Borealis OY, Porvoo — Finland
Petrochemical in Finland. Approximate location 60.29962, 25.48957.
PetrochemicalFinlandCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Borealis OY, Porvoo is a petrochemical plant in Finland. 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 Borealis AG. It emits about 521,997 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 4.3% of the CO₂e from the 28 facilities in Finland that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648345.
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.
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Porvoo Refinery power station · Gas · 152 MW · 1 km
- Porvoo · Oil · 76 MW · 2 km
- Porvoo kt 2 · Gas · 121 MW · 3 km
- Porvoo Tolkkinen · Oil · 40 MW · 14 km
- Tolkkinen Biolaitos · Biomass · 11 MW · 14 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.
What 521,997 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.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 522k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Borealis OY, Porvoo carries €44.6M/yr of carbon at the full EU ETS price (€85/t CO₂). Free allocation phases out to 2034 (Reg. (EU) 2023/956), so today's bill is lower and rising toward this full-price figure.
Carbon price: EU ETS €85/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Operator
Operated by Borealis AG. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Borealis OY, Porvoo sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 60.3°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 a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1453 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.12× 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
- Neste Porvoo Refinery · Refinery · 2,293,551 t CO₂
- UPM Group - Paper Industry · Pulp & Paper Mill
- Metsä Fibre Oy Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill
- Nordkalk Oy Ab, Tytyrin Kalkkitehdas · Lime Plant · 167,577 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 60.29962, 25.48957. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Borealis OY, Porvoo?
Borealis OY, Porvoo is a petrochemical plant in Finland. 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 Borealis OY, Porvoo emit?
The page uses about 521,997 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #5 among facilities in Finland by estimated CO₂.
Where is Borealis OY, Porvoo located?
Borealis OY, Porvoo is in Finland at approximately 60.29962, 25.48957.
Who operates Borealis OY, Porvoo?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Borealis AG.