SABIC Europe , Wilton

SABIC Europe , Wilton is a petrochemical in United Kingdom. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648380.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

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.

Capacity vs largest petrochemical plants in United Kingdom

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

Operator

Operated by Saudi Basic Industries Corp. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

SABIC Europe , Wilton sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 54.6°N in the northern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

Nearby industrial sites

• Billingham Fertilizers · Chemical Plant · 591,000 t CO₂
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• Arla Foods Ltd, Romanby Dairy · Food & Beverage · 19,860 t CO₂
• Cavaghan & Gray Group Ltd, Leeming Bar Meat Processing Unit · Food & Beverage · 19,860 t CO₂
• Wagg Foods Ltd , Dalton Petfoods Manufacturer · Food & Beverage · 24,363 t CO₂
• Malton Bacon Factory · Food & Beverage · 19,860 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 54.57941, -1.10333. View on OpenStreetMap.

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