Sasol Polymers Secunda, Secunda

Sasol Polymers Secunda, Secunda is a petrochemical in South Africa with a reported capacity of 525,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. By capacity it ranks #1 of 2 petrochemical plants tracked in South Africa. It emits about 1,151,305 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 268,369 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 63% above the median petrochemical.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-732018.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 525,000 t of ethylene, Sasol Polymers Secunda, Secunda è attorno a la mediana di petrochemical in South Africa (525,000 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 1,151,305 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 South Africa

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

Local climate

Sasol Polymers Secunda, Secunda sits in a subtropical highland climate zone (Köppen Cwb), at 26.6°S in the southern 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 petrochemical plants in South Africa by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• ZAF-Gert Sibande_ammonia · Chemical Plant · 1,240,800 t CO₂
• Acerinox Columbus Stainless steel plant · Steel Plant · 94,444 t CO₂
• Scaw Metals Group Germiston plant · Steel Plant · 493,095 t CO₂
• Natref Sasolburg Refinery · Refinery · 771,500 t CO₂
• ArcelorMittal Vanderbijlpark Steel Works · Steel Plant · 4,161,451 t CO₂
• Sasol Polymers Sasolburg, Sasolburg · Petrochemical · 197,367 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates -26.55096, 29.15591. View on OpenStreetMap.

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