Chevron Phillips Chemical, Port Arthur,Tex — United States
Petrochemical in United States. Approximate location 29.85499, -93.97857.
PetrochemicalUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Chevron Phillips Chemical, Port Arthur,Tex is a petrochemical plant in United States. Its listed capacity is 855,000 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. By capacity it ranks #17 among 26 petrochemical plants in United States. It emits about 1,085,425 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.19% of the CO₂e from the 1,910 facilities in United States that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648309.
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.
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In context: how this facility compares
At 855,000 t of ethylene, Chevron Phillips Chemical, Port Arthur,Tex is below the median petrochemical plant in United States (1,134,000 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 1,085,425 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 1.1M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Chevron Phillips Chemical, Port Arthur,Tex 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 €81.8M/yr.
Measured CO₂: 858k t/yr — verified GHGRP (reporting year 2023) (21% below the modelled estimate). Modelled estimate 1.1M t/yr (Climate TRACE), high-confidence match, cross-checked via the measured-vs-modelled dataset (n=711).
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: measured (GHGRP RY2023), cross-checked vs Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Capacity vs largest petrochemical plants in United States
Listed capacity (t of ethylene), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Parent company
Phillips 66 US EPA GHGRP
Parent company per US EPA GHGRP; the operator itself is not stated in the source dataset.
Local climate
Chevron Phillips Chemical, Port Arthur,Tex sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 29.9°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
The #17 largest of 26 petrochemical plants in United States by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Air Products Port Arthur Facility · Chemical Plant · 2,629,573 t CO₂
- Valero Energy Port Arthur Refinery · Refinery · 3,575,587 t CO₂
- KMTEX, LLC · Chemical Plant · 16,805 t CO₂
- Motiva Port Arthur Refinery · Refinery · 6,114,111 t CO₂
- Linde Facility 0497 · Chemical Plant · 784,093 t CO₂
- Motiva, Port Arthur,Tex. · Petrochemical · 860,521 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 29.85499, -93.97857. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Chevron Phillips Chemical, Port Arthur,Tex?
Chevron Phillips Chemical, Port Arthur,Tex 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.
What capacity is listed for Chevron Phillips Chemical, Port Arthur,Tex?
The open dataset lists 855,000 t of ethylene of capacity for Chevron Phillips Chemical, Port Arthur,Tex.
How much CO₂ does Chevron Phillips Chemical, Port Arthur,Tex emit?
The page uses about 1,085,425 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #117 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.
Where is Chevron Phillips Chemical, Port Arthur,Tex located?
Chevron Phillips Chemical, Port Arthur,Tex is in United States at approximately 29.85499, -93.97857.