Yanbu Petrochemical Co. (Yanpet), Yanbu, — Saudi Arabia
Petrochemical in Saudi Arabia. Approximate location 23.98482, 38.22094.
PetrochemicalSaudi ArabiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Yanbu Petrochemical Co. (Yanpet), Yanbu, is a petrochemical plant in Saudi Arabia. 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 Saudi Basic Industries Corp. It emits about 2,150,754 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 2.6% of the CO₂e from the 47 facilities in Saudi Arabia that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-731935.
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
- YANBU PLANT · Oil · 866 MW · 2 km
- YANBU (ARAM) · Gas · 82 MW · 4 km
- Yanbu 2 power plant · Gas · 825 MW · 14 km
- YANBU (SEC) · Oil · 54 MW · 18 km
- YANBU PLANT 2 · Oil · 825 MW · 20 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 2,150,754 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 2.2M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Yanbu Petrochemical Co. (Yanpet), Yanbu, 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 €162M/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 Saudi Basic Industries Corp. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Yanbu Petrochemical Co. (Yanpet), Yanbu, sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 24.0°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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1223 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.94× 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
- SAMREF Yanbu Refinery · Refinery
- Yanbu National Petrochemical Company (Yansab), Yanbu, · Petrochemical · 1,855,025 t CO₂
- YASREF Yanbu Refinery · Refinery · 3,444,326 t CO₂
- Saudi Aramco Yanbu Refinery · Refinery · 2,412,932 t CO₂
- Al Nabah Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 3,461,521 t CO₂
- Petro Rabigh, Rabigh, · Petrochemical · 2,316,872 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 23.98482, 38.22094. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Yanbu Petrochemical Co. (Yanpet), Yanbu,?
Yanbu Petrochemical Co. (Yanpet), Yanbu, is a petrochemical plant in Saudi Arabia. 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 Yanbu Petrochemical Co. (Yanpet), Yanbu, emit?
The page uses about 2,150,754 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #16 among facilities in Saudi Arabia by estimated CO₂.
Where is Yanbu Petrochemical Co. (Yanpet), Yanbu, located?
Yanbu Petrochemical Co. (Yanpet), Yanbu, is in Saudi Arabia at approximately 23.98482, 38.22094.
Who operates Yanbu Petrochemical Co. (Yanpet), Yanbu,?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Saudi Basic Industries Corp.