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Yara Porsgrunn

Chemical Plant in Norway. Approximate location 59.11631, 9.63488.

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Yara Porsgrunn is a chemical plant in Norway with a reported capacity of 2,086,520 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by Yara International ASA. By capacity it ranks #1 of 3 chemical plants tracked in Norway. It emits about 630,300 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 146,923 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 100% below the median chemical plant.

2,086,520t of chemical
630,300t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#5CO₂ rank in Norway
0.30t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257213.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 2,086,520 t of chemical, Yara Porsgrunn est bien au-dessus de la médiane des chemical plant en Norway (900,000 t of chemical). Son CO₂ par unité de capacité est approximativement 9% 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 630,300 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

146,923cars driven for a year
82,199homes' annual energy use
10,505,000tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest chemical plants in Norway

Yara Porsgrunn: 2,086,520 t of chemical2.1MYara Porsg…Trondheim Tjeldbergodden Methanol: 900,000 t of chemical900kTrondheim …NOR-Aure_methanol: 120,288 t of chemical120kNOR-Aure_m…

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

Operator

Operated by Yara International ASA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Yara Porsgrunn sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 59.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~19°Ctypical warm-season
Warm-summer humid continental: long cold winters and short, cool summers

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #1 largest of 3 chemical plants in Norway by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 59.11631, 9.63488. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Yara Porsgrunn?

Yara Porsgrunn is a chemical plant in Norway. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals.

What is the capacity of Yara Porsgrunn?

Yara Porsgrunn has a reported capacity of 2,086,520 t of chemical.

How much CO₂ does Yara Porsgrunn emit?

Yara Porsgrunn emits about 630,300 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 146,923 cars. That ranks #5 among tracked facilities in Norway.

Where is Yara Porsgrunn located?

Yara Porsgrunn is in Norway, near coordinates 59.11631, 9.63488.

Who operates Yara Porsgrunn?

Yara Porsgrunn is operated by Yara International ASA.

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