Zakłady Azotowe Puławy — Poland
Chemical Plant in Poland. Approximate location 51.45207, 21.98296.
Chemical PlantPolandCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Zakłady Azotowe Puławy is a chemical plant in Poland. Its listed capacity is 820,000 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 Grupa Azoty SA. By capacity it ranks #2 among 7 chemical plants in Poland. It emits about 1,127,990 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 4.9% of the CO₂e from the 29 facilities in Poland that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257226.
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.
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- Puławy · Coal · 112 MW · 1 km
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PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 820,000 t of chemical, Zakłady Azotowe Puławy is well above the median chemical plant in Poland (540,000 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 1,127,990 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), Zakłady Azotowe Puławy carries €96.3M/yr of carbon at the full EU ETS price (€85/t CO₂). Free allocation phases out to 2034 (Reg. (EU) 2023/956), so today's bill is lower and rising toward this full-price figure.
Carbon price: EU ETS €85/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.
Capacity vs largest chemical plants in Poland
Listed capacity (t of chemical), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Grupa Azoty SA. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Zakłady Azotowe Puławy sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 51.5°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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1421 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.09× 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
The #2 largest of 7 chemical plants in Poland by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
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Location
Coordinates 51.45207, 21.98296. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Zakłady Azotowe Puławy?
Zakłady Azotowe Puławy is a chemical plant in Poland. 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 Zakłady Azotowe Puławy?
The open dataset lists 820,000 t of chemical of capacity for Zakłady Azotowe Puławy.
How much CO₂ does Zakłady Azotowe Puławy emit?
The page uses about 1,127,990 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #6 among facilities in Poland by estimated CO₂.
Where is Zakłady Azotowe Puławy located?
Zakłady Azotowe Puławy is in Poland at approximately 51.45207, 21.98296.
Who operates Zakłady Azotowe Puławy?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Grupa Azoty SA.