Chemical Plant in Germany. Approximate location 49.55168, 8.40087.
Chemical PlantGermanyCO₂ reported
Ludwigshafen is a chemical plant in Germany with a reported capacity of 380,000 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by BASF SE. By capacity it ranks #5 of 7 chemical plants tracked in Germany. It emits about 853,166 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 198,873 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 100% below the median chemical plant.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257230.
À 380,000 t of chemical, Ludwigshafen est en dessous de la médiane des chemical plant en Germany (600,000 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.
This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Reported capacity (t of chemical), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operated by BASF SE. All facilities by this operator →
Ludwigshafen sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 49.6°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
The #5 largest of 7 chemical plants in Germany by reported capacity.
Coordinates 49.55168, 8.40087. View on OpenStreetMap.
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Ludwigshafen is a chemical plant in Germany. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals.
Ludwigshafen has a reported capacity of 380,000 t of chemical.
Ludwigshafen emits about 853,166 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 198,873 cars. That ranks #31 among tracked facilities in Germany.
Ludwigshafen is in Germany, near coordinates 49.55168, 8.40087.
Ludwigshafen is operated by BASF SE.