SCGC Map Ta Phut Olefins (MOC), Map Ta Phut, Rayong

SCGC Map Ta Phut Olefins (MOC), Map Ta Phut, Rayong is a petrochemical in Thailand with a reported capacity of 1,200,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by The Dow Chemical Company . By capacity it ranks #2 of 4 petrochemical plants tracked in Thailand. It emits about 2,461,089 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 573,680 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 53% above the median petrochemical.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-731979.

En contexto: cómo se compara esta instalación

Con 1,200,000 t of ethylene, SCGC Map Ta Phut Olefins (MOC), Map Ta Phut, Rayong está alrededor de la mediana de petrochemical en Thailand (1,200,000 t of ethylene). Subsector: petrochemical-steam-cracking. Como petrochemical, requiere calor de proceso intenso (típicamente 300–800°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 petroquímicas agrietan hidrocarburos a temperaturas muy altas para producir etileno, propileno y otros químicos básicos — uno de los procesos industriales más intensivos en calor.

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 2,461,089 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 petrochemical plants in Thailand

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

Operator

Operated by The Dow Chemical Company .

Local climate

SCGC Map Ta Phut Olefins (MOC), Map Ta Phut, Rayong sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 12.8°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 #2 largest of 4 petrochemical plants in Thailand by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• SCGC Rayong Olefins (ROC), Map Ta Phut, Rayong · Petrochemical · 1,845,816 t CO₂
• Star Petroleum Map Ta Phut Refinery · Refinery · 1,714,021 t CO₂
• PTT Rayong Refinery · Refinery · 3,517,088 t CO₂
• PTT Global Chemical Map Ta Phut, Map Ta Phut, Rayong · Petrochemical · 3,850,620 t CO₂
• Millcon Steel Rayong plant · Steel Plant · 30,312 t CO₂
• Siam Yamato Steel Huai Pong plant · Steel Plant · 18,945 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 12.75339, 101.16799. View on OpenStreetMap.

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