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petrochemical plants worldwide

A directory of 240 petrochemical plants across 58 countries — cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. Capacity, owner, location and CO₂ from open data.

240petrochemical plants
58countries
218with CO₂ estimate
279.5M tCO₂e/yr total

Top countries by number of petrochemical plants

China: 41 facilities41ChinaUnited States: 34 facilities34United Sta…Saudi Arabia: 13 facilities13Saudi Arab…Japan: 12 facilities12JapanSouth Korea: 11 facilities11South KoreaIran: 11 facilities11IranIndia: 11 facilities11IndiaRussian Federation: 11 facilities11Russian Fe…Germany: 9 facilities9GermanyFrance: 6 facilities6France

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

Browse petrochemical plants by country

China 41United States 34Saudi Arabia 13Japan 12India 11Iran 11Russian Federation 11South Korea 11Germany 9France 6Brazil 4Canada 4Mexico 4Thailand 4Italy 3Malaysia 3Netherlands 3Qatar 3Singapore 3Spain 3United Kingdom 3Argentina 2Australia 2Belgium 2Egypt 2South Africa 2Taiwan 2Uzbekistan 2Algeria 1Austria 1Azerbaijan 1Belarus 1Bulgaria 1Colombia 1Czechia 1Finland 1Hungary 1Indonesia 1Iraq 1Israel 1Kuwait 1Libya 1Nigeria 1Norway 1Oman 1Philippines 1Poland 1Portugal 1Serbia 1Slovakia 1Sweden 1Switzerland 1Turkmenistan 1Türkiye 1Ukraine 1United Arab Emirates 1Venezuela 1Vietnam 1

Tap a country to see its petrochemical plants — 58 countries.

Largest petrochemical plants

#FacilityCountryt of ethylene
1Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical, Zhejiang, ZhoushanChina4,200,000
2ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Baytown,Tex.United States3,500,000
3Borouge Abu Dhabi Polymers Co. Ltd. , Ruwais,Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates3,500,000
4Formosa Plastics Corp. USA, Point Comfort,TexUnited States2,883,000
5PTT Global Chemical Map Ta Phut, Map Ta Phut, RayongThailand2,876,000
6Chevron Phillips Chemical, Cedar Bayou,TexUnited States2,600,000
7Satellite Chemical (STL), Jiangsu, LianyungangChina2,500,000
8Yeochon NCC, YeochunSouth Korea2,285,000
9Arabian Petrochemical Co. (Petrokemya South), Al Jubail,Saudi Arabia2,250,000
10Formosa Petrochemical Corp. , Taiwan, MailiaoTaiwan2,242,500
11Sinopec Zhenhai Petrochemical, Zhejiang, ZhenhaiChina2,200,000
12CNOOC & Shell Petrochemical, Guangdong, Daya BayChina2,200,000
13Nova Chemicals Corp. Joffree, Joffre,AlbertaCanada2,165,000
14Dow Chemical Co., Freeport (LHC 7),TexUnited States2,090,000
15Petrochina Dushanzi Petrochemical, Xinjiang, DushanziChina2,000,000

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Frequently asked questions

How many petrochemical plants are there worldwide?
240 petrochemical plants across 58 countries are tracked in this open dataset.
Which country has the most petrochemical plants?
China — 41 petrochemical plants.
What is the largest petrochemical?
Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical, Zhejiang, Zhoushan in China, by listed capacity.
How much CO₂ do these petrochemical plants emit?
Together about 279,487,421 tonnes of CO₂e per year from facilities with emission estimates.
Where does the data come from?
Climate TRACE v6 — asset-level capacity and CO₂e emissions (CC BY 4.0).

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