Helwan Fertilizer Plant

Helwan Fertilizer Plant is a chemical plant in Egypt with a reported capacity of 589,670 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by Helwan Fertilizers Co SAE. By capacity it ranks #6 of 9 chemical plants tracked in Egypt. It emits about 966,441 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 225,278 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 100% below the median chemical plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257105.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 589,670 t of chemical, Helwan Fertilizer Plant è attorno a la mediana di chemical plant in Egypt (638,750 t of chemical). Sottosettore: chemicals. Come chemical plant, richiede calore di processo intenso (tipicamente 100–500°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. Gli impianti chimici producono un'ampia gamma di prodotti chimici industriali e specializzati, molti dei quali richiedono un controllo preciso della temperatura e un apporto termico sostenuto per reazioni e separazioni.

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

What 966,441 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 chemical plants in Egypt

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

Operator

Operated by Helwan Fertilizers Co SAE. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Helwan Fertilizer Plant sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 29.8°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 #6 largest of 9 chemical plants in Egypt by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Egyptian Iron & Steel Company Cairo plant · Steel Plant
• Helwan Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,750,387 t CO₂
• Techno Tex · Textiles · 102 t CO₂
• Tura Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,082,565 t CO₂
• Cairo Governorate Desert Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 485,756 t CO₂
• Delta Textile Egypt · Textiles · 102 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 29.77587, 31.30221. View on OpenStreetMap.

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