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Azot Cherkassy Fertilizers

Chemical Plant in Ukraine. Approximate location 49.40754, 32.12137.

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Azot Cherkassy Fertilizers is a chemical plant in Ukraine with a reported capacity of 962,700 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by Ostchem . By capacity it ranks #2 of 5 chemical plants tracked in Ukraine. It emits about 512,154 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 119,383 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 100% below the median chemical plant.

962,700t of chemical
512,154t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#14CO₂ rank in Ukraine
0.53t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257037.

У контексті: як порівнюється це підприємство

При потужності 962,700 t of chemical Azot Cherkassy Fertilizers — це приблизно медіана chemical plant у Ukraine (895,128 t of chemical). Підсектор: chemicals. Як chemical plant, воно вимагає високотемпературного технологічного тепла (зазвичай 100–500°C) для основних промислових операцій — тепла, яке повинне подаватися котлами, печами або прямим спаленням, і втрати через неізольовані судини та трубопроводи представляють витрачене напразно паливо. Знімна модульна теплоізоляція може зменшити ці втрати на 80–96%, охолодивши поверхню обладнання до ≤45°C, з окупністю часто менше 2 років. Хімічні заводи виробляють широкий спектр промислових та спеціальних хімікатів, багато з яких вимагають точного контролю температури та постійного теплопостачання для реакцій та розділень.

Порівняння продуктивності та інтенсивності CO₂ розраховано на основі даних промислових об'єктів Climate TRACE; роль сектору заснована на інженерних довідниках.

What 512,154 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

119,383cars driven for a year
66,791homes' annual energy use
8,535,900tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest chemical plants in Ukraine

Odessa Portside Fertilizers: 1,160,000 t of chemical1.2MOdessa Por…Azot Cherkassy Fertilizers: 962,700 t of chemical963kAzot Cherk…Ukraine: 895,128 t of chemical895kUkraineDneprazot Fertilizers: 835,000 t of chemical835kDneprazot …Rivneazot Fertilizers: 594,950 t of chemical595kRivneazot …

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

Operator

Operated by Ostchem .

Local climate

Azot Cherkassy Fertilizers sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 49.4°N in the northern hemisphere.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~19°Ctypical warm-season
Warm-summer humid continental: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #2 largest of 5 chemical plants in Ukraine by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 49.40754, 32.12137. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A chemical plant like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: reactors, crackers, distillation columns, heat exchangers, steam lines, valves & flanges (surface/process temperatures around 150–500 °C). These surfaces lose energy to the air year-round; removable modular insulation cuts that loss, brings outer surfaces to ≤45 °C, and unclips for inspection.

Indicative recoverable energy

On an already-insulated site (pipes & valves in cladding / jackets), closing the remaining gaps, flanges and damaged sections and switching to removable covers indicatively recovers about 15,000 MWh/yr (≈ 3,000 t CO₂/yr) — scaled to this site's reported CO₂ within its sector. Bare or damaged surfaces recover several times more.

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Indicative, not a measurement. Conservative floor for an already-insulated plant; a TIPCHECK on-site audit gives a measured figure. Industry context: EiiF TIPCHECK — industrial insulation can save ~14 Mtoe/yr in EU, payback typically <2 years.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Bare hot surfaces here exceed the touch-safe limit (EN ISO 13732-1); insulation to ≤45 °C is a worker-safety and compliance win. And before electrification, fuel-switching or CCS, eliminating surface heat loss is the cheapest, fastest, lowest-risk step — audit the bare spots first, rip-and-replace later.

External climate finance your country can access

Domestic energy-efficiency grants are limited here; industrial decarbonisation is mainly funded externally:

Routed via national development banks / accredited entities — not a direct factory grant. Verified 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Azot Cherkassy Fertilizers?

Azot Cherkassy Fertilizers is a chemical plant in Ukraine. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals.

What is the capacity of Azot Cherkassy Fertilizers?

Azot Cherkassy Fertilizers has a reported capacity of 962,700 t of chemical.

How much CO₂ does Azot Cherkassy Fertilizers emit?

Azot Cherkassy Fertilizers emits about 512,154 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 119,383 cars. That ranks #14 among tracked facilities in Ukraine.

Where is Azot Cherkassy Fertilizers located?

Azot Cherkassy Fertilizers is in Ukraine, near coordinates 49.40754, 32.12137.

Who operates Azot Cherkassy Fertilizers?

Azot Cherkassy Fertilizers is operated by Ostchem .

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