San Martin Texmelucan Independencia Methanol — Mexico
Chemical Plant in Mexico. Approximate location 19.25237, -98.41242.
Chemical PlantMexicoCO₂ estimate (modelled)
San Martin Texmelucan Independencia Methanol is a chemical plant in Mexico. Its listed capacity is 168,000 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. It is operated by Petróleos Mexicanos EPE. By capacity it ranks #3 among 3 chemical plants in Mexico. It emits about 56,070 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.14% of the CO₂e from the 62 facilities in Mexico that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 77% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257177.
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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- Japan · 53,814 t CO₂e/yr · Japan
- Tata Chemicals Europe - Lostock Soda Ash Plant · 52,946 t CO₂e/yr · United Kingdom
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Complejo Petroquímico Independencia power station · Gas · 54 MW · 0 km
- San Lorenzo Potencia · Gas · 382 MW · 23 km
- Portezuelos I y II · Hydro · 4 MW · 37 km
- GRUPAK IGSAPAK · Gas · 50 MW · 44 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 168,000 t of chemical, San Martin Texmelucan Independencia Methanol is below 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 56,070 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 56k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), San Martin Texmelucan Independencia Methanol 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 €4.2M/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 chemical plants in Mexico
Listed capacity (t of chemical), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Petróleos Mexicanos EPE. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
San Martin Texmelucan Independencia Methanol sits in a subtropical highland climate zone (Köppen Cwb), at 19.3°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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1345 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 3 chemical plants in Mexico by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Ternium Puebla steel plant · Steel Plant · 596,616 t CO₂
- Grupo Simec Apizaco Cholula steel plant · Steel Plant · 56,507 t CO₂
- Tepeaca Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 2,772,979 t CO₂
- Gerdau Corsa Ciudad Sahagún steel plant · Steel Plant · 49,567 t CO₂
- Kimberly-Clark de México S.A. de C.V. - Ectapec Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill
- Puebla Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 474,769 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 19.25237, -98.41242. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is San Martin Texmelucan Independencia Methanol?
San Martin Texmelucan Independencia Methanol is a chemical plant in Mexico. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations.
What capacity is listed for San Martin Texmelucan Independencia Methanol?
The open dataset lists 168,000 t of chemical of capacity for San Martin Texmelucan Independencia Methanol.
How much CO₂ does San Martin Texmelucan Independencia Methanol emit?
The page uses about 56,070 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #56 among facilities in Mexico by estimated CO₂.
Where is San Martin Texmelucan Independencia Methanol located?
San Martin Texmelucan Independencia Methanol is in Mexico at approximately 19.25237, -98.41242.
Who operates San Martin Texmelucan Independencia Methanol?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Petróleos Mexicanos EPE.