Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore, Pulau Ayer Merbau
Petrochemical in Singapore. Approximate location 1.27018, 103.71464.
PetrochemicalSingaporeCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore, Pulau Ayer Merbau is a petrochemical plant in Singapore. 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. It emits about 2,255,998 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 12% of the CO₂e from the 7 facilities in Singapore that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility identity, coordinates and modelled CO2: Climate TRACE v6, id ct-731966. Cited capacity and operating status are independently sourced below.
Capacity and operating-status verification
Operating; two crackers and metathesis plant total 1.1 million t/yr ethylene
Checked 2026-07-19. Capacities are annual ethylene production capacities stated by the current operator or facility owner. The three records represent separate operating complexes; equal capacity values are not treated as duplicate data. PCS plant, facilities and products
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.
Similar facilities by modelled emissions
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- Petro Rabigh, Rabigh, · 2,316,872 t CO₂e/yr · Saudi Arabia
- Sadara Basic Services Company, Al Jubail, · 2,172,067 t CO₂e/yr · Saudi Arabia
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- PowerSeraya Pulau Seraya CCGT Cogen Power Plant Singapore · Gas · 1,540 MW · 2 km
- PowerSeraya OCGT Power Plant Singapore · Gas · 210 MW · 2 km
- PowerSeraya Pulau Seraya Oil Power Station Singapore · Oil · 2,250 MW · 2 km
- Jurong Island - PLP CCGT Power Plant Singapore · Gas · 800 MW · 2 km
- SembCorp Pulau Sakra CCGT Cogen Power Station Singapore · Gas · 1,215 MW · 2 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
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 2,255,998 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 2.3M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore, Pulau Ayer Merbau 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 €170M/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.
Local climate
Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore, Pulau Ayer Merbau sits in a tropical rainforest climate zone (Köppen Af), at 1.3°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 humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1231 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
- Shell Eastern Petroleum, Bukom Island · Petrochemical · 2,358,543 t CO₂
- ExxonMobil Singapore Refinery · Refinery · 5,634,555 t CO₂
- Singapore Refining Corporation Refinery · Refinery · 2,337,565 t CO₂
- ExxonMobil Chemical Jurong Island, Jurong Island · Petrochemical · 3,896,724 t CO₂
- Natsteel Singapore plant · Steel Plant · 24,000 t CO₂
- Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Singapore Refinery · Refinery · 2,265,996 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 1.27018, 103.71464. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore, Pulau Ayer Merbau?
Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore, Pulau Ayer Merbau is a petrochemical plant in Singapore. 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.
How much CO₂ does Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore, Pulau Ayer Merbau emit?
The page uses about 2,255,998 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #6 among facilities in Singapore by estimated CO₂.
Where is Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore, Pulau Ayer Merbau located?
Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore, Pulau Ayer Merbau is in Singapore at approximately 1.27018, 103.71464.