Tiense Suikerraffinaderij

Tiense Suikerraffinaderij is a food & beverage plant in Belgium with a reported capacity of 2,478,633,341 USD. It processes food, beverages or tobacco — typically with boilers, cookers and dryers. By capacity it ranks #2 of 38 food & beverage plants tracked in Belgium. It emits about 118,904 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 27,717 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 41% below the median food & beverage plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38480880.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 2,478,633,341 USD, Tiense Suikerraffinaderij è ben al di sopra di la mediana di food & beverage plant in Belgium (1,192,879,215 USD). Sottosettore: food-beverage-tobacco. Come food & beverage plant, richiede calore di processo intenso (tipicamente 80–200°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. Le strutture alimentari e di bevande utilizzano caldaie, pentole, pastorizzatori e essiccatori che funzionano continuamente; la perdita di calore da tubi e recipienti non isolati riduce direttamente la portata e l'efficienza.

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

What 118,904 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 food & beverage plants in Belgium

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

Local climate

Tiense Suikerraffinaderij sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 50.8°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 #2 largest of 38 food & beverage plants in Belgium by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Citrique Belge · Food & Beverage · 57,694 t CO₂
• Slachthuis Sint Truiden · Food & Beverage · 57,694 t CO₂
• Raffinerie Tirlemontoise Sa - Site De Hollogne · Food & Beverage · 57,694 t CO₂
• Konings Juices And Drinks · Food & Beverage · 57,694 t CO₂
• Manshoven Vers · Food & Beverage · 57,694 t CO₂
• Vacos Kitchen Herselt · Food & Beverage · 57,694 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 50.79409, 4.93609. View on OpenStreetMap.

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