Sasol Polymers Secunda, Secunda

Sasol Polymers Secunda, Secunda is a petrochemical in South Africa with a reported capacity of 525,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. By capacity it ranks #1 of 2 petrochemical plants tracked in South Africa. It emits about 1,151,305 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 268,369 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 63% above the median petrochemical.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-732018.

文脈内で：この施設がどのように比較されるか

525,000 t of ethyleneで、Sasol Polymers Secunda, Secunda はSouth Africaのpetrochemicalの中央値約 525,000 t of ethyleneです。 サブセクター：petrochemical-steam-cracking。 petrochemicalとして、その中核的な産業操業に対して激しいプロセス熱（通常300–800°C）が必要です。この熱はボイラー、炉、または直接燃焼によって供給される必要があり、未断熱容器および配管からの損失は無駄な燃料を表します。モジュール式脱着可能な断熱は、これらの損失を80～96%削減でき、表面を≤45°Cに冷却でき、回収期間は通常2年未満です。 石油化学プラントは、エチレン、プロピレンおよび他の基本化学物質を製造するために、非常に高い温度で炭化水素をクラッキングします。最も熱集約的な産業プロセスの1つです。

容量およびCO₂強度の比較はClimate TRACEの産業施設データから計算されました。セクターの役割は工学リファレンスに基づいています。

What 1,151,305 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 petrochemical plants in South Africa

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

Local climate

Sasol Polymers Secunda, Secunda sits in a subtropical highland climate zone (Köppen Cwb), at 26.6°S in the southern 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 petrochemical plants in South Africa by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• ZAF-Gert Sibande_ammonia · Chemical Plant · 1,240,800 t CO₂
• Acerinox Columbus Stainless steel plant · Steel Plant · 94,444 t CO₂
• Scaw Metals Group Germiston plant · Steel Plant · 493,095 t CO₂
• Natref Sasolburg Refinery · Refinery · 771,500 t CO₂
• ArcelorMittal Vanderbijlpark Steel Works · Steel Plant · 4,161,451 t CO₂
• Sasol Polymers Sasolburg, Sasolburg · Petrochemical · 197,367 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates -26.55096, 29.15591. View on OpenStreetMap.

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