S-Oil Ulsan, Ulsan

S-Oil Ulsan, Ulsan is a petrochemical in South Korea. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by Saudi Arabian Oil Co.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1577678.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

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.

Capacity vs largest petrochemical plants in South Korea

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

Operator

Operated by Saudi Arabian Oil Co. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

S-Oil Ulsan, Ulsan sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 35.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

Nearby industrial sites

• S-Oil Onsan Condensate Splitter · Refinery · 470,625 t CO₂
• KPIC Onsan Plant, Ulsan · Petrochemical · 1,220,591 t CO₂
• S-Oil Onsan Refinery · Refinery · 6,196,517 t CO₂
• SK geo centric, Ulsan · Petrochemical · 1,166,343 t CO₂
• Moorim Paper Co. Ltd - Moorim P&P · Pulp & Paper Mill · 135,954 t CO₂
• SK Ulsan Refinery · Refinery · 7,295,436 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 35.45217, 129.32939. View on OpenStreetMap.

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