Wanhua Chemicals, Shandong, Yantai — China
Petrochemical in China. Approximate location 37.68378, 121.06457.
PetrochemicalChinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Wanhua Chemicals, Shandong, Yantai is a petrochemical plant in China. 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 Wanhua Group. It emits about 1,117,030 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.04% of the CO₂e from the 1,485 facilities in China that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648404.
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.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Yantai Wanhua Chlor-alkali cogen power station · Coal · 100 MW · 1 km
- Huaneng Yantai Bajiao power station · Coal · 1,340 MW · 6 km
- Shandong Yantai (CECEP) power station · Biomass · 18 MW · 9 km
- Huaneng Shandong Penglai Daliuhang Wind Power Phase 1 · Wind · 49 MW · 14 km
- Penglai Daliuhang Phase 1 · Wind · 49 MW · 18 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.
What 1,117,030 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 1.1M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Wanhua Chemicals, Shandong, Yantai 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 €84.2M/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 Wanhua Group.
Local climate
Wanhua Chemicals, Shandong, Yantai sits in a monsoon hot-summer continental climate zone (Köppen Dwa), at 37.7°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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1377 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.06× 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
- Yantai Qixia Zhonglian Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 587,370 t CO₂
- Yantai Shanshui Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,019,550 t CO₂
- Yantai Walsin Stainless Steel Co Ltd · Steel Plant · 333,176 t CO₂
- Qixia Xinghao Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 341,677 t CO₂
- CHN-Yantai_ammonia · Chemical Plant · 3,334,333 t CO₂
- Longkou Fanlin Cement Limited Company Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,458,154 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 37.68378, 121.06457. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Wanhua Chemicals, Shandong, Yantai?
Wanhua Chemicals, Shandong, Yantai is a petrochemical plant in China. 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.
How much CO₂ does Wanhua Chemicals, Shandong, Yantai emit?
The page uses about 1,117,030 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #524 among facilities in China by estimated CO₂.
Where is Wanhua Chemicals, Shandong, Yantai located?
Wanhua Chemicals, Shandong, Yantai is in China at approximately 37.68378, 121.06457.
Who operates Wanhua Chemicals, Shandong, Yantai?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Wanhua Group.