MEX-Cosoleacaque_ammonia — Mexico

MEX-Cosoleacaque_ammonia is a chemical plant in Mexico. Its listed capacity is 690,156 t of chemical. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations. By capacity it ranks #1 among 3 chemical plants in Mexico. It emits about 476,580 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 1.2% of the CO₂e from the 62 facilities in Mexico that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 52% below the national median for this sector.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-33999056.

In context: how this facility compares

At 690,156 t of chemical, MEX-Cosoleacaque_ammonia is well above the median chemical plant in Mexico (366,936 t of chemical). 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 476,580 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.

Capacity vs largest chemical plants in Mexico

Listed capacity (t of chemical), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Local climate

MEX-Cosoleacaque_ammonia sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 18.0°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 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 1241 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

The #1 largest of 3 chemical plants in Mexico by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).

Nearby industrial sites

• Pemex Minatitlan Refinery · Refinery · 1,384,906 t CO₂
• Braskem SA , Coatzacoalcos,Veracruz · Petrochemical · 884,002 t CO₂
• Petroleos Mexicanos , Pajaritos,Veracruz · Petrochemical
• Petroleos Mexicanos , La Cangrejera,Veracruz · Petrochemical · 103,324 t CO₂
• Petroleos Mexicanos Morelos, Pajaritos,Veracruz · Petrochemical · 98,083 t CO₂
• Mexicana de Papel Periódico S.A. de C.V. Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill

Location

Coordinates 18.01676, -94.56659. View on OpenStreetMap.

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