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CHN-Suzhou_ammonia

Chemical Plant in China. Approximate location 31.38022, 120.65178.

Chemical PlantChinaCO₂ reported

CHN-Suzhou_ammonia is a chemical plant in China with a reported capacity of 228,828 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. By capacity it ranks #104 of 157 chemical plants tracked in China. It emits about 617,461 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 143,930 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 100% below the median chemical plant.

228,828t of chemical
617,461t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#966CO₂ rank in China
2.70t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-33999126.

在上下文中:该设施如何比较

在228,828 t of chemical时,CHN-Suzhou_ammonia是China中chemical plant的中位数低于 483,735 t of chemical。 子部门:chemicals。 作为chemical plant,它需要强烈的工艺热量(通常100–500°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。 化学厂生产范围广泛的工业和专用化学品,许多需要精确的温度控制和持续的热输入来进行反应和分离。

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 617,461 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

143,930cars driven for a year
80,524homes' annual energy use
10,291,017tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest chemical plants in China

China: 24,681,946 t of chemical24.7MChinaGolmud (Qarhan) Chemical Complex: 7,257,480 t of chemical7.3MGolmud (Qa…CHN-Yinchuan_methanol: 5,381,277 t of chemical5.4MCHN-Yinchu…CHN-Cangzhou_ammonia: 3,704,508 t of chemical3.7MCHN-Cangzh…CHN-Ordos_ammonia: 3,534,156 t of chemical3.5MCHN-Ordos_…CHN-Xilin Gol_methanol: 3,250,524 t of chemical3.3MCHN-Xilin …CHN-Yulin_methanol: 3,119,148 t of chemical3.1MCHN-Yulin_…Tangshan (Nanbao) Chemical Complex: 3,084,430 t of chemical3.1MTangshan (…

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

Local climate

CHN-Suzhou_ammonia sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 31.4°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: hot summers and mild winters

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #104 largest of 157 chemical plants in China by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 31.38022, 120.65178. 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 16,000 MWh/yr (≈ 3,300 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:

CBAM. Exporters of cement, steel, aluminium, fertiliser, hydrogen and electricity to the EU face the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism — cutting embedded emissions (efficiency + insulation) lowers the levy.

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

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is CHN-Suzhou_ammonia?

CHN-Suzhou_ammonia is a chemical plant in China. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals.

What is the capacity of CHN-Suzhou_ammonia?

CHN-Suzhou_ammonia has a reported capacity of 228,828 t of chemical.

How much CO₂ does CHN-Suzhou_ammonia emit?

CHN-Suzhou_ammonia emits about 617,461 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 143,930 cars. That ranks #966 among tracked facilities in China.

Where is CHN-Suzhou_ammonia located?

CHN-Suzhou_ammonia is in China, near coordinates 31.38022, 120.65178.

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