Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant — Botswana
Chemical Plant in Botswana. Approximate location -20.52508, 26.05995.
Chemical PlantBotswanaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant is a chemical plant in Botswana. Its listed capacity is 650,000 t of chemical. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations. It is operated by Government of Botswana. It emits about 114,750 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 88% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257047.
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.
In context: how this facility compares
At 650,000 t of chemical, Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant is around the median chemical plant in Botswana (650,000 t of chemical). Subsector: chemicals. As chemical plant, it requires high process heat (typically 100–500°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 114,750 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 115k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant carries no domestic carbon price, and its products are not CBAM-covered goods, so there is no border-carbon liability. At the EU ETS reference price (€75/t) the emissions carry an indicative carbon value of €8.6M/yr.
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/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 Government of Botswana.
Local climate
Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 20.5°S in the southern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1286 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.99× 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.
Location
Coordinates -20.52508, 26.05995. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant?
Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant is a chemical plant in Botswana. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations.
What capacity is listed for Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant?
The open dataset lists 650,000 t of chemical of capacity for Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant.
How much CO₂ does Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant emit?
The page uses about 114,750 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1 among facilities in Botswana by estimated CO₂.
Where is Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant located?
Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant is in Botswana at approximately -20.52508, 26.05995.
Who operates Botash Salt Mine and Soda Ash Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Government of Botswana.