Indorama Eleme Petrochemical, Port Harcourt — Nigeria
Petrochemical in Nigeria. Approximate location 4.83924, 7.104.
PetrochemicalNigeriaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Indorama Eleme Petrochemical, Port Harcourt is a petrochemical plant in Nigeria. Its listed capacity is 360,000 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 PT Indorama Petrochemicals. It emits about 414,464 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 1.3% of the CO₂e from the 25 facilities in Nigeria that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 12% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-732016.
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.
Similar facilities by modelled emissions
- Westlake Petrochemicals Corp., Calvert CityKy. · 420,205 t CO₂e/yr · United States
- ExxonMobil Corp., Notre Dame · 401,533 t CO₂e/yr · France
- (Shazand) Arak Petrochemical, Arak,Marzaki · 429,674 t CO₂e/yr · Iran
- Imperial Oil Products & Chemicals , Sarnia,Ontario · 438,077 t CO₂e/yr · Canada
- Shell & DEA Oil GMBH , Wesseling · 388,702 t CO₂e/yr · Germany
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Afam (FIPL) power station · Gas · 360 MW · 14 km
- Afam IV power station · Gas · 450 MW · 17 km
- Afam V power station · Gas · 276 MW · 17 km
- Afam VI power station · Gas · 650 MW · 17 km
- Alaoji · Gas · 1,074 MW · 35 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 360,000 t of ethylene, Indorama Eleme Petrochemical, Port Harcourt is around the median petrochemical plant in Nigeria (360,000 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 414,464 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 414k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Indorama Eleme Petrochemical, Port Harcourt 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 €31.2M/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 PT Indorama Petrochemicals.
Local climate
Indorama Eleme Petrochemical, Port Harcourt sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 4.8°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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1236 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.95× 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
- Port Harcourt Fertilizer Complex · Chemical Plant · 3,150,986 t CO₂
- PHRC Port Harcourt Refinery · Refinery · 185,439 t CO₂
- NGA-Obio/Akpor_methanol · Chemical Plant · 219,041 t CO₂
- Onne (Port Harcourt) Fertilizer Complex · Chemical Plant · 1,643,014 t CO₂
- NGA-Port Harcourt_methanol · Chemical Plant · 182,360 t CO₂
- Aradel Modular Refinery · Refinery · 48,269 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 4.83924, 7.104. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Indorama Eleme Petrochemical, Port Harcourt?
Indorama Eleme Petrochemical, Port Harcourt is a petrochemical plant in Nigeria. 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.
What capacity is listed for Indorama Eleme Petrochemical, Port Harcourt?
The open dataset lists 360,000 t of ethylene of capacity for Indorama Eleme Petrochemical, Port Harcourt.
How much CO₂ does Indorama Eleme Petrochemical, Port Harcourt emit?
The page uses about 414,464 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #13 among facilities in Nigeria by estimated CO₂.
Where is Indorama Eleme Petrochemical, Port Harcourt located?
Indorama Eleme Petrochemical, Port Harcourt is in Nigeria at approximately 4.83924, 7.104.
Who operates Indorama Eleme Petrochemical, Port Harcourt?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is PT Indorama Petrochemicals.