BASF Antwerpen, NV Antwerp

BASF Antwerpen, NV Antwerp is a petrochemical in Belgium with a reported capacity of 1,080,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by BASF SE. By capacity it ranks #2 of 2 petrochemical plants tracked in Belgium. It emits about 1,409,392 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 328,530 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648342.

在上下文中：该设施如何比较

在1,080,000 t of ethylene时，BASF Antwerpen, NV Antwerp 是Belgium中petrochemical的中位数约 1,160,000 t of ethylene。 子部门：petrochemical-steam-cracking。 作为petrochemical，它需要强烈的工艺热量（通常300–800°C）来进行其核心工业操作——必须通过锅炉、炉或直接燃烧供应的热量，通过未隔热的容器和管道的损失代表浪费的燃料。可拆卸模块化绝缘可以将这些损失减少80-96%，将表面冷却至≤45°C，投资回收期通常不到2年。 石化厂在非常高的温度下裂化烃，生产乙烯、丙烯和其他基础化学品——是最热强度密集的工业过程之一。

容量和CO₂强度比较从Climate TRACE工业设施数据计算得出；部门角色基于工程参考。

What 1,409,392 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 Belgium

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

Operator

Operated by BASF SE. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

BASF Antwerpen, NV Antwerp sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 51.4°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 #2 largest of 2 petrochemical plants in Belgium by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Antwerp Chemical Complex · Chemical Plant · 133,500 t CO₂
• Gunvor BRC Antwerp Refinery · Refinery
• Cargill · Food & Beverage · 57,694 t CO₂
• Total Antwerp Refinery · Refinery · 3,690,004 t CO₂
• Boortmalt · Food & Beverage · 57,694 t CO₂
• Tecoma · Food & Beverage · 63,282 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 51.35883, 4.26221. View on OpenStreetMap.

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