INEOS Nitriles Cologne

INEOS Nitriles Cologne is a chemical plant in Germany with a reported capacity of 350,000 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by INEOS AG. By capacity it ranks #6 of 7 chemical plants tracked in Germany. It emits about 785,810 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 183,172 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-45257233.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 350,000 t of chemical, INEOS Nitriles Cologne é abaixo de a mediana de chemical plant em Germany (600,000 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 785,810 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 Germany

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

Operator

Operated by INEOS AG. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

INEOS Nitriles Cologne sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 51.1°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 #6 largest of 7 chemical plants in Germany by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• INEOS , Dormagen · Petrochemical · 1,696,769 t CO₂
• Neuss aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 298,613 t CO₂
• Aluminium Norf GmbH · Metals Plant · 151,000 t CO₂
• Speira GmbH · Metals Plant · 298,000 t CO₂
• Speira GmbH Rheinwerk · Metals Plant · 284,000 t CO₂
• Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH Rheinwerk · Metals Plant · 286,000 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 51.07235, 6.85601. View on OpenStreetMap.

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