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KPIC Onsan Plant, Ulsan

Petrochemical in South Korea. Approximate location 35.45455, 129.33899.

PetrochemicalSouth KoreaCO₂ reported

KPIC Onsan Plant, Ulsan is a petrochemical in South Korea with a reported capacity of 900,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by Korea Petrochemical Industries Corp. By capacity it ranks #7 of 11 petrochemical plants tracked in South Korea. It emits about 1,220,591 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 284,520 cars.

900,000t of ethylene
1,220,591t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#22CO₂ 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-731968.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 900,000 t of ethylene, KPIC Onsan Plant, Ulsan 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 1,220,591 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

284,520cars driven for a year
159,180homes' annual energy use
20,343,183tree 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 Korea Petrochemical Industries Corp. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

KPIC Onsan Plant, Ulsan sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 35.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: 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 #7 largest of 11 petrochemical plants in South Korea by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 35.45455, 129.33899. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is KPIC Onsan Plant, Ulsan ?

KPIC Onsan Plant, Ulsan is a petrochemical in South Korea. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene.

What is the capacity of KPIC Onsan Plant, Ulsan ?

KPIC Onsan Plant, Ulsan has a reported capacity of 900,000 t of ethylene.

How much CO₂ does KPIC Onsan Plant, Ulsan emit?

KPIC Onsan Plant, Ulsan emits about 1,220,591 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 284,520 cars. That ranks #22 among tracked facilities in South Korea.

Where is KPIC Onsan Plant, Ulsan located?

KPIC Onsan Plant, Ulsan is in South Korea, near coordinates 35.45455, 129.33899.

Who operates KPIC Onsan Plant, Ulsan ?

KPIC Onsan Plant, Ulsan is operated by Korea Petrochemical Industries Corp.

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