Ilam Petrochemical Company (13th Olefin complex), Lashekan,Ilamm — Iran

Ilam Petrochemical Company (13th Olefin complex), Lashekan,Ilamm is a petrochemical plant in Iran. Its listed capacity is 450,000 t of ethylene. 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 Iranian Investment Petrochemical Group Co. By capacity it ranks #5 among 7 petrochemical plants in Iran. It emits about 586,568 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.48% of the CO₂e from the 126 facilities in Iran that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-731916.

In context: how this facility compares

At 450,000 t of ethylene, Ilam Petrochemical Company (13th Olefin complex), Lashekan,Ilamm is around the median petrochemical plant in Iran (520,000 t of ethylene). 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 586,568 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 petrochemical plants in Iran

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

Operator

Operated by Iranian Investment Petrochemical Group Co.

Local climate

Ilam Petrochemical Company (13th Olefin complex), Lashekan,Ilamm sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 33.7°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 1301 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.00× 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 #5 largest of 7 petrochemical plants in Iran by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).

Nearby industrial sites

• Ilam Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 566,518 t CO₂
• Qomishe-ye mirqāsem Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,806,451 t CO₂
• NIORDC Kermanshah Refinery · Refinery · 162,207 t CO₂
• Faraman Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 735,105 t CO₂
• Kermanshah Urea/Ammonia Project · Chemical Plant · 2,850,859 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 33.71828, 46.29388. View on OpenStreetMap.

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