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Sodawerk Staßfurt

Chemical Plant in Germany. Approximate location 51.86301, 11.57823.

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Sodawerk Staßfurt is a chemical plant in Germany with a reported capacity of 610,000 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by Qemetica SA. By capacity it ranks #3 of 7 chemical plants tracked in Germany. It emits about 206,964 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 48,243 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 100% below the median chemical plant.

610,000t of chemical
206,964t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#67CO₂ rank in Germany
0.34t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257183.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 610,000 t of chemical, Sodawerk Staßfurt est autour de la médiane des chemical plant en Germany (600,000 t of chemical). Son CO₂ par unité de capacité est approximativement 85% en dessous de la médiane des chemical plant. 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.

What 206,964 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

48,243cars driven for a year
26,991homes' annual energy use
3,449,400tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest chemical plants in Germany

Germany: 2,521,580 t of chemical2.5MGermanyBrunsbüttel: 1,570,000 t of chemical1.6MBrunsbüttelSodawerk Staßfurt: 610,000 t of chemical610kSodawerk S…Wittenberg Fertilizers Complex: 600,000 t of chemical600kWittenberg…Ludwigshafen: 380,000 t of chemical380kLudwigshaf…INEOS Nitriles Cologne: 350,000 t of chemical350kINEOS Nitr…Ludwigshafen: 165,000 t of chemical165kLudwigshaf…

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

Operator

Operated by Qemetica SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Sodawerk Staßfurt sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 51.9°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 #3 largest of 7 chemical plants in Germany by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 51.86301, 11.57823. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A chemical plant like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: reactors, crackers, distillation columns, heat exchangers, steam lines, valves & flanges (surface/process temperatures around 150–500 °C). These surfaces lose energy to the air year-round; removable modular insulation cuts that loss, brings outer surfaces to ≤45 °C, and unclips for inspection.

Indicative recoverable energy

On an already-insulated site (pipes & valves in cladding / jackets), closing the remaining gaps, flanges and damaged sections and switching to removable covers indicatively recovers about 11,000 MWh/yr (≈ 2,300 t CO₂/yr) — scaled to this site's reported CO₂ within its sector. Bare or damaged surfaces recover several times more.

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Indicative, not a measurement. Conservative floor for an already-insulated plant; a TIPCHECK on-site audit gives a measured figure. Industry context: EiiF TIPCHECK — industrial insulation can save ~14 Mtoe/yr in EU, payback typically <2 years.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Bare hot surfaces here exceed the touch-safe limit (EN ISO 13732-1); insulation to ≤45 °C is a worker-safety and compliance win. And before electrification, fuel-switching or CCS, eliminating surface heat loss is the cheapest, fastest, lowest-risk step — audit the bare spots first, rip-and-replace later.

Germany: funding & obligation

Funding. Grant 20-60% depending on module and company size; Modul 4 = energy/resource optimization of plants & processes (insulation fits). Foerderwettbewerb round budget ~EUR 60M.

Obligation. Mandatory energy audit if avg final energy 2.77-23.6 GWh/yr; certified EnMS/EMS if >23.6 GWh/yr; implementation plans for economically viable measures within 3 months of audit. (applies as a rule above the stated threshold — we don't hold this site's metered energy use).

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Sodawerk Staßfurt?

Sodawerk Staßfurt is a chemical plant in Germany. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals.

What is the capacity of Sodawerk Staßfurt?

Sodawerk Staßfurt has a reported capacity of 610,000 t of chemical.

How much CO₂ does Sodawerk Staßfurt emit?

Sodawerk Staßfurt emits about 206,964 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 48,243 cars. That ranks #67 among tracked facilities in Germany.

Where is Sodawerk Staßfurt located?

Sodawerk Staßfurt is in Germany, near coordinates 51.86301, 11.57823.

Who operates Sodawerk Staßfurt?

Sodawerk Staßfurt is operated by Qemetica SA.

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