Tuticorin Chemical Complex

Tuticorin Chemical Complex is a chemical plant in India with a reported capacity of 163,290 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd. By capacity it ranks #18 of 26 chemical plants tracked in India. It emits about 64,634 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 15,066 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-45257200.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 163,290 t of chemical, Tuticorin Chemical Complex é abaixo de a mediana de chemical plant em India (544,500 t of chemical). Seu CO₂ por unidade de capacidade é aproximadamente 84% 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 64,634 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 India

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

Operator

Operated by Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Tuticorin Chemical Complex sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 8.7°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 #18 largest of 26 chemical plants in India by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Tuticorin Chemical Complex · Chemical Plant · 392,466 t CO₂
• India Cements Sankarnagar Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 822,820 t CO₂
• Ramco Cements Ramasamyraja Nagar Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,643,573 t CO₂
• Madura Coats Private Limited · Textiles · 913 t CO₂
• Tamilnadu Cements Alangalum Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 158,900 t CO₂
• Blue Breeze Enterprise Unit-1 · Textiles · 913 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 8.74118, 78.13674. View on OpenStreetMap.

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