Brunei Methanol Company — Brunei Darussalam
Chemical Plant in Brunei Darussalam. Approximate location 4.67198, 114.47332.
Chemical PlantBrunei DarussalamCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Brunei Methanol Company is a chemical plant in Brunei Darussalam. Its listed capacity is 850,000 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 ITOCHU Corp. It emits about 283,688 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 11% of the CO₂e from the 3 facilities in Brunei Darussalam that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 77% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257049.
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
- Lumut Cogen Power Station Brunei · Gas · 246 MW · 1 km
- Bukit Panggal CCGT Power Station Brunei · Gas · 110 MW · 35 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 850,000 t of chemical, Brunei Methanol Company is around the median chemical plant in Brunei Darussalam (850,000 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 283,688 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 284k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Brunei Methanol Company 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 €21.4M/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 ITOCHU Corp.
Local climate
Brunei Methanol Company sits in a tropical rainforest climate zone (Köppen Af), at 4.7°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 1230 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.95× 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
- BSP Brunei Refinery · Refinery · 40,063 t CO₂
- Hengyi Pulau Muara Besar Refinery · Refinery · 2,360,689 t CO₂
- MYS-Labuan_methanol · Chemical Plant · 761,451 t CO₂
- Petronas Methanol Complex (PML) · Chemical Plant · 777,637 t CO₂
- Samalaju aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 1,856,123 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 4.67198, 114.47332. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Brunei Methanol Company?
Brunei Methanol Company is a chemical plant in Brunei Darussalam. 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 Brunei Methanol Company?
The open dataset lists 850,000 t of chemical of capacity for Brunei Methanol Company.
How much CO₂ does Brunei Methanol Company emit?
The page uses about 283,688 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #2 among facilities in Brunei Darussalam by estimated CO₂.
Where is Brunei Methanol Company located?
Brunei Methanol Company is in Brunei Darussalam at approximately 4.67198, 114.47332.
Who operates Brunei Methanol Company?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is ITOCHU Corp.