BASF AG , Ludwigshafen

BASF AG , Ludwigshafen is a petrochemical in Germany with a reported capacity of 620,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by BASF SE. By capacity it ranks #4 of 9 petrochemical plants tracked in Germany. It emits about 910,820 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 212,312 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 9% above the median petrochemical.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648353.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 620,000 t of ethylene, BASF AG , Ludwigshafen é em torno de a mediana de petrochemical em Germany (565,000 t of ethylene). Seu CO₂ por unidade de capacidade é aproximadamente 13% acima de a mediana de petrochemical. Subsetor: petrochemical-steam-cracking. Como petrochemical, requer calor de processo intenso (tipicamente 300–800°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 petroquímicas craquean hidrocarbonetos em temperaturas muito altas para produzir etileno, propileno e outros produtos químicos básicos — um dos processos industriais mais intensivos em calor.

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 910,820 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 petrochemical plants in Germany

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

Operator

Operated by BASF SE. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

BASF AG , Ludwigshafen sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 49.5°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 #4 largest of 9 petrochemical plants in Germany by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Essity Operations Mannheim GmbH Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 95,775 t CO₂
• Ludwigshafen · Chemical Plant · 853,166 t CO₂
• Ludwigshafen · Chemical Plant · 55,069 t CO₂
• Bunge Deutschland Gmbh · Food & Beverage · 151,340 t CO₂
• Südzucker Ag Werk Offstein · Food & Beverage · 127,876 t CO₂
• Lenk Paper GmbH - Papierfabrik Schleipen · Pulp & Paper Mill · 95,775 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 49.53026, 8.42226. View on OpenStreetMap.

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