Solvay Sodi Devnya Soda Ash Plant

Solvay Sodi Devnya Soda Ash Plant is a chemical plant in Bulgaria with a reported capacity of 1,600,000 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by Solvay Sodi AD. By capacity it ranks #1 of 2 chemical plants tracked in Bulgaria. It emits about 529,204 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 123,358 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-45257185.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 1,600,000 t of chemical, Solvay Sodi Devnya Soda Ash Plant è attorno a la mediana di chemical plant in Bulgaria (1,600,000 t of chemical). Il suo CO₂ per unità di capacità è approssimativamente 35% al di sotto di la mediana di chemical plant. 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 529,204 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 Bulgaria

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

Operator

Operated by Solvay Sodi AD. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Solvay Sodi Devnya Soda Ash Plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 43.2°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 Bulgaria by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Devnya Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 205,359 t CO₂
• Feshko Fashion Services Company Ood · Textiles · 1,156 t CO₂
• Dexa Group Ltd · Textiles · 1,156 t CO₂
• LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery · Refinery · 1,488,919 t CO₂
• Lukoil Neftohim Burgas, Burgas · Petrochemical · 241,080 t CO₂
• Amilum Bg Ead · Food & Beverage · 132,719 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 43.19967, 27.64172. View on OpenStreetMap.

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