Yara Freeport LLC Ammonia Plant

Yara Freeport LLC Ammonia Plant is a chemical plant in United States with a reported capacity of 680,390 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by BASF SE. By capacity it ranks #13 of 453 chemical plants tracked in United States. It emits about 979,909 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 228,417 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-45257212.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 680,390 t of chemical, Yara Freeport LLC Ammonia Plant è ben al di sopra di la mediana di chemical plant in United States (1 t of chemical). Il suo CO₂ per unità di capacità è approssimativamente 100% 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 979,909 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 United States

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

Operator

Operated by BASF SE. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Yara Freeport LLC Ammonia Plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 29.0°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 #13 largest of 453 chemical plants in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• BASF FREEPORT SITE · Chemical Plant · 607,067 t CO₂
• Dow Chemical Co., Freeport (LHC 7),Tex · Petrochemical · 2,653,261 t CO₂
• AIR LIQUIDE - FREEPORT HYCO PLANT · Chemical Plant · 198,256 t CO₂
• Olin Blue Cube, Freeport, TX · Chemical Plant · 1 t CO₂
• SHINTECH INCORPORATED · Other Manufacturing · 120,045 t CO₂
• SI GROUP INC TX OPERATIONS · Chemical Plant · 76,614 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 28.9997, -95.3971. View on OpenStreetMap.

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