Versalis SPA, Priolo

Versalis SPA, Priolo is a petrochemical in Italy with a reported capacity of 530,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by Eni SpA. By capacity it ranks #1 of 3 petrochemical plants tracked in Italy. It emits about 664,556 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 154,908 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 7% below the median petrochemical.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-731848.

En contexto: cómo se compara esta instalación

Con 530,000 t of ethylene, Versalis SPA, Priolo está alrededor de la mediana de petrochemical en Italy (530,000 t of ethylene). Su CO₂ por unidad de capacidad es aproximadamente 15% por debajo de la mediana de petrochemical. 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 664,556 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 Italy

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

Operator

Operated by Eni SpA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Versalis SPA, Priolo sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 37.2°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 #1 largest of 3 petrochemical plants in Italy by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Augusta Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 678,826 t CO₂
• Augusta Oil Refinery · Refinery · 1,516,642 t CO₂
• ISAB Lukoil Oil Refinery · Refinery · 1,510,378 t CO₂
• Alfa Acciai Catania steel plant · Steel Plant · 24,959 t CO₂
• Ragusa Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 332,195 t CO₂
• Edelina Castano Srl · Textiles · 7,015 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 37.18141, 15.18975. View on OpenStreetMap.

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