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Horng Hwa Knitting Co., Ltd.

Textiles in Taiwan. Approximate location 24.91749, 121.17303.

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Horng Hwa Knitting Co., Ltd. is a textile mill in Taiwan with a reported capacity of 129,602,648 USD. It spins, dyes and finishes textiles, leather or apparel using process steam. By capacity it ranks #39 of 151 textile mills tracked in Taiwan. It emits about 10,693 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 2,493 cars.

10,693t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#91CO₂ rank in Taiwan

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38479599.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 129,602,648 USD, Horng Hwa Knitting Co., Ltd. é em torno de a mediana de textile mill em Taiwan (129,602,648 USD). Subsetor: textiles-leather-apparel. Como textile mill, requer calor de processo intenso (tipicamente 60–150°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 fábricas têxteis usam vapor de processo para tingimento, acabamento e secagem, frequentemente requerendo controle de temperatura apertado em longos tempos de execução — a perda de calor contínua corrói lucros.

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 10,693 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

2,493cars driven for a year
1,394homes' annual energy use
178,217tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest textile mills in Taiwan

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

Local climate

Horng Hwa Knitting Co., Ltd. sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 24.9°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: hot summers and mild winters

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #39 largest of 151 textile mills in Taiwan by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 24.91749, 121.17303. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A textile mill like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: dyeing vessels, stenters/dryers, steam lines, hot-water & boiler house (surface/process temperatures around 80–200 °C). These surfaces lose energy to the air year-round; removable modular insulation cuts that loss, brings outer surfaces to ≤45 °C, and unclips for inspection.

effectively industrial laundries/dyeing - steam & hot water; 500-3000 MWh typical.

Indicative recoverable energy

On an already-insulated site (pipes & valves in cladding / jackets), closing the remaining gaps, flanges and damaged sections and switching to removable covers indicatively recovers about 3,000 MWh/yr (≈ 600 t CO₂/yr) — scaled to this site's reported CO₂ within its sector. Bare or damaged surfaces recover several times more.

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Indicative, not a measurement. Conservative floor for an already-insulated plant; a TIPCHECK on-site audit gives a measured figure. Industry context: EiiF TIPCHECK — industrial insulation can save ~14 Mtoe/yr in EU, payback typically <2 years.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Bare hot surfaces here exceed the touch-safe limit (EN ISO 13732-1); insulation to ≤45 °C is a worker-safety and compliance win. And before electrification, fuel-switching or CCS, eliminating surface heat loss is the cheapest, fastest, lowest-risk step — audit the bare spots first, rip-and-replace later.

External climate finance your country can access

Domestic energy-efficiency grants are limited here; industrial decarbonisation is mainly funded externally:

Routed via national development banks / accredited entities — not a direct factory grant. Verified 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Horng Hwa Knitting Co., Ltd.?

Horng Hwa Knitting Co., Ltd. is a textile mill in Taiwan. It spins, dyes and finishes textiles, leather or apparel using process steam.

What is the capacity of Horng Hwa Knitting Co., Ltd.?

Horng Hwa Knitting Co., Ltd. has a reported capacity of 129,602,648 USD.

How much CO₂ does Horng Hwa Knitting Co., Ltd. emit?

Horng Hwa Knitting Co., Ltd. emits about 10,693 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 2,493 cars. That ranks #91 among tracked facilities in Taiwan.

Where is Horng Hwa Knitting Co., Ltd. located?

Horng Hwa Knitting Co., Ltd. is in Taiwan, near coordinates 24.91749, 121.17303.

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