Versalis SPA, Porto Marghera — Italy
Petrochemical in Italy. Approximate location 45.44566, 12.25052.
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Versalis SPA, Porto Marghera is a petrochemical plant in Italy. 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 Eni SpA.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648363.
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.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- LEVANTE · Gas · 752 MW · 0 km
- Andrea Palladio power station (FUSINA) · Coal · 976 MW · 2 km
- PORTO MARGHERA ALSAR · Coal · 160 MW · 2 km
- AZOTATI · Gas · 239 MW · 2 km
- Porto Marghera Refinery power station · Oil · 114 MW · 2 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.
Operator
Operated by Eni SpA. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Versalis SPA, Porto Marghera sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 45.4°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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1369 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.05× 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
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Location
Coordinates 45.44566, 12.25052. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Versalis SPA, Porto Marghera?
Versalis SPA, Porto Marghera is a petrochemical plant in Italy. 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.
Where is Versalis SPA, Porto Marghera located?
Versalis SPA, Porto Marghera is in Italy at approximately 45.44566, 12.25052.
Who operates Versalis SPA, Porto Marghera?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Eni SpA.