Sinopec-SK Wuhan Petrochemical Refinery — China
Refinery in China. Approximate location 30.65233, 114.42901.
RefineryChinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Sinopec-SK Wuhan 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 1,627,928 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.06% 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-1753488.
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
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- Cecic Wuhan · Solar · 2 MW · 5 km
- Wuhan Railway Station · Solar · 2 MW · 6 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 1,627,928 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 1.6M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Sinopec-SK Wuhan 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 €123M/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-SK Wuhan Petrochemical Refinery sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 30.7°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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1331 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.02× 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
- Wuhan Iron and Steel Co Ltd · Steel Plant · 25,916,033 t CO₂
- Zhonghan Wuhan Petrochemical, Hubei, Wuhan · Petrochemical · 2,393,795 t CO₂
- Hubei Ya Dong Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,353,796 t CO₂
- Shashi City Paper Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill
- Jiaoyu Jiarongxin High Calcium Technology Co.,Ltd. · Lime Plant
- Wuhan Shunle Stainless Steel Co Ltd · Steel Plant
Location
Coordinates 30.65233, 114.42901. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Sinopec-SK Wuhan Petrochemical Refinery?
Sinopec-SK Wuhan 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-SK Wuhan Petrochemical Refinery emit?
The page uses about 1,627,928 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #404 among facilities in China by estimated CO₂.
Where is Sinopec-SK Wuhan Petrochemical Refinery located?
Sinopec-SK Wuhan Petrochemical Refinery is in China at approximately 30.65233, 114.42901.
Who operates Sinopec-SK Wuhan Petrochemical Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is China Petrochemical Corp.