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I.W.T. International Washing Textile

Textiles in Tunisia. Approximate location 36.69662, 10.49306.

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I.W.T. International Washing Textile is a textile mill in Tunisia with a reported capacity of 116,878,788 USD. It spins, dyes and finishes textiles, leather or apparel using process steam. By capacity it ranks #22 of 33 textile mills tracked in Tunisia. It emits about 5,260 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 1,226 cars.

5,260t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#24CO₂ rank in Tunisia

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38479721.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 116,878,788 USD, I.W.T. International Washing Textile è attorno a la mediana di textile mill in Tunisia (116,878,788 USD). Sottosettore: textiles-leather-apparel. Come textile mill, richiede calore di processo intenso (tipicamente 60–150°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. I mulini tessili utilizzano vapore di processo per la tintura, la rifinizione e l'asciugatura, spesso richiedendo un controllo della temperatura rigoroso in lunghe durate di funzionamento — la perdita di calore continua erode i profitti.

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

What 5,260 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

1,226cars driven for a year
686homes' annual energy use
87,667tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest textile mills in Tunisia

Lamak: 116,878,788 USD116.9MLamakA@W Site 1 (Detis): 116,878,788 USD116.9MA@W Site 1…Fimco Int: 116,878,788 USD116.9MFimco IntBlue & Dye Sarl: 116,878,788 USD116.9MBlue & Dye…Vtl2: 116,878,788 USD116.9MVtl2New Corset: 116,878,788 USD116.9MNew CorsetSupply Chain Fashion: 116,878,788 USD116.9MSupply Cha…Benetton Manufacturing Tunisia: 116,878,788 USD116.9MBenetton M…

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

Local climate

I.W.T. International Washing Textile sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 36.7°N in the northern hemisphere.

~17°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Hot-summer mediterranean: 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 #22 largest of 33 textile mills in Tunisia by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 36.69662, 10.49306. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A textile mill like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: dyeing vessels, stenters/dryers, steam lines, hot-water & boiler house (surface/process temperatures around 80–200 °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.

effectively industrial laundries/dyeing - steam & hot water; 500-3000 MWh typical.

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 2,300 MWh/yr (≈ 460 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.

External climate finance your country can access

Domestic energy-efficiency grants are limited here; industrial decarbonisation is mainly funded externally:

Routed via national development banks / accredited entities — not a direct factory grant. Verified 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is I.W.T. International Washing Textile?

I.W.T. International Washing Textile is a textile mill in Tunisia. It spins, dyes and finishes textiles, leather or apparel using process steam.

What is the capacity of I.W.T. International Washing Textile?

I.W.T. International Washing Textile has a reported capacity of 116,878,788 USD.

How much CO₂ does I.W.T. International Washing Textile emit?

I.W.T. International Washing Textile emits about 5,260 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 1,226 cars. That ranks #24 among tracked facilities in Tunisia.

Where is I.W.T. International Washing Textile located?

I.W.T. International Washing Textile is in Tunisia, near coordinates 36.69662, 10.49306.

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