Nikwax Ltd.

Nikwax Ltd. is a textile mill in United Kingdom with a reported capacity of 139,411,765 USD. It spins, dyes and finishes textiles, leather or apparel using process steam. By capacity it ranks #31 of 68 textile mills tracked in United Kingdom. It emits about 9,186 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 2,141 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 201% above the median textile mill.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38472588.

En contexto: cómo se compara esta instalación

Con 139,411,765 USD, Nikwax Ltd. está alrededor de la mediana de textile mill en United Kingdom (139,411,765 USD). Subsector: textiles-leather-apparel. Como textile mill, requiere calor de proceso intenso (típicamente 60–150°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 fábricas textiles utilizan vapor de proceso para teñido, acabado y secado, a menudo requiriendo control de temperatura muy ajustado durante largos tiempos de funcionamiento — la pérdida de calor continua erosiona ganancias.

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 9,186 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 textile mills in United Kingdom

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

Local climate

Nikwax Ltd. sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 51.1°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 #31 largest of 68 textile mills in United Kingdom by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Tunbridge Wells Food Factory · Food & Beverage · 19,860 t CO₂
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• Purfleet Vegetable Oil Refinery · Food & Beverage · 19,860 t CO₂
• Purfleet Margarine Factory · Food & Beverage · 19,860 t CO₂
• Erith Oil Works · Food & Beverage · 104,279 t CO₂
• Tate And Lyle Plc, Tate & Lyle · Food & Beverage · 111,279 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 51.06613, 0.32941. View on OpenStreetMap.

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