Gaoqing Hongyuan Petrochemical Refinery — China
Refinery in China. Approximate location 37.17867, 117.90008.
RefineryChinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Gaoqing Hongyuan Petrochemical Refinery is a refinery in China. Its listed capacity is 14,070 BBL per day. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery. It is operated by Gaoqing Hongyuan Petrochemical Co Ltd. By capacity it ranks #57 among 65 oil refineries in China. It emits about 89,416 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 26% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144256.
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
- Zibo Gaoqing Hongqiao cogen power station · Coal · 30 MW · 3 km
- Tianyuan Shandong power station · Coal · 700 MW · 14 km
- Weiqiao Binzhou Public Heating power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · 19 km
- Binzhou Heating Supply Center power station · Coal · 780 MW · 19 km
- Shandong Zibo (Huirun) power station · Biomass · 30 MW · 20 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 14,070 BBL per day, Gaoqing Hongyuan Petrochemical Refinery is below the median refinery in China (90,450 BBL per day). Subsector: oil-and-gas-refining. As refinery, it requires high process heat (typically 200–600°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 89,416 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 89k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Gaoqing Hongyuan Petrochemical Refinery 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 €6.7M/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 oil refineries in China
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Gaoqing Hongyuan Petrochemical Co Ltd.
Local climate
Gaoqing Hongyuan Petrochemical Refinery sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 37.2°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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1363 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.05× 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 #57 largest of 65 oil refineries in China by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Jincheng Zibo Refinery · Refinery · 978,033 t CO₂
- Jingbo Binzhou Petrochemical Refinery · Refinery · 549,149 t CO₂
- CNOOC Asphalt Binzhou Refinery · Refinery
- Shandong Fangcheng Calcium Industry Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant
- Binzhou Yongjie Calcium Industry Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant
- Zouping Hongsheng Calcium Industry Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant · 605,788 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 37.17867, 117.90008. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Gaoqing Hongyuan Petrochemical Refinery?
Gaoqing Hongyuan Petrochemical Refinery is a refinery in China. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery.
What capacity is listed for Gaoqing Hongyuan Petrochemical Refinery?
The open dataset lists 14,070 BBL per day of capacity for Gaoqing Hongyuan Petrochemical Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Gaoqing Hongyuan Petrochemical Refinery emit?
The page uses about 89,416 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1412 among facilities in China by estimated CO₂.
Where is Gaoqing Hongyuan Petrochemical Refinery located?
Gaoqing Hongyuan Petrochemical Refinery is in China at approximately 37.17867, 117.90008.
Who operates Gaoqing Hongyuan Petrochemical Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Gaoqing Hongyuan Petrochemical Co Ltd.