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VEN-Bolívar_methanol

Chemical Plant in Venezuela. Approximate location 9.99993, -64.6539.

Chemical PlantVenezuelaCO₂ reported

VEN-Bolívar_methanol is a chemical plant in Venezuela with a reported capacity of 9,975 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. By capacity it ranks #2 of 2 chemical plants tracked in Venezuela. It emits about 3,329 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 776 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 100% below the median chemical plant.

9,975t of chemical
3,329t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#19CO₂ rank in Venezuela
0.33t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-33999027.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 9,975 t of chemical, VEN-Bolívar_methanol est en dessous de la médiane des chemical plant en Venezuela (1,600,000 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.

What 3,329 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

776cars driven for a year
434homes' annual energy use
55,483tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest chemical plants in Venezuela

Jose Methanol: 1,600,000 t of chemical1.6MJose Metha…VEN-Bolívar_methanol: 9,975 t of chemical10kVEN-Bolíva…

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

Local climate

VEN-Bolívar_methanol sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 10.0°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~29°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical savanna: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #2 largest of 2 chemical plants in Venezuela by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 9.99993, -64.6539. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is VEN-Bolívar_methanol?

VEN-Bolívar_methanol is a chemical plant in Venezuela. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals.

What is the capacity of VEN-Bolívar_methanol?

VEN-Bolívar_methanol has a reported capacity of 9,975 t of chemical.

How much CO₂ does VEN-Bolívar_methanol emit?

VEN-Bolívar_methanol emits about 3,329 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 776 cars. That ranks #19 among tracked facilities in Venezuela.

Where is VEN-Bolívar_methanol located?

VEN-Bolívar_methanol is in Venezuela, near coordinates 9.99993, -64.6539.

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