Axial/Lotte, Lake Charles, La — United States
Petrochemical in United States. Approximate location 30.2245, -93.30432.
PetrochemicalUnited StatesCO₂ not individually reported
Axial/Lotte, Lake Charles, La is a petrochemical plant in United States. Petrochemical plants crack hydrocarbons at very high temperatures to produce ethylene, propylene and other building-block chemicals — one of the most heat-intensive industrial processes. It is operated by Lotte Chemical Corp. No facility-measured CO₂ figure is available in the open dataset used here.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648338.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- RS Cogen · Gas · 493 MW · 1 km
- PPG Powerhouse C · Gas · 357 MW · 1 km
- PPG Powerhouse A · Other · 52 MW · 1 km
- PPG Plant C Caustic · Gas · 3 MW · 1 km
- PPG Riverside · Other · 162 MW · 2 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
Subsector: petrochemical-steam-cracking. As petrochemical plant, it requires high process heat (typically 300–800°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Petrochemical plants crack hydrocarbons at very high temperatures to produce ethylene, propylene and other building-block chemicals — one of the most heat-intensive industrial processes.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
Carbon emissions
No facility-measured CO₂ is published for Axial/Lotte, Lake Charles, La; Climate TRACE provides only a petrochemical sector-level estimate, so a precise per-site figure, ranking or carbon cost would be misleading and is not shown.
CO₂: Climate TRACE sector-level estimate (not facility-measured).
Operator
Operated by Lotte Chemical Corp. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Axial/Lotte, Lake Charles, La sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 30.2°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1300 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.00× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby sites
Nearby industrial sites
- PPG Industries, Inc · Chemical Plant · 81,938 t CO₂
- WESTLAKE POLYMERS LP - POLYETHYLENE I & II PLANTS · Other Manufacturing · 40,051 t CO₂
- AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICAL INC - LAKE CHARLES FACILITY · Chemical Plant · 803,093 t CO₂
- Equistar Chemicals LP · Other Manufacturing · 133,148 t CO₂
- LOUISIANA PIGMENT CO LP · Chemical Plant · 268,986 t CO₂
- Phillips 66 Westlake Refinery · Refinery · 2,624,637 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 30.2245, -93.30432. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Axial/Lotte, Lake Charles, La?
Axial/Lotte, Lake Charles, La is a petrochemical plant in United States. Petrochemical plants crack hydrocarbons at very high temperatures to produce ethylene, propylene and other building-block chemicals — one of the most heat-intensive industrial processes.
How much CO₂ does Axial/Lotte, Lake Charles, La emit?
The open dataset used here does not include a facility-level CO₂ value for Axial/Lotte, Lake Charles, La.
Where is Axial/Lotte, Lake Charles, La located?
Axial/Lotte, Lake Charles, La is in United States at approximately 30.2245, -93.30432.
Who operates Axial/Lotte, Lake Charles, La?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Lotte Chemical Corp.