Salalah Methanol Complex

Salalah Methanol Complex is a chemical plant in Oman with a reported capacity of 365,000 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by OQ Base Industries SAOG. By capacity it ranks #3 of 3 chemical plants tracked in Oman. It emits about 741,208 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 172,776 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-45257175.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 365,000 t of chemical, Salalah Methanol Complex é abaixo de a mediana de chemical plant em Oman (984,096 t of chemical). Seu CO₂ por unidade de capacidade é aproximadamente 508% acima 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 741,208 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 Oman

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

Operator

Operated by OQ Base Industries SAOG. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Salalah Methanol Complex sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 16.9°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 #3 largest of 3 chemical plants in Oman by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Salalah Methanol Complex · Chemical Plant · 365,456 t CO₂
• Raysut Cement Company Plant · Cement Plant · 1,712,493 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 16.9344, 53.98724. View on OpenStreetMap.

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