Jose Methanol

Jose Methanol is a chemical plant in Venezuela with a reported capacity of 1,600,000 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by METOR SA. By capacity it ranks #1 of 2 chemical plants tracked in Venezuela. It emits about 534,000 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 124,476 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-45257116.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 1,600,000 t of chemical, Jose Methanol è attorno a la mediana di chemical plant in Venezuela (1,600,000 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 534,000 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 Venezuela

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

Operator

Operated by METOR SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Jose Methanol sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 10.1°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 #1 largest of 2 chemical plants in Venezuela by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• VEN-Bolívar_methanol · Chemical Plant · 3,329 t CO₂
• PDVSA Puerto La Cruz Refinery · Refinery · 434,953 t CO₂
• Pertigalete Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,634,502 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 10.07287, -64.87802. View on OpenStreetMap.

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