Taiwan
Chemical Plant in Taiwan. Approximate location 23.74096, 120.9748.
Chemical PlantTaiwanCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Taiwan is a chemical plant in Taiwan. Its listed capacity is 176,208 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 58,281 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.13% of the CO₂e from the 21 facilities in Taiwan 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-32267412.
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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In context: how this facility compares
At 176,208 t of chemical, Taiwan is around the median chemical plant in Taiwan (176,208 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 58,281 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 58k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Taiwan 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 €4.4M/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
Taiwan sits in a subtropical highland climate zone (Köppen Cwb), at 23.7°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 1325 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
- E Top Metal Changhua plant · Steel Plant · 41,056 t CO₂
- Feng Hsin Steel Taichung plant · Steel Plant · 116,394 t CO₂
- China Steel Dragon Steel Taichung plant · Steel Plant · 8,048,952 t CO₂
- Taiwan Cement Corportation Hualien Factory Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 641,913 t CO₂
- Formosa Mailiao Refinery · Refinery · 5,457,833 t CO₂
- Formosa Petrochemical Corp. , Taiwan, Mailiao · Petrochemical · 3,750,374 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 23.74096, 120.9748. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Taiwan?
Taiwan is a chemical plant in Taiwan. 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 Taiwan?
The open dataset lists 176,208 t of chemical of capacity for Taiwan.
How much CO₂ does Taiwan emit?
The page uses about 58,281 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #20 among facilities in Taiwan by estimated CO₂.
Where is Taiwan located?
Taiwan is in Taiwan at approximately 23.74096, 120.9748.