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BASF Antwerpen, NV Antwerp

Petrochemical in Belgium. Approximate location 51.35883, 4.26221.

PetrochemicalBelgiumCO₂ reported

BASF Antwerpen, NV Antwerp is a petrochemical in Belgium with a reported capacity of 1,080,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by BASF SE. By capacity it ranks #2 of 2 petrochemical plants tracked in Belgium. It emits about 1,409,392 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 328,530 cars.

1,080,000t of ethylene
1,409,392t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#5CO₂ rank in Belgium
1.30t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648342.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 1,080,000 t of ethylene, BASF Antwerpen, NV Antwerp est autour de la médiane des petrochemical en Belgium (1,160,000 t of ethylene). Sous-secteur: petrochemical-steam-cracking. Comme petrochemical, elle nécessite une chaleur de procédé intensive (typiquement 300–800°C) pour ses opérations industrielles essentielles — chaleur qui doit être fournie par des chaudières, fours ou combustion directe, et les pertes par les récipients et tuyauteries non isolés représentent du combustible gaspillé. L'isolation modulaire amovible peut réduire ces pertes de 80–96%, refroidissant les surfaces à ≤45°C, avec des délais d'amortissement souvent inférieurs à 2 ans. Les usines pétrochimiques craquent les hydrocarbures à des températures très élevées pour produire l'éthylène, le propylène et d'autres produits chimiques de base — l'un des processus industriels les plus intensifs en chaleur.

Comparaison de capacité et d'intensité de CO₂ calculée à partir des données des installations industrielles Climate TRACE; rôle du secteur basé sur la référence d'ingénierie.

What 1,409,392 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

328,530cars driven for a year
183,802homes' annual energy use
23,489,867tree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest petrochemical plants in Belgium

TotalEnergies Fina Antwerp Olefin, Antwerp: 1,160,000 t of ethylene1.2MTotalEnerg…BASF Antwerpen, NV Antwerp : 1,080,000 t of ethylene1.1MBASF Antwe…

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

Operator

Operated by BASF SE. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

BASF Antwerpen, NV Antwerp sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 51.4°N in the northern hemisphere.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season
Temperate oceanic: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #2 largest of 2 petrochemical plants in Belgium by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 51.35883, 4.26221. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is BASF Antwerpen, NV Antwerp ?

BASF Antwerpen, NV Antwerp is a petrochemical in Belgium. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene.

What is the capacity of BASF Antwerpen, NV Antwerp ?

BASF Antwerpen, NV Antwerp has a reported capacity of 1,080,000 t of ethylene.

How much CO₂ does BASF Antwerpen, NV Antwerp emit?

BASF Antwerpen, NV Antwerp emits about 1,409,392 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 328,530 cars. That ranks #5 among tracked facilities in Belgium.

Where is BASF Antwerpen, NV Antwerp located?

BASF Antwerpen, NV Antwerp is in Belgium, near coordinates 51.35883, 4.26221.

Who operates BASF Antwerpen, NV Antwerp ?

BASF Antwerpen, NV Antwerp is operated by BASF SE.

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