Sinopec ZhongKe (Guangdong) Refinery & Petrochemical, Guangdong, Zhanjiang — China
Petrochemical in China. Approximate location 21.05082, 110.4564.
PetrochemicalChinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Sinopec ZhongKe (Guangdong) Refinery & Petrochemical, Guangdong, Zhanjiang 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. It emits about 1,234,327 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.05% 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-18648415.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
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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
- ZhongKe Guangdong Captive power station · Coal · 300 MW · 0 km
- Zhanjiang Donghai power station · Coal · 1,200 MW · 4 km
- Baosteel Zhanjiang power station · Coal · 700 MW · 4 km
- Huaneng Zhanjiang Nansan (Haifeng) Wind · Wind · 50 MW · 19 km
- Mazhang A · Solar · 10 MW · 20 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.
What 1,234,327 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 1.2M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Sinopec ZhongKe (Guangdong) Refinery & Petrochemical, Guangdong, Zhanjiang 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 €93.0M/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 ZhongKe (Guangdong) Refinery & Petrochemical, Guangdong, Zhanjiang sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 21.1°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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1266 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.97× 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 ZhongKe (Guangdong) Refinery · Refinery
- Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron and Steel Co Ltd · Steel Plant · 15,197,703 t CO₂
- Sinopec Zhanjiang Dongxing Petrochemical Refinery · Refinery
- Zhanjiang Chenming Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd - Shandong Chenming Paper Group · Pulp & Paper Mill
- Zhanjiang Qianfeng Building Materials Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant
- Sinopec Maoming Petrochemical, Guangdong, Maoming · Petrochemical
Location
Coordinates 21.05082, 110.4564. View on OpenStreetMap. Location shown at industrial-zone / municipality precision (shared source geocode).
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Sinopec ZhongKe (Guangdong) Refinery & Petrochemical, Guangdong, Zhanjiang?
Sinopec ZhongKe (Guangdong) Refinery & Petrochemical, Guangdong, Zhanjiang 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 ZhongKe (Guangdong) Refinery & Petrochemical, Guangdong, Zhanjiang emit?
The page uses about 1,234,327 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #490 among facilities in China by estimated CO₂.
Where is Sinopec ZhongKe (Guangdong) Refinery & Petrochemical, Guangdong, Zhanjiang located?
Sinopec ZhongKe (Guangdong) Refinery & Petrochemical, Guangdong, Zhanjiang is in China at approximately 21.05082, 110.4564.
Who operates Sinopec ZhongKe (Guangdong) Refinery & Petrochemical, Guangdong, Zhanjiang?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is China Petrochemical Corp.