Petroleos Mexicanos , La Cangrejera,Veracruz

Petroleos Mexicanos , La Cangrejera,Veracruz is a petrochemical in Mexico with a reported capacity of 690,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by Petróleos Mexicanos EPE. By capacity it ranks #2 of 4 petrochemical plants tracked in Mexico. It emits about 103,324 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 24,085 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 89% below the median petrochemical.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-732000.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 690,000 t of ethylene, Petroleos Mexicanos , La Cangrejera,Veracruz est autour de la médiane des petrochemical en Mexico (690,000 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 103,324 t CO₂e a year looks like

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.

Capacity vs largest petrochemical plants in Mexico

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

Operator

Operated by Petróleos Mexicanos EPE. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Petroleos Mexicanos , La Cangrejera,Veracruz sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 18.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #2 largest of 4 petrochemical plants in Mexico by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Braskem SA , Coatzacoalcos,Veracruz · Petrochemical · 884,002 t CO₂
• Petroleos Mexicanos , Pajaritos,Veracruz · Petrochemical
• Petroleos Mexicanos Morelos, Pajaritos,Veracruz · Petrochemical · 98,083 t CO₂
• Pemex Minatitlan Refinery · Refinery · 1,384,906 t CO₂
• MEX-Cosoleacaque_ammonia · Chemical Plant · 476,580 t CO₂
• Pemex Dos Bocas Refinery · Refinery · 332,593 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 18.09248, -94.36037. View on OpenStreetMap.

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