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Borealis AB, Stenungsund

Petrochemical in Sweden. Approximate location 58.08215, 11.82923.

PetrochemicalSwedenCO₂ reported

Borealis AB, Stenungsund is a petrochemical in Sweden with a reported capacity of 640,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by Borealis AG. It emits about 578,847 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 134,929 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 33% below the median petrochemical.

640,000t of ethylene
578,847t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#5CO₂ rank in Sweden
0.90t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648375.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 640,000 t of ethylene, Borealis AB, Stenungsund est autour de la médiane des petrochemical en Sweden (640,000 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 578,847 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

134,929cars driven for a year
75,489homes' annual energy use
9,647,450tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Operator

Operated by Borealis AG. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Borealis AB, Stenungsund sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 58.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season
Temperate oceanic: long cold winters and short, cool summers

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

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Location

Coordinates 58.08215, 11.82923. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Borealis AB, Stenungsund ?

Borealis AB, Stenungsund is a petrochemical in Sweden. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene.

What is the capacity of Borealis AB, Stenungsund ?

Borealis AB, Stenungsund has a reported capacity of 640,000 t of ethylene.

How much CO₂ does Borealis AB, Stenungsund emit?

Borealis AB, Stenungsund emits about 578,847 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 134,929 cars. That ranks #5 among tracked facilities in Sweden.

Where is Borealis AB, Stenungsund located?

Borealis AB, Stenungsund is in Sweden, near coordinates 58.08215, 11.82923.

Who operates Borealis AB, Stenungsund ?

Borealis AB, Stenungsund is operated by Borealis AG.

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