Kazanorgsintez, Kazan

Kazanorgsintez, Kazan is a petrochemical in Russian Federation with a reported capacity of 640,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by SIBUR Holding PJSC. By capacity it ranks #3 of 11 petrochemical plants tracked in Russian Federation. It emits about 712,521 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 166,089 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 17% below the median petrochemical.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-731986.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 640,000 t of ethylene, Kazanorgsintez, Kazan è ben al di sopra di la mediana di petrochemical in Russian Federation (420,000 t of ethylene). Sottosettore: petrochemical-steam-cracking. Come petrochemical, richiede calore di processo intenso (tipicamente 300–800°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 petrolchimici scindono gli idrocarburi a temperature molto elevate per produrre etilene, propilene e altri prodotti chimici di base — uno dei processi industriali più intensivi dal punto di vista termico.

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

What 712,521 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 petrochemical plants in Russian Federation

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

Operator

Operated by SIBUR Holding PJSC. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Kazanorgsintez, Kazan sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 55.9°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 #3 largest of 11 petrochemical plants in Russian Federation by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Mari Pulp and Paper Mill JSC - MARIPAPER / Mari PPM · Pulp & Paper Mill · 27,021 t CO₂
• Mariisky NPZ Mari El Refinery · Refinery · 550,072 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 55.87075, 48.99128. View on OpenStreetMap.

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