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Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant

Chemical Plant in Botswana. Approximate location -20.52508, 26.05995.

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Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant is a chemical plant in Botswana with a reported capacity of 650,000 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by Government of Botswana . It emits about 114,750 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 26,748 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 100% below the median chemical plant.

650,000t of chemical
114,750t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1CO₂ rank in Botswana
0.18t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257047.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 650,000 t of chemical, Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant est autour de la médiane des chemical plant en Botswana (650,000 t of chemical). Sous-secteur: chemicals. Comme chemical plant, elle nécessite une chaleur de procédé intensive (typiquement 100–500°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 chimiques produisent une large gamme de produits chimiques industriels et spécialisés, beaucoup nécessitant un contrôle précis de la température et un apport de chaleur soutenu pour les réactions et séparations.

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 114,750 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

26,748cars driven for a year
14,965homes' annual energy use
1,912,500tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Operator

Operated by Government of Botswana .

Local climate

Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 20.5°S in the southern hemisphere.

~23°Ctypical annual mean
~31°Ctypical warm-season
Hot semi-arid steppe: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

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

Location

Coordinates -20.52508, 26.05995. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant?

Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant is a chemical plant in Botswana. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals.

What is the capacity of Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant?

Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant has a reported capacity of 650,000 t of chemical.

How much CO₂ does Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant emit?

Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant emits about 114,750 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 26,748 cars. That ranks #1 among tracked facilities in Botswana.

Where is Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant located?

Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant is in Botswana, near coordinates -20.52508, 26.05995.

Who operates Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant?

Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant is operated by Government of Botswana .

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