Resonac Oita, KK Oita — Japan
Petrochemical in Japan. Approximate location 33.2705, 131.6742.
PetrochemicalJapanCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Resonac Oita, KK Oita is a petrochemical plant in Japan. Its listed capacity is 618,000 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 Resonac. By capacity it ranks #3 among 12 petrochemical plants in Japan. It emits about 868,888 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.53% of the CO₂e from the 105 facilities in Japan that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 8% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-731958.
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
- OITA REFINERY · Other · 164 MW · 1 km
- Oita IPP power station · Coal · 330 MW · 2 km
- Oita Co-operative power plant · Gas · 657 MW · 2 km
- Oita Thermal Power Plant · Gas · 657 MW · 3 km
- Shin Oita · Gas · 2,295 MW · 3 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 618,000 t of ethylene, Resonac Oita, KK Oita is well above the median petrochemical plant in Japan (493,000 t of ethylene). 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 868,888 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 869k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Resonac Oita, KK Oita 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 €65.5M/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.
Capacity vs largest petrochemical plants in Japan
Listed capacity (t of ethylene), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Resonac.
Local climate
Resonac Oita, KK Oita sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 33.3°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 1344 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.03× 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 #3 largest of 12 petrochemical plants in Japan by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- ENEOS Oita Refinery · Refinery · 1,090,460 t CO₂
- Nippon Kyushu Works (Oita Area, Oita) steel plant · Steel Plant · 11,600,217 t CO₂
- Taiheiyo Cement Oita Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 670,290 t CO₂
- Nippon Stainless Steel Yamaguchi Works (Hikari Area) steel plant · Steel Plant · 97,836 t CO₂
- JPN-Ube_ammonia · Chemical Plant · 174,716 t CO₂
- Ube Industries Kanda Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 592,454 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 33.2705, 131.6742. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Resonac Oita, KK Oita?
Resonac Oita, KK Oita is a petrochemical plant in Japan. 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 Resonac Oita, KK Oita?
The open dataset lists 618,000 t of ethylene of capacity for Resonac Oita, KK Oita.
How much CO₂ does Resonac Oita, KK Oita emit?
The page uses about 868,888 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #38 among facilities in Japan by estimated CO₂.
Where is Resonac Oita, KK Oita located?
Resonac Oita, KK Oita is in Japan at approximately 33.2705, 131.6742.
Who operates Resonac Oita, KK Oita?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Resonac.