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GS Caltex Yeosu, Yeochun

Petrochemical in South Korea. Approximate location 34.8508, 127.69354.

PetrochemicalSouth KoreaCO₂ reported

GS Caltex Yeosu, Yeochun is a petrochemical in South Korea with a reported capacity of 750,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by Chevron Phillips Chemical . By capacity it ranks #10 of 11 petrochemical plants tracked in South Korea. It emits about 1,017,159 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 237,100 cars.

750,000t of ethylene
1,017,159t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#25CO₂ rank in South Korea
1.36t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-731976.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 750,000 t of ethylene, GS Caltex Yeosu, Yeochun est en dessous de la médiane des petrochemical en South Korea (1,230,000 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 1,017,159 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

237,100cars driven for a year
132,650homes' annual energy use
16,952,650tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest petrochemical plants in South Korea

Yeochon NCC, Yeochun : 2,285,000 t of ethylene2.3MYeochon NC…LG Petrochemical Yeosu, Yeochun : 2,000,000 t of ethylene2.0MLG Petroch…Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical, Daesan : 1,525,000 t of ethylene1.5MHanwha Tot…LG Petrochemical Daesan, Daesan : 1,300,000 t of ethylene1.3MLG Petroch…Lotte Petrochemical Yeosu, Yeochun : 1,230,000 t of ethylene1.2MLotte Petr…Lotte Petrochemical Daesan, Daesan : 1,100,000 t of ethylene1.1MLotte Petr…KPIC Onsan Plant, Ulsan : 900,000 t of ethylene900kKPIC Onsan…SK geo centric, Ulsan : 860,000 t of ethylene860kSK geo cen…

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

Operator

Operated by Chevron Phillips Chemical .

Local climate

GS Caltex Yeosu, Yeochun sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 34.9°N in the northern hemisphere.

~19°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical (dry winter): hot summers and mild winters

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #10 largest of 11 petrochemical plants in South Korea by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 34.8508, 127.69354. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is GS Caltex Yeosu, Yeochun ?

GS Caltex Yeosu, Yeochun is a petrochemical in South Korea. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene.

What is the capacity of GS Caltex Yeosu, Yeochun ?

GS Caltex Yeosu, Yeochun has a reported capacity of 750,000 t of ethylene.

How much CO₂ does GS Caltex Yeosu, Yeochun emit?

GS Caltex Yeosu, Yeochun emits about 1,017,159 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 237,100 cars. That ranks #25 among tracked facilities in South Korea.

Where is GS Caltex Yeosu, Yeochun located?

GS Caltex Yeosu, Yeochun is in South Korea, near coordinates 34.8508, 127.69354.

Who operates GS Caltex Yeosu, Yeochun ?

GS Caltex Yeosu, Yeochun is operated by Chevron Phillips Chemical .

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