Noretyl AS, Rafnes, Bamble

Noretyl AS, Rafnes, Bamble is a petrochemical in Norway with a reported capacity of 650,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It emits about 848,245 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 197,726 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648368.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 650,000 t of ethylene, Noretyl AS, Rafnes, Bamble é em torno de a mediana de petrochemical em Norway (650,000 t of ethylene). 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 848,245 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.

Local climate

Noretyl AS, Rafnes, Bamble sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 59.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

Nearby industrial sites

• Brevik Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 257,971 t CO₂
• Yara Porsgrunn · Chemical Plant · 630,300 t CO₂
• Rhi Normag As · Lime Plant · 138,147 t CO₂
• Eramet Norway AS, Porsgrunn · Metals Plant · 185,000 t CO₂
• ERAMET NORWAY AS, Porsgrunn · Metals Plant · 131,000 t CO₂
• Vafos Pulp - Heva Holding · Pulp & Paper Mill · 43,234 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 59.09096, 9.59334. View on OpenStreetMap.

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