Ludwigshafen

Ludwigshafen is a chemical plant in Germany with a reported capacity of 165,000 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by BASF SE. By capacity it ranks #7 of 7 chemical plants tracked in Germany. It emits about 55,069 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 12,837 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-45257231.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 165,000 t of chemical, Ludwigshafen é abaixo de a mediana de chemical plant em Germany (600,000 t of chemical). Seu CO₂ por unidade de capacidade é aproximadamente 85% abaixo de a mediana de chemical plant. 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 55,069 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 BASF SE. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Ludwigshafen sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 49.6°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 #7 largest of 7 chemical plants in Germany by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Ludwigshafen · Chemical Plant · 853,166 t CO₂
• BASF AG , Ludwigshafen · Petrochemical · 910,820 t CO₂
• Essity Operations Mannheim GmbH Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 95,775 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 49.55168, 8.40087. View on OpenStreetMap.

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