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Brunei Methanol Company

Chemical Plant in Brunei Darussalam. Approximate location 4.67198, 114.47332.

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Brunei Methanol Company is a chemical plant in Brunei Darussalam with a reported capacity of 850,000 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by ITOCHU Corp. It emits about 283,688 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 66,128 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 100% below the median chemical plant.

850,000t of chemical
283,688t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#2CO₂ rank in Brunei Darussalam
0.33t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257049.

В контексте: как это предприятие сравнивается

На мощности 850,000 t of chemical Brunei Methanol Company — это примерно медианная chemical plant в Brunei Darussalam (850,000 t of chemical). Подсектор: chemicals. Как chemical plant, оно требует высокотемпературного технологического тепла (обычно 100–500°C) для основных промышленных операций — тепла, которое должно подаваться котлами, печами или прямым сжиганием, и потери через неизолированные сосуды и трубопроводы представляют потраченное впустую топливо. Съёмная модульная теплоизоляция может снизить эти потери на 80–96%, охладив поверхность оборудования до ≤45°C, с окупаемостью часто менее 2 лет. Химические заводы производят широкий спектр промышленных и специальных химикатов, многие из которых требуют точного контроля температуры и постоянного теплоснабжения для реакций и разделений.

Сравнение производительности и интенсивности CO₂ рассчитано на основе данных промышленных объектов Climate TRACE; роль сектора основана на инженерных справочниках.

What 283,688 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

66,128cars driven for a year
36,996homes' annual energy use
4,728,133tree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Operator

Operated by ITOCHU Corp. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Brunei Methanol Company sits in a tropical rainforest climate zone (Köppen Af), at 4.7°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical rainforest: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

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

How it compares & nearby sites

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Location

Coordinates 4.67198, 114.47332. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Brunei Methanol Company?

Brunei Methanol Company is a chemical plant in Brunei Darussalam. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals.

What is the capacity of Brunei Methanol Company?

Brunei Methanol Company has a reported capacity of 850,000 t of chemical.

How much CO₂ does Brunei Methanol Company emit?

Brunei Methanol Company emits about 283,688 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 66,128 cars. That ranks #2 among tracked facilities in Brunei Darussalam.

Where is Brunei Methanol Company located?

Brunei Methanol Company is in Brunei Darussalam, near coordinates 4.67198, 114.47332.

Who operates Brunei Methanol Company?

Brunei Methanol Company is operated by ITOCHU Corp.

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