Malaysian Refining Company Melaka I Refinery
Refinery in Malaysia. Approximate location 4.56734, 103.4537.
RefineryMalaysiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Malaysian Refining Company Melaka I Refinery is a refinery in Malaysia. 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 Petroliam Nasional Bhd. It emits about 408,283 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.95% of the CO₂e from the 39 facilities in Malaysia that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144019.
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
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- Merchang · Solar · 66 MW · 43 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
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 408,283 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 408k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Malaysian Refining Company Melaka I 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 €30.8M/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 Petroliam Nasional Bhd. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Malaysian Refining Company Melaka I Refinery sits in a tropical rainforest climate zone (Köppen Af), at 4.6°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 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
- Petronas Penapisan Terengganu Refinery · Refinery · 1,079,111 t CO₂
- Petronas Chemicals Ethylene, Sdn. Bhd. Kertih · Petrochemical · 2,132,943 t CO₂
- Eastern Steel Kemaman plant · Steel Plant · 4,167,355 t CO₂
- Alliance Steel Kuantan plant · Steel Plant · 5,127,624 t CO₂
- YTL Bukit Sagu Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 480,995 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 4.56734, 103.4537. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Malaysian Refining Company Melaka I Refinery?
Malaysian Refining Company Melaka I Refinery is a refinery in Malaysia. 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.
How much CO₂ does Malaysian Refining Company Melaka I Refinery emit?
The page uses about 408,283 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #27 among facilities in Malaysia by estimated CO₂.
Where is Malaysian Refining Company Melaka I Refinery located?
Malaysian Refining Company Melaka I Refinery is in Malaysia at approximately 4.56734, 103.4537.
Who operates Malaysian Refining Company Melaka I Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Petroliam Nasional Bhd.