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LyondellBasell , Munchsmunster

Petrochemical in Germany. Approximate location 48.75539, 11.70453.

PetrochemicalGermanyCO₂ reported

LyondellBasell , Munchsmunster is a petrochemical in Germany with a reported capacity of 400,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by LyondellBasell Industries NV. By capacity it ranks #7 of 9 petrochemical plants tracked in Germany. It emits about 521,997 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 121,678 cars.

400,000t of ethylene
521,997t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#42CO₂ rank in Germany
1.30t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648356.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 400,000 t of ethylene, LyondellBasell , Munchsmunster 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 521,997 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

121,678cars driven for a year
68,075homes' annual energy use
8,699,950tree 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 LyondellBasell Industries NV. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

LyondellBasell , Munchsmunster sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 48.8°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 #7 largest of 9 petrochemical plants in Germany by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 48.75539, 11.70453. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is LyondellBasell , Munchsmunster ?

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

What is the capacity of LyondellBasell , Munchsmunster ?

LyondellBasell , Munchsmunster has a reported capacity of 400,000 t of ethylene.

How much CO₂ does LyondellBasell , Munchsmunster emit?

LyondellBasell , Munchsmunster emits about 521,997 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 121,678 cars. That ranks #42 among tracked facilities in Germany.

Where is LyondellBasell , Munchsmunster located?

LyondellBasell , Munchsmunster is in Germany, near coordinates 48.75539, 11.70453.

Who operates LyondellBasell , Munchsmunster ?

LyondellBasell , Munchsmunster is operated by LyondellBasell Industries NV.

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