SCGC Rayong Olefins (ROC), Map Ta Phut, Rayong

SCGC Rayong Olefins (ROC), Map Ta Phut, Rayong is a petrochemical in Thailand with a reported capacity of 900,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by SCG Chemicals PCL. By capacity it ranks #3 of 4 petrochemical plants tracked in Thailand. It emits about 1,845,816 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 430,260 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 53% above the median petrochemical.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-731980.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 900,000 t of ethylene, SCGC Rayong Olefins (ROC), Map Ta Phut, Rayong é abaixo de a mediana de petrochemical em Thailand (1,200,000 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 1,845,816 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 petrochemical plants in Thailand

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

Operator

Operated by SCG Chemicals PCL. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

SCGC Rayong Olefins (ROC), Map Ta Phut, Rayong sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 12.7°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 4 petrochemical plants in Thailand by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• PTT Rayong Refinery · Refinery · 3,517,088 t CO₂
• Star Petroleum Map Ta Phut Refinery · Refinery · 1,714,021 t CO₂
• PTT Global Chemical Map Ta Phut, Map Ta Phut, Rayong · Petrochemical · 3,850,620 t CO₂
• Tata Steel Manufacturing SCSC Plant · Steel Plant · 20,839 t CO₂
• Siam Yamato Steel Map Ta Phut plant · Steel Plant · 22,734 t CO₂
• Siam Yamato Steel Huai Pong plant · Steel Plant · 18,945 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 12.71262, 101.1501. View on OpenStreetMap.

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