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Dezhou (Qihe) Chemical Complex

Chemical Plant in China. Approximate location 36.82071, 116.7364.

Chemical PlantChinaCO₂ not individually reported

Dezhou (Qihe) Chemical Complex 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. It is operated by Hualu Hengsheng Co. No facility-measured CO₂ figure is available in the open dataset used here.

CO₂ not individually reported — Climate TRACE covers this sector only in aggregate

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257066.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityDezhou (Qihe) Chemical Complex Climate TRACE
CountryChina Climate TRACE
Coordinates36.82071, 116.7364 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorchemicals Climate TRACE
Owner / operatorHualu Hengsheng Co Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

Climate contextderived from coordinates calculated

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Fuel typeNot available not in dataset
Thermal capacity (MW)Not available not in dataset

Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.

Operating power plants within 50 km

PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.

In context: how this facility compares

Subsector: chemicals. As chemical plant, it requires high process heat (typically 100–500°C) for its core industrial operations — heat that must be supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion, and losses through uninsulated vessels and piping represent wasted fuel. Removable modular insulation can cut those losses by 80–96%, surface-cooling equipment to ≤45°C, with payback often under 2 years. 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.

Carbon & decarbonization context

No facility-measured CO₂ is published for Dezhou (Qihe) Chemical Complex; Climate TRACE provides only a chemical plant sector-level estimate, so a precise per-site figure, ranking or carbon cost would be misleading and is not shown. The decarbonization lever is the same regardless: eliminating heat loss on hot equipment (removable insulation, steam & waste-heat recovery) typically cuts 2–5% of fuel-related CO₂, with payback up to 2 years. No domestic carbon price — but cement, steel, aluminium, fertilizer and hydrogen exported to the EU face CBAM at €75/t (rising to 100% by 2034).

CO₂: Climate TRACE sector-level estimate (not facility-measured). Estimate the saving for this site →

Operator

Operated by Hualu Hengsheng Co.

Local climate

Dezhou (Qihe) Chemical Complex sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 36.8°N in the northern hemisphere.

~19°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical (dry winter): four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

The local climate sets how fast unprotected steel, protective coatings and the insulation on hot process equipment degrade at this site. It sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
36/100environmental-severity index
29.1°Cseasonal temperature swing
193 kmdistance to coast
LowCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1365 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.05× the loss at a 20 °C reference; removable insulation recovers about 1297 W/m² of that. 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).

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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

Location

Coordinates 36.82071, 116.7364. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

For a chemical plant, the main modular-insulation targets are reactors, crackers, distillation columns, heat exchangers, steam lines, valves & flanges. Typical hot-surface ranges used for screening: 150–500 °C.

Indicative recoverable energy

A first-pass insulation screen suggests about 20,000 MWh/year of recoverable heat-loss reduction and about 3,900 t CO₂e/year of avoided emissions. Screening estimate scaled from installed process-heat projects and surface-temperature reduction data.

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Screening calculation from facility class, capacity and open emissions/energy context. Engineering survey required before procurement.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Start with a thermal survey of valves, flanges, doors and bends. Removable modular insulation keeps maintenance access open while lowering exposed-surface temperature and wasted heat.

External climate finance your country can access

For energy-efficiency projects around process heat, likely external funding channels include:

CBAM. Exporters of cement, steel, aluminium, fertiliser, hydrogen and electricity to the EU face the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism — cutting embedded emissions (efficiency + insulation) lowers the levy.

Sources: country climate-finance facilities and public development-bank programmes.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Dezhou (Qihe) Chemical Complex?

Dezhou (Qihe) Chemical Complex 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.

How much CO₂ does Dezhou (Qihe) Chemical Complex emit?

The open dataset used here does not include a facility-level CO₂ value for Dezhou (Qihe) Chemical Complex.

Where is Dezhou (Qihe) Chemical Complex located?

Dezhou (Qihe) Chemical Complex is in China at approximately 36.82071, 116.7364.

Who operates Dezhou (Qihe) Chemical Complex?

The operator recorded in the open dataset is Hualu Hengsheng Co.

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