Golmud (Qarhan) Chemical Complex — China
Chemical Plant in China. Approximate location 36.81056, 95.30666.
Chemical PlantChinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Golmud (Qarhan) Chemical Complex is a chemical plant in China. Its listed capacity is 7,257,480 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 #2 among 125 chemical plants in China. It emits about 19,583,307 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.74% of the CO₂e from the 1,485 facilities in China that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 87% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257094.
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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In context: how this facility compares
At 7,257,480 t of chemical, Golmud (Qarhan) Chemical Complex 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 19,583,307 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 19.6M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Golmud (Qarhan) Chemical Complex 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 €1.48B/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
Golmud (Qarhan) Chemical Complex sits in a cold desert climate zone (Köppen BWk), at 36.8°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 1448 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.11× 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 #2 largest of 125 chemical plants in China by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Golmud (Qarhan) Chemical Complex · Chemical Plant · 300,052 t CO₂
- Golmud Pengcheng Industrial (Group) Co., Ltd. Lime Plant. · Lime Plant
Location
Coordinates 36.81056, 95.30666. View on OpenStreetMap. Location shown at industrial-zone / municipality precision (shared source geocode).
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Golmud (Qarhan) Chemical Complex?
Golmud (Qarhan) 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.
What capacity is listed for Golmud (Qarhan) Chemical Complex?
The open dataset lists 7,257,480 t of chemical of capacity for Golmud (Qarhan) Chemical Complex.
How much CO₂ does Golmud (Qarhan) Chemical Complex emit?
The page uses about 19,583,307 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #9 among facilities in China by estimated CO₂.
Where is Golmud (Qarhan) Chemical Complex located?
Golmud (Qarhan) Chemical Complex is in China at approximately 36.81056, 95.30666.