Jose Methanol — Venezuela
Chemical Plant in Venezuela. Approximate location 10.07287, -64.87802.
Chemical PlantVenezuelaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Jose Methanol is a chemical plant in Venezuela. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations. It is operated by METOR SA. It emits about 534,000 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 3.1% of the CO₂e from the 19 facilities in Venezuela that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257116.
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.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Complejo José Antonio power station · Coal · 300 MW · 21 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
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 534,000 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 534k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Jose Methanol 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 €40.2M/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 METOR SA.
Local climate
Jose Methanol sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 10.1°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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1246 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.96× 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
- VEN-Bolívar_methanol · Chemical Plant · 3,329 t CO₂
- PDVSA Puerto La Cruz Refinery · Refinery · 434,953 t CO₂
- Pertigalete Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,634,502 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 10.07287, -64.87802. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Jose Methanol?
Jose Methanol is a chemical plant in Venezuela. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations.
How much CO₂ does Jose Methanol emit?
The page uses about 534,000 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #8 among facilities in Venezuela by estimated CO₂.
Where is Jose Methanol located?
Jose Methanol is in Venezuela at approximately 10.07287, -64.87802.
Who operates Jose Methanol?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is METOR SA.