Tuticorin Chemical Complex

Tuticorin Chemical Complex is a chemical plant in India with a reported capacity of 157,850 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd. By capacity it ranks #19 of 26 chemical plants tracked in India. It emits about 392,466 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 91,484 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-45257199.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 157,850 t of chemical, Tuticorin Chemical Complex è al di sotto di la mediana di chemical plant in India (544,500 t of chemical). 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 392,466 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 India

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

Operator

Operated by Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Tuticorin Chemical Complex sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 8.7°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 #19 largest of 26 chemical plants in India by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Tuticorin Chemical Complex · Chemical Plant · 64,634 t CO₂
• India Cements Sankarnagar Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 822,820 t CO₂
• Ramco Cements Ramasamyraja Nagar Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,643,573 t CO₂
• Madura Coats Private Limited · Textiles · 913 t CO₂
• Tamilnadu Cements Alangalum Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 158,900 t CO₂
• Blue Breeze Enterprise Unit-1 · Textiles · 913 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 8.74118, 78.13674. View on OpenStreetMap.

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