Wittenberg Fertilizers Complex

Wittenberg Fertilizers Complex is a chemical plant in Germany with a reported capacity of 600,000 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by SKW Stickstoffwerke Piesteritz GmbH. By capacity it ranks #4 of 7 chemical plants tracked in Germany. It emits about 1,347,103 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 314,010 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-45257203.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 600,000 t of chemical, Wittenberg Fertilizers Complex è attorno a la mediana di chemical plant in Germany (600,000 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 1,347,103 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 Germany

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

Operator

Operated by SKW Stickstoffwerke Piesteritz GmbH. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Wittenberg Fertilizers Complex sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 51.9°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 #4 largest of 7 chemical plants in Germany by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Louis Dreyfus Company Wittenberg Gmbh · Food & Beverage · 151,340 t CO₂
• Cargill Deutschland Gmbh · Food & Beverage · 151,340 t CO₂
• Bernburg Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 350,195 t CO₂
• Riva Brandenburg Electric Steel Works · Steel Plant · 107,661 t CO₂
• Pfeifer & Langen Gmbh & Co. Kg, Werk Könnern · Food & Beverage · 103,876 t CO₂
• Südzucker Ag, Werk Brottewitz · Food & Beverage · 151,340 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 51.87126, 12.58223. View on OpenStreetMap.

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