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Klesch, Heide

Petrochemical in Germany. Approximate location 54.15728, 9.07475.

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Klesch, Heide is a petrochemical in Germany with a reported capacity of 110,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by Klesch Group Ltd. By capacity it ranks #9 of 9 petrochemical plants tracked in Germany. It emits about 137,927 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 32,151 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 7% below the median petrochemical.

110,000t of ethylene
137,927t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#134CO₂ rank in Germany
1.25t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648359.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 110,000 t of ethylene, Klesch, Heide est en dessous de la médiane des petrochemical en Germany (565,000 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 137,927 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

32,151cars driven for a year
17,987homes' annual energy use
2,298,783tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest petrochemical plants in Germany

INEOS , Dormagen : 1,155,000 t of ethylene1.2MINEOS , Do…BP Gelsenkirchen , Gelsenkirchen : 1,073,000 t of ethylene1.1MBP Gelsenk…Basell Polyfine GMBH , Wesseling : 1,040,000 t of ethylene1.0MBasell Pol…BASF AG , Ludwigshafen : 620,000 t of ethylene620kBASF AG , …Dow Chemical Co. , Bohlen : 565,000 t of ethylene565kDow Chemic…OMV Deutschland GMBH , Burghausen, Bavaria : 450,000 t of ethylene450kOMV Deutsc…LyondellBasell , Munchsmunster : 400,000 t of ethylene400kLyondellBa…Shell & DEA Oil GMBH , Wesseling : 310,000 t of ethylene310kShell & DE…

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

Operator

Operated by Klesch Group Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Klesch, Heide sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 54.2°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 #9 largest of 9 petrochemical plants in Germany by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 54.15728, 9.07475. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Klesch, Heide?

Klesch, Heide is a petrochemical in Germany. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene.

What is the capacity of Klesch, Heide?

Klesch, Heide has a reported capacity of 110,000 t of ethylene.

How much CO₂ does Klesch, Heide emit?

Klesch, Heide emits about 137,927 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 32,151 cars. That ranks #134 among tracked facilities in Germany.

Where is Klesch, Heide located?

Klesch, Heide is in Germany, near coordinates 54.15728, 9.07475.

Who operates Klesch, Heide?

Klesch, Heide is operated by Klesch Group Ltd.

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