HUN-Várpalota_ammonia — Hungary

HUN-Várpalota_ammonia is a chemical plant in Hungary. Its listed capacity is 250,968 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 #1 among 2 chemical plants in Hungary. It emits about 352,997 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 4.8% of the CO₂e from the 16 facilities in Hungary that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-33999044.

In context: how this facility compares

At 250,968 t of chemical, HUN-Várpalota_ammonia is around the median chemical plant in Hungary (250,968 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 352,997 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.

Capacity vs largest chemical plants in Hungary

Listed capacity (t of chemical), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Local climate

HUN-Várpalota_ammonia sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 47.2°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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1400 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.08× 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 #1 largest of 2 chemical plants in Hungary by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).

Nearby industrial sites

• Arconic-Köfém Kft. · Metals Plant · 114,000 t CO₂
• Hungrana Kft. · Food & Beverage · 295,989 t CO₂
• MOL Szazhalombatta Refinery · Refinery · 1,976,623 t CO₂
• Liberty Steel Dunaferr Dunaújváros steel plant · Steel Plant · 348,000 t CO₂
• Dunacell Kft. Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 13,944 t CO₂
• Calmit Hungária Kft. · Lime Plant · 100,563 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 47.18483, 18.11365. View on OpenStreetMap.

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