Sinopec Shanghai Gaoqiao Petrochemical Refinery — China
Refinery in China. Approximate location 31.3388, 121.5567.
RefineryChinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Sinopec Shanghai Gaoqiao Petrochemical Refinery is a refinery in China. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery. It is operated by China Petrochemical Corp. It emits about 3,106,793 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.12% of the CO₂e from the 1,485 facilities in China that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1753957.
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
- Shanghai Gaoqiao power station · Coal · 150 MW · 2 km
- Zhabei Gas · Gas · 454 MW · 3 km
- Waigaoqiao power station · Coal · 5,080 MW · 4 km
- Baoshan Works power station · Coal · 1,700 MW · 16 km
- Huaneng Shanghai Baoshan · Gas · 1,200 MW · 20 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
Subsector: oil-and-gas-refining. As refinery, it requires high process heat (typically 200–600°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 3,106,793 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 3.1M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Sinopec Shanghai Gaoqiao Petrochemical Refinery 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 €234M/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.
Operator
Operated by China Petrochemical Corp. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Sinopec Shanghai Gaoqiao Petrochemical Refinery sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 31.3°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 1336 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
Nearby industrial sites
- Baosteel Special Steel Co Ltd · Steel Plant
- Shanghai Baijin Chemical Group Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill
- Baoshan Iron and Steel Co Ltd Headquarters · Steel Plant · 23,974,641 t CO₂
- Taicang City Dongfang Metallurgical Lime Products Factory. · Lime Plant
- Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Refinery · Refinery · 3,976,695 t CO₂
- Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical, Shanghai, Caojing · Petrochemical · 1,196,897 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 31.3388, 121.5567. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Sinopec Shanghai Gaoqiao Petrochemical Refinery?
Sinopec Shanghai Gaoqiao Petrochemical Refinery is a refinery in China. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery.
How much CO₂ does Sinopec Shanghai Gaoqiao Petrochemical Refinery emit?
The page uses about 3,106,793 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #224 among facilities in China by estimated CO₂.
Where is Sinopec Shanghai Gaoqiao Petrochemical Refinery located?
Sinopec Shanghai Gaoqiao Petrochemical Refinery is in China at approximately 31.3388, 121.5567.
Who operates Sinopec Shanghai Gaoqiao Petrochemical Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is China Petrochemical Corp.