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Versalis SPA, Porto Marghera

Petrochemical in Italy. Approximate location 45.44566, 12.25052.

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Versalis SPA, Porto Marghera is a petrochemical in Italy. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by Eni SpA.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648363.

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 Italy

Versalis SPA, Priolo: 530,000 t of ethylene530kVersalis S…Versalis SPA, Brindisi: 440,000 t of ethylene440kVersalis S…Versalis SPA, Porto Marghera: 0 t of ethylene0Versalis S…

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 SPA, Porto Marghera sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 45.4°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

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

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Location

Coordinates 45.44566, 12.25052. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Versalis SPA, Porto Marghera?

Versalis SPA, Porto Marghera is a petrochemical in Italy. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene.

Where is Versalis SPA, Porto Marghera located?

Versalis SPA, Porto Marghera is in Italy, near coordinates 45.44566, 12.25052.

Who operates Versalis SPA, Porto Marghera?

Versalis SPA, Porto Marghera is operated by Eni SpA.

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