSlovakia275,853
212Sinopec Tianjin Petrochemical, Tianjin, Tianjin PetrochemicalChina261,912
213SOCAR Sumgait Azerichimya, SumgaitPetrochemicalAzerbaijan250,810
214Lukoil Neftohim Burgas, BurgasPetrochemicalBulgaria241,080
215HIP-Petrohemija , Pancevo PetrochemicalSerbia238,866
216Angarsk polymer plant, Angarsk, Siberia PetrochemicalRussian Federation224,231
217Novokuibyshevsk Petrochemical Company, SamaraPetrochemicalRussian Federation207,394
218Sasol Polymers Sasolburg, Sasolburg PetrochemicalSouth Africa197,367
219Tabriz Petrochemical Co. , Tabriz,East AzerbaijanPetrochemicalIran190,966
220Basrah Petrochemical Complex, Al-Zubair,Basra GovernoratePetrochemicalIraq177,793
221Shurtan Gas Chemical Complex, ShurtanPetrochemicalUzbekistan175,625
222Naftan JSC Polymir, NovopolotskPetrochemicalBelarus155,263
223Sonatrach Skikda, SkikdaPetrochemicalAlgeria149,667
224Ecopetrol, Barrancabermeja,SantanderPetrochemicalColombia139,123
225Klesch, HeidePetrochemicalGermany137,927
226Repsol SA , Puertollano PetrochemicalSpain127,896
227Qenos Pty. Ltd., Altona ,VictoriaPetrochemicalAustralia106,915
228Petroleos Mexicanos , La Cangrejera,VeracruzPetrochemicalMexico103,324
229Petroleos Mexicanos Morelos, Pajaritos,VeracruzPetrochemicalMexico98,083
230Sibur Khimprom, PermPetrochemicalRussian Federation49,142
231Lonza Ltd. , VispPetrochemicalSwitzerland32,625
232Pampa Energia Puerto General San Martin, Puerto San MartinPetrochemicalArgentina26,600

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & CO₂e from Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0). Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.