Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical, Jiangsu, Nanjing — China
Petrochemical in China. Approximate location 32.25841, 118.79069.
PetrochemicalChinaCO₂ not individually reported
Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical, Jiangsu, Nanjing is a petrochemical plant in China. 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 China Petrochemical Corp. No facility-measured CO₂ figure is available in the open dataset used here.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648418.
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.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Sinopec Yangzi power station · Coal · 360 MW · 1 km
- Nanjing Liuhe District Yangba power station · Gas · 156 MW · 1 km
- Nanjing Chemical Industrial Park Cogen power station · Coal · 710 MW · 3 km
- Jiangsu Nanre Thermal power station · Coal · 1,200 MW · 7 km
- Nanre Coal · Coal · 1,200 MW · 7 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
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.
Carbon emissions
No facility-measured CO₂ is published for Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical, Jiangsu, Nanjing; Climate TRACE provides only a petrochemical sector-level estimate, so a precise per-site figure, ranking or carbon cost would be misleading and is not shown.
CO₂: Climate TRACE sector-level estimate (not facility-measured).
Operator
Operated by China Petrochemical Corp. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical, Jiangsu, Nanjing sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 32.3°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 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 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
Nearby industrial sites
- Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical Nanjing Refinery · Refinery · 3,106,793 t CO₂
- BASF-YPC Co. Ltd., Jiangsu, Nanjing · Petrochemical · 1,265,292 t CO₂
- Nanjing Iron and Steel Co Ltd · Steel Plant · 15,424,939 t CO₂
- Sinopec Jinling Petrochemical Nanjing Refinery · Refinery · 4,473,782 t CO₂
- Jiangnan Onoda Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 455,605 t CO₂
- China Cement Plant Co Ltd · Cement Plant · 789,062 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 32.25841, 118.79069. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical, Jiangsu, Nanjing?
Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical, Jiangsu, Nanjing is a petrochemical plant in China. 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.
How much CO₂ does Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical, Jiangsu, Nanjing emit?
The open dataset used here does not include a facility-level CO₂ value for Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical, Jiangsu, Nanjing.
Where is Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical, Jiangsu, Nanjing located?
Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical, Jiangsu, Nanjing is in China at approximately 32.25841, 118.79069.
Who operates Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical, Jiangsu, Nanjing?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is China Petrochemical Corp.