LG Petrochemical Daesan, Daesan — South Korea
Petrochemical in South Korea. Approximate location 37.00536, 126.38131.
PetrochemicalSouth KoreaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
LG Petrochemical Daesan, Daesan is a petrochemical plant in South Korea. Its listed capacity is 1,300,000 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. By capacity it ranks #3 among 8 petrochemical plants in South Korea. It emits about 1,763,076 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 1.1% of the CO₂e from the 51 facilities in South Korea that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-731969.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
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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
- Daesan Complex power station · Gas · 743 MW · 2 km
- Daesan power station · Biomass · 110 MW · 2 km
- Daesan Works · Gas · 131 MW · 3 km
- Hwaseong · Solar · 1 MW · 7 km
- Dangjin · Coal · 6,040 MW · 13 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 1,300,000 t of ethylene, LG Petrochemical Daesan, Daesan is around the median petrochemical plant in South Korea (1,230,000 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 1,763,076 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 1.8M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), LG Petrochemical Daesan, Daesan 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 €133M/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.
Capacity vs largest petrochemical plants in South Korea
Listed capacity (t of ethylene), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Local climate
LG Petrochemical Daesan, Daesan sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 37.0°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 thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1383 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.06× 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 #3 largest of 8 petrochemical plants in South Korea by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Hyundai Lotte Daesan Condensate Splitter · Refinery · 895,888 t CO₂
- Lotte Petrochemical Daesan, Daesan · Petrochemical · 1,491,834 t CO₂
- Hyundai Oilbank Daesan Refinery · Refinery · 5,778,641 t CO₂
- Hyundai Chemical, Daesan · Petrochemical · 1,152,780 t CO₂
- Hanwha Total Condensate Splitter · Refinery · 946,920 t CO₂
- Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical, Daesan · Petrochemical · 2,068,224 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 37.00536, 126.38131. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is LG Petrochemical Daesan, Daesan?
LG Petrochemical Daesan, Daesan is a petrochemical plant in South Korea. 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 LG Petrochemical Daesan, Daesan?
The open dataset lists 1,300,000 t of ethylene of capacity for LG Petrochemical Daesan, Daesan.
How much CO₂ does LG Petrochemical Daesan, Daesan emit?
The page uses about 1,763,076 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #15 among facilities in South Korea by estimated CO₂.
Where is LG Petrochemical Daesan, Daesan located?
LG Petrochemical Daesan, Daesan is in South Korea at approximately 37.00536, 126.38131.