Linz Melamine and Fertilizers Complex

Linz Melamine and Fertilizers Complex is a chemical plant in Austria with a reported capacity of 1,500,000 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by LAT Nitrogen Linz GmbH. By capacity it ranks #1 of 2 chemical plants tracked in Austria. It emits about 752,400 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 175,385 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-45257135.

Bağlamda: bu tesis nasıl karşılaştırılır

1,500,000 t of chemical'de, Linz Melamine and Fertilizers Complex Austria'daki chemical plant'lerin medyanı yaklaşık 1,500,000 t of chemical'dir. Alt sektör: chemicals. chemical plant olarak, temel endüstriyel işlemleri için yoğun proses ısısı (tipik olarak 100–500°C) gerektirir — kazanlar, fırınlar veya doğrudan yanma ile sağlanması gereken ısı, ve izolasyon yapılmamış kaplar ve boruların kayıpları harcanan yakıtı temsil eder. Modüler çıkarılabilir yalıtım bu kayıpları %80–96 oranında azaltabilir, yüzeyleri ≤45°C'ye soğutabilir, geri ödeme süresi genellikle 2 yıldan azdır. Kimya fabrikaları çok çeşitli endüstriyel ve özel kimyasallar üretir; pek çoğu reaksiyonlar ve ayırımlar için hassas sıcaklık kontrolü ve sürdürülen ısı girdisi gerektirir.

Kapasite ve CO₂ yoğunluğu karşılaştırması Climate TRACE endüstriyel tesis verilerinden hesaplanmıştır; sektör rolü mühendislik referansına dayanmaktadır.

What 752,400 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 Austria

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

Operator

Operated by LAT Nitrogen Linz GmbH. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Linz Melamine and Fertilizers Complex sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 48.3°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 #1 largest of 2 chemical plants in Austria by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Voestalpine Stahl Linz steel plant · Steel Plant · 10,095,584 t CO₂
• Hefel Textil Gmbh · Textiles · 9,238 t CO₂
• Mondi Neusiedler Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 151,083 t CO₂
• Ybbstaler Zellstoff Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 151,083 t CO₂
• Kirchdorfer Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 149,882 t CO₂
• UPM-Kymmene Steyrermuhl Austria Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 151,083 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 48.2896, 14.3308. View on OpenStreetMap.

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