Bandar Imam Petrochemical Co. , Bandar Imam Khommeini,Khuzekstan — Iran

Bandar Imam Petrochemical Co. , Bandar Imam Khommeini,Khuzekstan is a petrochemical plant in Iran. Its listed capacity is 565,000 t of ethylene. 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 Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co. By capacity it ranks #3 among 7 petrochemical plants in Iran. It emits about 761,008 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.62% of the CO₂e from the 126 facilities in Iran that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-731910.

In context: how this facility compares

At 565,000 t of ethylene, Bandar Imam Petrochemical Co. , Bandar Imam Khommeini,Khuzekstan is around the median petrochemical plant in Iran (520,000 t of ethylene). 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.

What 761,008 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in 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 Iran

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

Operator

Operated by Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co.

Local climate

Bandar Imam Petrochemical Co. , Bandar Imam Khommeini,Khuzekstan sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 30.4°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 1246 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.96× 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

The #3 largest of 7 petrochemical plants in Iran by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).

Nearby industrial sites

• Amir Kabir Petrochemical Co. (6th Olefin complex), Bandar Imam Khommeini,Khuzekstan · Petrochemical · 730,164 t CO₂
• Razi Petrochemical Complex · Chemical Plant · 1,652,424 t CO₂
• NIORDC Tehran Refinery · Refinery · 1,622,074 t CO₂
• Marun Petrochemical Co. (7th Olefin complex), Bandar Imam Khommeini,Khuzekstan · Petrochemical · 1,433,833 t CO₂
• IRN-Bandar-e-Mahshahr/Hendijan_methanol · Chemical Plant · 206,298 t CO₂
• NIORDC Abadan Refinery · Refinery · 4,328,496 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 30.43393, 49.10898. View on OpenStreetMap.

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