Yulong Petrochemical, Yantai, Shandong — China
Petrochemical in China. Approximate location 37.60272, 120.25407.
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Yulong Petrochemical, Yantai, Shandong 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 Nanshan Group Co Ltd.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-40691241.
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
- Shandong Yulong Petrochemical power station · Coal · 300 MW · 0 km
- Huadian Longkou power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · 10 km
- Shandong Changdao Wind · Wind · 27 MW · 16 km
- Nanshan Thermal power station · Coal · 420 MW · 19 km
- Shandong Longjoin Zhaoyuan Phase 1 · Wind · 49 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.
Operator
Operated by Nanshan Group Co Ltd. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Yulong Petrochemical, Yantai, Shandong sits in a monsoon hot-summer continental climate zone (Köppen Dwa), at 37.6°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 1379 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
- Yulong Petrochemical Refinery · Refinery · 654,725 t CO₂
- Longkou City Lan Gao Mahutong Lime Factory. · Lime Plant
- Donghai aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter
- Nanshan aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 1,785,116 t CO₂
- Kaidajeeperson New Building Materials (Longkou City) Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant · 120,499 t CO₂
- Conglin Group Longkou Fanlin Cement Limited Company Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 556,885 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 37.60272, 120.25407. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Yulong Petrochemical, Yantai, Shandong?
Yulong Petrochemical, Yantai, Shandong 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.
Where is Yulong Petrochemical, Yantai, Shandong located?
Yulong Petrochemical, Yantai, Shandong is in China at approximately 37.60272, 120.25407.
Who operates Yulong Petrochemical, Yantai, Shandong?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Nanshan Group Co Ltd.