Exxon/SABIC, Portland, Tex — United States
Petrochemical in United States. Approximate location 27.93016, -97.32348.
PetrochemicalUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Exxon/SABIC, Portland, 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. It is operated by Saudi Basic Industries Corp. It emits about 2,285,105 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.40% 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-18648335.
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
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 2,285,105 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 2.3M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Exxon/SABIC, Portland, 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 €172M/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 Saudi Basic Industries Corp. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Exxon/SABIC, Portland, Tex sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 27.9°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 1280 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.98× 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
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- VALERO CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERY EAST PLANT · Chemical Plant · 366,470 t CO₂
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- Occidental Chemical/Mexichem, Ingelside, Tex · Petrochemical · 698,227 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 27.93016, -97.32348. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Exxon/SABIC, Portland, Tex?
Exxon/SABIC, Portland, 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.
How much CO₂ does Exxon/SABIC, Portland, Tex emit?
The page uses about 2,285,105 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #53 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.
Where is Exxon/SABIC, Portland, Tex located?
Exxon/SABIC, Portland, Tex is in United States at approximately 27.93016, -97.32348.
Who operates Exxon/SABIC, Portland, Tex?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Saudi Basic Industries Corp.