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PT Chandra asri Petrochemical, Asri Cilegon, West Java

Petrochemical in Indonesia. Approximate location -6.03871, 105.9329.

PetrochemicalIndonesiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)

PT Chandra asri Petrochemical, Asri Cilegon, West Java is a petrochemical in Indonesia. Its listed capacity is 900,000 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. It is operated by PT Top Investment Indonesia. It emits about 1,854,911 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE, roughly comparable to the annual emissions of 432k passenger cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 58% above the national median for this sector.

900,000t of ethylene
1,854,911t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#10CO₂ rank in Indonesia
2.06t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-731948.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityPT Chandra asri Petrochemical, Asri Cilegon, West Java Climate TRACE
CountryIndonesia Climate TRACE
Coordinates-6.03871, 105.9329 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorpetrochemical-steam-cracking Climate TRACE
Reported capacity900,000 t of ethylene Climate TRACE
Owner / operatorPT Top Investment Indonesia Climate TRACE
Modelled CO₂e1,854,911 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

Indonesia rank#10 of 53 · top 18.9% calculated
Global petrochemical-steam-cracking rank#54 of 218 · top 24.8% calculated
Climate contextderived from coordinates calculated

Not available

Fuel typeNot available not in dataset
Thermal capacity (MW)Not available not in dataset

Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.

Similar facilities by modelled emissions

Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.

Operating power plants within 50 km

PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.

In context: how this facility compares

At 900,000 t of ethylene, PT Chandra asri Petrochemical, Asri Cilegon, West Java is around the median petrochemical in Indonesia (900,000 t of ethylene). Subsector: petrochemical-steam-cracking. As petrochemical, it requires high process heat (typically 300–800°C) for its core industrial operations — heat that must be supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion, and losses through uninsulated vessels and piping represent wasted fuel. Removable modular insulation can cut those losses by 80–96%, surface-cooling equipment to ≤45°C, with payback often under 2 years. 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 1,854,911 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:

432kcars driven for a year
242khomes' annual energy use
31 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Carbon cost, Scope 1 & decarbonization potential

At its reported 1.9M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), PT Chandra asri Petrochemical, Asri Cilegon, West Java carries no domestic carbon price; petrochemicals are not a CBAM-covered good, so there is no border-carbon liability. At the EU ETS reference price (€75/t) the emissions carry an indicative carbon value of €140M/yr. The fastest decarbonization lever is energy efficiency: eliminating heat loss on hot equipment (removable insulation, steam & waste-heat recovery) typically cuts 2–5% of fuel-related CO₂ — here ≈37k t–93k t/yr, worth €2.8M€7.0M, with payback up to 2 years. No domestic carbon price — but cement, steel, aluminium, fertilizer and hydrogen exported to the EU face CBAM at €75/t (rising to 100% by 2034).

1.9M t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€140M/yrindicative carbon value (not a CBAM liability)
37k t–93k t/yr ≈ €2.8M€7.0MDecarbonization potential

Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €79/t, July 2, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Efficiency range: US DOE / ASTM C680 (method). Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice. Estimate the saving for this site →

Operator

Operated by PT Top Investment Indonesia. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

PT Chandra asri Petrochemical, Asri Cilegon, West Java sits in a tropical rainforest climate zone (Köppen Af), at 6.0°S in the southern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical rainforest: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

The local climate sets how fast unprotected steel, protective coatings and the insulation on hot process equipment degrade at this site. It sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.

C5ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
48/100environmental-severity index
1.2°Cseasonal temperature swing
31 kmdistance to coast
Very highCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1240 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.95× the loss at a 20 °C reference; removable insulation recovers about 1178 W/m² of that. 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).

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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

Location

Coordinates -6.03871, 105.9329. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

For a petrochemical, the main modular-insulation targets are steam crackers, quench towers, fractionators, heat exchangers, steam lines, valves & flanges. Typical hot-surface ranges used for screening: 150–550 °C.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Start with a thermal survey of valves, flanges, doors and bends. Removable modular insulation keeps maintenance access open while lowering exposed-surface temperature and wasted heat.

External climate finance your country can access

For energy-efficiency projects around process heat, likely external funding channels include:

CBAM. Exporters of cement, steel, aluminium, fertiliser, hydrogen and electricity to the EU face the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism — cutting embedded emissions (efficiency + insulation) lowers the levy.

Sources: country climate-finance facilities and public development-bank programmes.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is PT Chandra asri Petrochemical, Asri Cilegon, West Java?

PT Chandra asri Petrochemical, Asri Cilegon, West Java is a petrochemical in Indonesia. 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 PT Chandra asri Petrochemical, Asri Cilegon, West Java?

The open dataset lists 900,000 t of ethylene of capacity for PT Chandra asri Petrochemical, Asri Cilegon, West Java.

How much CO₂ does PT Chandra asri Petrochemical, Asri Cilegon, West Java emit?

The page uses about 1,854,911 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #10 among facilities in Indonesia by estimated CO₂.

Where is PT Chandra asri Petrochemical, Asri Cilegon, West Java located?

PT Chandra asri Petrochemical, Asri Cilegon, West Java is in Indonesia at approximately -6.03871, 105.9329.

Who operates PT Chandra asri Petrochemical, Asri Cilegon, West Java?

The operator recorded in the open dataset is PT Top Investment Indonesia.

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