CHN-Yulin_methanol — China
Chemical Plant in China. Approximate location 38.03754, 109.55343.
Chemical PlantChinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
CHN-Yulin_methanol is a chemical plant in China. Its listed capacity is 3,119,148 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. By capacity it ranks #7 among 125 chemical plants in China. It emits about 8,883,334 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.34% of the CO₂e from the 1,485 facilities in China that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 98% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-33998936.
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.
Similar facilities by modelled emissions
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Yulin Yuheng power station · Coal · 1,200 MW · 11 km
- Yulin Hengshan power station · Coal · 2,000 MW · 12 km
- Shaanxi Yulin Kaiyue Coal Chemical power station · Coal · 50 MW · 13 km
- Yulin Chemical power station · Coal · 200 MW · 14 km
- Shaanxi Yulin power station · Biomass · 24 MW · 15 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 3,119,148 t of chemical, CHN-Yulin_methanol is well above the median chemical plant in China (532,416 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 8,883,334 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 8.9M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), CHN-Yulin_methanol 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 €669M/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.
Capacity vs largest chemical plants in China
Listed capacity (t of chemical), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Local climate
CHN-Yulin_methanol sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 38.0°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 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 1410 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.08× 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 #7 largest of 125 chemical plants in China by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- CHN-Yulin_ammonia · Chemical Plant · 823,303 t CO₂
- PetroChina Lanzhou Petrochemical , Shaanxi, Yulin · Petrochemical · 867,195 t CO₂
- Yulin, Shanxi aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 1,338,837 t CO₂
- Mizhi Jidong Cement Co. Cement Plant · Cement Plant
- Shaanxi Huixing Calcium Industry Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant
- Yanchang Shaanxi Yulin Refinery · Refinery · 866,153 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 38.03754, 109.55343. View on OpenStreetMap. Location shown at industrial-zone / municipality precision (shared source geocode).
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is CHN-Yulin_methanol?
CHN-Yulin_methanol is a chemical plant in China. 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 CHN-Yulin_methanol?
The open dataset lists 3,119,148 t of chemical of capacity for CHN-Yulin_methanol.
How much CO₂ does CHN-Yulin_methanol emit?
The page uses about 8,883,334 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #53 among facilities in China by estimated CO₂.
Where is CHN-Yulin_methanol located?
CHN-Yulin_methanol is in China at approximately 38.03754, 109.55343.