CHN-Baotou_methanol

CHN-Baotou_methanol is a chemical plant in China with a reported capacity of 1,886,484 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. By capacity it ranks #15 of 157 chemical plants tracked in China. It emits about 5,372,706 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 1,252,379 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-33999068.

En contexto: cómo se compara esta instalación

Con 1,886,484 t of chemical, CHN-Baotou_methanol está muy por encima de la mediana de chemical plant en China (483,735 t of chemical). Su CO₂ por unidad de capacidad es aproximadamente 6% por encima de la mediana de chemical plant. Subsector: chemicals. Como chemical plant, requiere calor de proceso intenso (típicamente 100–500°C) para sus operaciones industriales centrales — calor que debe ser suministrado por calderas, hornos o combustión directa, y las pérdidas a través de recipientes y tuberías sin aislar representan combustible desperdiciado. El aislamiento modular desmontable puede reducir esas pérdidas en un 80–96%, enfriando superficies a ≤45°C, con amortización a menudo inferior a 2 años. Las plantas químicas producen una amplia gama de químicos industriales y especializados, muchos requiriendo control preciso de temperatura e input de calor sostenido para reacciones y separaciones.

Comparación de capacidad e intensidad de CO₂ calculada a partir de datos de instalaciones industriales de Climate TRACE; papel del sector basado en referencia de ingeniería.

What 5,372,706 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 China

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

Local climate

CHN-Baotou_methanol sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 41.6°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 #15 largest of 157 chemical plants in China by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Baotou Jidong Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 254,988 t CO₂
• Baotou Baoxin Special Steel Co Ltd · Steel Plant
• Baotou Sea Level Metal Technology Co. Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 672,286 t CO₂
• Baotou Deshun Special Steel Co Ltd · Steel Plant
• Inner Mongolia Yaxin Longshun Special Steel Co Ltd · Steel Plant · 3,300,687 t CO₂
• Baotou Daan Iron and Steel Co Ltd Hondlon District · Steel Plant · 915,893 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 41.64176, 110.21794. View on OpenStreetMap.

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