Hebei Xinquan Petrochemical Refinery — China
Refinery in China. Approximate location 40.76041, 114.99776.
RefineryChinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Hebei Xinquan 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. It is operated by Hebei Xinquan Petrochemical Co Ltd. It emits about 248,653 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144248.
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: 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 248,653 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 249k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Hebei Xinquan 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 €18.7M/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.
Operator
Operated by Hebei Xinquan Petrochemical Co Ltd.
Local climate
Hebei Xinquan Petrochemical Refinery sits in a monsoon warm-summer continental climate zone (Köppen Dwb), at 40.8°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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1416 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.09× 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
- Xuanhua BBMG Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 506,165 t CO₂
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- Xuanhua Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd · Steel Plant
- Wanquan District Jinhe White Lime Processing Plant · Lime Plant
- Zhuolu BBMG Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 651,861 t CO₂
- Yiyuan Longyang Magnesium Industry Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant
Location
Coordinates 40.76041, 114.99776. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Hebei Xinquan Petrochemical Refinery?
Hebei Xinquan 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.
How much CO₂ does Hebei Xinquan Petrochemical Refinery emit?
The page uses about 248,653 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1251 among facilities in China by estimated CO₂.
Where is Hebei Xinquan Petrochemical Refinery located?
Hebei Xinquan Petrochemical Refinery is in China at approximately 40.76041, 114.99776.
Who operates Hebei Xinquan Petrochemical Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Hebei Xinquan Petrochemical Co Ltd.