Alexandria Fertilizer Complex

Alexandria Fertilizer Complex is a chemical plant in Egypt with a reported capacity of 638,750 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by Egypt Kuwait Holding Company SAE. By capacity it ranks #5 of 9 chemical plants tracked in Egypt. It emits about 1,046,880 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 244,028 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 100% below the median chemical plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257030.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 638,750 t of chemical, Alexandria Fertilizer Complex é em torno de a mediana de chemical plant em Egypt (638,750 t of chemical). Subsetor: chemicals. Como chemical plant, requer calor de processo intenso (tipicamente 100–500°C) para suas operações industriais centrais — calor que deve ser fornecido por caldeiras, fornos ou combustão direta, e as perdas através de vasos e tubulações não isolados representam combustível desperdiçado. O isolamento modular removível pode reduzir essas perdas em 80–96%, esfriando superfícies a ≤45°C, com payback geralmente inferior a 2 anos. As plantas químicas produzem uma ampla gama de produtos químicos industriais e especializados, muitos requerendo controle preciso de temperatura e entrada de calor sustentada para reações e separações.

Comparação de capacidade e intensidade de CO₂ calculada a partir dos dados de instalações industriais Climate TRACE; função do setor baseada em referência de engenharia.

What 1,046,880 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest chemical plants in Egypt

Reported capacity (t of chemical), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by Egypt Kuwait Holding Company SAE. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Alexandria Fertilizer Complex sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 31.3°N in the northern hemisphere.

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #5 largest of 9 chemical plants in Egypt by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Abu Qir Fertilizer Complex · Chemical Plant · 3,605,693 t CO₂
• Elite Merchandising Corp. · Textiles · 102 t CO₂
• Em. Tex For Ready Made Garments · Textiles · 102 t CO₂
• El Safwa For Ready Made Garment And Export · Textiles · 102 t CO₂
• El Helal Company For Knitting, Dyeing & Readymade · Textiles · 102 t CO₂
• Hela Clothing Egypt · Textiles · 102 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 31.27236, 30.09226. View on OpenStreetMap.

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