Versalis France SAS, Dunkerque

Versalis France SAS, Dunkerque is a petrochemical in France with a reported capacity of 380,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by Eni SpA. By capacity it ranks #4 of 6 petrochemical plants tracked in France. It emits about 558,244 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 130,127 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 9% above the median petrochemical.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648349.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 380,000 t of ethylene, Versalis France SAS, Dunkerque é em torno de a mediana de petrochemical em France (470,000 t of ethylene). Seu CO₂ por unidade de capacidade é aproximadamente 17% acima de a mediana de petrochemical. 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 558,244 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 France

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

Operator

Operated by Eni SpA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Versalis France SAS, Dunkerque sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 51.0°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 #4 largest of 6 petrochemical plants in France by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• FERROGLOBE MANGANÈSE FRANCE SAS · Metals Plant · 197,000 t CO₂
• ALUMINIUM DUNKERQUE SAS · Metals Plant · 497,000 t CO₂
• LIBERTY ALUMINIUM DUNKERQUE · Metals Plant · 484,000 t CO₂
• ALVANCE ALUMINIUM DUNKERQUE SAS · Metals Plant · 482,000 t CO₂
• ALUMINIUM DUNKERQUE · Metals Plant · 492,000 t CO₂
• FERROGLOBE MANGANÈSE FRANCE · Metals Plant · 202,000 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 51.02697, 2.24324. View on OpenStreetMap.

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