Tata Chemicals Magadi Facility — Kenya
Chemical Plant in Kenya. Approximate location -1.89628, 36.29701.
Chemical PlantKenyaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Tata Chemicals Magadi Facility is a chemical plant in Kenya. Its listed capacity is 350,000 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 Ltd. It emits about 127,500 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 3.7% of the CO₂e from the 7 facilities in Kenya that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 75% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257190.
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.
Similar facilities by modelled emissions
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
In context: how this facility compares
At 350,000 t of chemical, Tata Chemicals Magadi Facility is around the median chemical plant in Kenya (350,000 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 127,500 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 128k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Tata Chemicals Magadi Facility 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 €9.6M/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 Tata Chemicals Ltd. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Tata Chemicals Magadi Facility sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 1.9°S in the southern 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 1306 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.00× 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
- EPAC Athi River Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 454,451 t CO₂
- National Cement Mathatani Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 881,384 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates -1.89628, 36.29701. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Tata Chemicals Magadi Facility?
Tata Chemicals Magadi Facility is a chemical plant in Kenya. 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 Magadi Facility?
The open dataset lists 350,000 t of chemical of capacity for Tata Chemicals Magadi Facility.
How much CO₂ does Tata Chemicals Magadi Facility emit?
The page uses about 127,500 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #7 among facilities in Kenya by estimated CO₂.
Where is Tata Chemicals Magadi Facility located?
Tata Chemicals Magadi Facility is in Kenya at approximately -1.89628, 36.29701.
Who operates Tata Chemicals Magadi Facility?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Tata Chemicals Ltd.