Astron Capetown Refinery

Astron Capetown Refinery is a refinery in South Africa with a reported capacity of 100,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. By capacity it ranks #3 of 4 oil refineries tracked in South Africa. It emits about 795,914 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 185,528 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 6% below the median refinery.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144113.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 100,000 BBL per day, Astron Capetown Refinery è attorno a la mediana di refinery in South Africa (108,500 BBL per day). Sottosettore: oil-and-gas-refining. Come refinery, richiede calore di processo intenso (tipicamente 200–600°C) per le sue operazioni industriali essenziali — calore che deve essere fornito da caldaie, forni o combustione diretta, e le perdite attraverso recipienti e tubazioni non isolati rappresentano carburante sprecato. L'isolamento modulare removibile può ridurre queste perdite dell'80–96%, raffreddando superfici a ≤45°C, con payback spesso inferiore a 2 anni. Le raffinerie riscaldano, frazionano e trasformano chimicamente il petrolio greggio in carburanti e materie prime petrolchimiche attraverso distillazione e cracking ad alta intensità energetica — estremamente esigenti per la generazione di vapore e il recupero di calore.

Confronto di capacità e intensità di CO₂ calcolato dai dati delle strutture industriali Climate TRACE; ruolo del settore basato su riferimento ingegneristico.

What 795,914 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 oil refineries in South Africa

Reported capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Local climate

Astron Capetown Refinery sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 33.8°S in the southern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #3 largest of 4 oil refineries in South Africa by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Levi Strauss - South Africa - Sa (Epping) · Textiles · 3,282 t CO₂
• Indigo Brands (Pty) Ltd. · Textiles · 3,282 t CO₂
• Sockit Manufacturing Pty · Textiles · 3,282 t CO₂
• Riebeeck Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 150,188 t CO₂
• De Hoek Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 147,132 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates -33.84106, 18.53019. View on OpenStreetMap.

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