EGY-New Damietta City_methanol

EGY-New Damietta City_methanol is a chemical plant in Egypt with a reported capacity of 1,353,072 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. By capacity it ranks #4 of 9 chemical plants tracked in Egypt. It emits about 451,588 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 105,265 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-33999165.

En contexto: cómo se compara esta instalación

Con 1,353,072 t of chemical, EGY-New Damietta City_methanol está muy por encima de la mediana de chemical plant en Egypt (638,750 t of chemical). Su CO₂ por unidad de capacidad es aproximadamente 80% por debajo 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 451,588 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 Egypt

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

Local climate

EGY-New Damietta City_methanol sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 31.5°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 #4 largest of 9 chemical plants in Egypt by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Damietta Fertilizers Complex · Chemical Plant · 3,277,903 t CO₂
• Lotus Garments Co. · Textiles · 102 t CO₂
• Lotus High Tech Garments Co. · Textiles · 102 t CO₂
• Lotus High Fashion Garments Co. · Textiles · 102 t CO₂
• Plaza Readymade Garments Ind. · Textiles · 102 t CO₂
• Cairo Oil Refining Company Tanta Refinery · Refinery · 168,927 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 31.49946, 31.66984. View on OpenStreetMap.

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