Tata Chemicals Europe - Lostock Soda Ash Plant — United Kingdom
Chemical Plant in United Kingdom. Approximate location 53.2658, -2.47707.
Chemical PlantUnited KingdomCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Tata Chemicals Europe - Lostock Soda Ash Plant is a chemical plant in United Kingdom. Its listed capacity is 181,440 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 is operated by Tata Chemicals Europe Ltd. By capacity it ranks #4 among 4 chemical plants in United Kingdom. It emits about 52,946 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.20% of the CO₂e from the 44 facilities in United Kingdom that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 80% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257189.
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
- Land at Lostock Works (Northwich Facility) · Biomass · 5 MW · 0 km
- Winnington Brunner power station · Gas · 94 MW · 4 km
- Sandbach · Gas · 56 MW · 13 km
- Safeguard Bradwall · Solar · 5 MW · 13 km
- Butchersfield Landfill Site · Waste · 3 MW · 15 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 181,440 t of chemical, Tata Chemicals Europe - Lostock Soda Ash Plant is below the median chemical plant in United Kingdom (566,990 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 52,946 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 53k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Tata Chemicals Europe - Lostock Soda Ash Plant carries €3.4M/yr of carbon at the full UK ETS price (€65/t CO₂). Free allocation phases out to 2034 (Reg. (EU) 2023/956), so today's bill is lower and rising toward this full-price figure.
Carbon price: UK ETS €65/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.
Capacity vs largest chemical plants in United Kingdom
Listed capacity (t of chemical), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Tata Chemicals Europe Ltd.
Local climate
Tata Chemicals Europe - Lostock Soda Ash Plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 53.3°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 1405 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.08× 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
The #4 largest of 4 chemical plants in United Kingdom by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
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Location
Coordinates 53.2658, -2.47707. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Tata Chemicals Europe - Lostock Soda Ash Plant?
Tata Chemicals Europe - Lostock Soda Ash Plant is a chemical plant in United Kingdom. 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 Tata Chemicals Europe - Lostock Soda Ash Plant?
The open dataset lists 181,440 t of chemical of capacity for Tata Chemicals Europe - Lostock Soda Ash Plant.
How much CO₂ does Tata Chemicals Europe - Lostock Soda Ash Plant emit?
The page uses about 52,946 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #39 among facilities in United Kingdom by estimated CO₂.
Where is Tata Chemicals Europe - Lostock Soda Ash Plant located?
Tata Chemicals Europe - Lostock Soda Ash Plant is in United Kingdom at approximately 53.2658, -2.47707.
Who operates Tata Chemicals Europe - Lostock Soda Ash Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Tata Chemicals Europe Ltd.