Petroleos Mexicanos , Pajaritos,Veracruz — Mexico
Petrochemical in Mexico. Approximate location 18.11106, -94.38846.
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Petroleos Mexicanos , Pajaritos,Veracruz is a petrochemical plant in Mexico. 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.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-732002.
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.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Cydsa cogeneration Plant · Gas · 114 MW · 1 km
- PMV PAJARITOS · Gas · 58 MW · 1 km
- Energía Infra cogeneration power station · Gas · 145 MW · 3 km
- Cogeneración Cangrejera power station · Gas · 164 MW · 4 km
- Pemex-Petroquímica Complejo Petroquímico Cangrejera · Gas · 164 MW · 4 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.
Local climate
Petroleos Mexicanos , Pajaritos,Veracruz sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 18.1°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 1242 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
- Petroleos Mexicanos , La Cangrejera,Veracruz · Petrochemical · 103,324 t CO₂
- Petroleos Mexicanos Morelos, Pajaritos,Veracruz · Petrochemical · 98,083 t CO₂
- Braskem SA , Coatzacoalcos,Veracruz · Petrochemical · 884,002 t CO₂
- Pemex Minatitlan Refinery · Refinery · 1,384,906 t CO₂
- MEX-Cosoleacaque_ammonia · Chemical Plant · 476,580 t CO₂
- Pemex Dos Bocas Refinery · Refinery · 332,593 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 18.11106, -94.38846. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Petroleos Mexicanos , Pajaritos,Veracruz?
Petroleos Mexicanos , Pajaritos,Veracruz is a petrochemical plant in Mexico. 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.
Where is Petroleos Mexicanos , Pajaritos,Veracruz located?
Petroleos Mexicanos , Pajaritos,Veracruz is in Mexico at approximately 18.11106, -94.38846.