Jincheng Zibo Refinery is a refinery in China. Its listed capacity is 118,590 BBL per day. 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 Shandong Jincheng Petrochemical Group Co Ltd. By capacity it ranks #25 among 65 oil refineries in China. It emits about 978,033 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.04% of the CO₂e from the 1,485 facilities in China that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.

118,590BBL per day
978,033t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#587CO₂ rank in China
8.25t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144198.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityJincheng Zibo Refinery Climate TRACE
CountryChina Climate TRACE
Coordinates37.05106, 117.89326 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectoroil-and-gas-refining Climate TRACE
Reported capacity118,590 BBL per day Climate TRACE
Owner / operatorShandong Jincheng Petrochemical Group Co Ltd Climate TRACE
Modelled CO₂e978,033 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

China rank#587 of 1485 · top 39.5% calculated
Global oil-and-gas-refining rank#317 of 630 · top 50.3% calculated
Climate contextderived from coordinates calculated

Not available

Fuel typeNot available not in dataset
Thermal capacity (MW)Not available not in dataset

Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.

Similar facilities by modelled emissions

Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.

Operating power plants within 50 km

PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.

In context: how this facility compares

At 118,590 BBL per day, Jincheng Zibo Refinery is well above the median refinery in China (90,450 BBL per day). 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 978,033 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:

2.3 millionbarrels of crude oil burned
228kgasoline cars driven for a year
978kacres of US forest absorbing CO₂ for a year

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions

At its reported 978k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Jincheng Zibo 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 €73.7M/yr.

978k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€73.7M/yrindicative carbon value (not a CBAM liability)

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 oil refineries in China

Sinopec Zhenhai Refining and Chemical Refinery: 540,000 BBL per day540kSinopec Zh…CNOOC Huizhou Refinery: 440,000 BBL per day440kCNOOC Huiz…Hengli Dalian Changxing Island Refinery: 402,000 BBL per day402kHengli Dal…Sinopec Jinling Petrochemical Nanjing Refinery: 360,000 BBL per day360kSinopec Ji…Sinopec Maoming Refining and Chemical Refinery: 360,000 BBL per day360kSinopec Ma…Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Refinery: 320,000 BBL per day320kSinopec Sh…Shenghong Lianyungang Refinery: 320,000 BBL per day320kShenghong …Sinochem Quanzhou Refinery: 301,500 BBL per day302kSinochem Q…

Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by Shandong Jincheng Petrochemical Group Co Ltd.

Local climate

Jincheng Zibo Refinery sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 37.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

~19°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical (dry winter): four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

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.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
40/100environmental-severity index
29.0°Cseasonal temperature swing
108 kmdistance to coast
ModerateCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1363 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.05× 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 #25 largest of 65 oil refineries in China by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 37.05106, 117.89326. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Jincheng Zibo Refinery?

Jincheng Zibo 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.

What capacity is listed for Jincheng Zibo Refinery?

The open dataset lists 118,590 BBL per day of capacity for Jincheng Zibo Refinery.

How much CO₂ does Jincheng Zibo Refinery emit?

The page uses about 978,033 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #587 among facilities in China by estimated CO₂.

Where is Jincheng Zibo Refinery located?

Jincheng Zibo Refinery is in China at approximately 37.05106, 117.89326.

Who operates Jincheng Zibo Refinery?

The operator recorded in the open dataset is Shandong Jincheng Petrochemical Group Co Ltd.

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