South Korea
Chemical Plant in South Korea. Approximate location 36.4276, 127.82132.
Chemical PlantSouth KoreaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
South Korea is a chemical plant in South Korea. Its listed capacity is 394,884 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 emits about 130,609 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.09% of the CO₂e from the 51 facilities in South Korea 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-32267405.
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
- Daecheong · Hydro · 90 MW · 31 km
- Gimcheon · Solar · 9 MW · 36 km
- Gimcheon 2 · Solar · 9 MW · 37 km
- Cheongju CHP plant · Oil · 58 MW · 39 km
- Gimcheon CHP power station · Coal · 60 MW · 41 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 394,884 t of chemical, South Korea is around the median chemical plant in South Korea (394,884 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 130,609 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 131k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), South Korea 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 €9.8M/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.
Local climate
South Korea sits in a monsoon hot-summer continental climate zone (Köppen Dwa), at 36.4°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 thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1386 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.07× 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
- Union Corp Cheongju Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 104,036 t CO₂
- Sungshin Cement Danyang Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 6,146,734 t CO₂
- Hanil Cement Danyang Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 2,473,723 t CO₂
- Hanil Hyundai Cement Samgok Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 579,830 t CO₂
- Ssangyong Cement Yeongweol Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,602,319 t CO₂
- Asia Cement Jecheon Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,622,527 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 36.4276, 127.82132. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is South Korea?
South Korea is a chemical plant in South Korea. 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 South Korea?
The open dataset lists 394,884 t of chemical of capacity for South Korea.
How much CO₂ does South Korea emit?
The page uses about 130,609 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #42 among facilities in South Korea by estimated CO₂.
Where is South Korea located?
South Korea is in South Korea at approximately 36.4276, 127.82132.