GS Caltex Yeosu, Yeochun

GS Caltex Yeosu, Yeochun is a petrochemical in South Korea with a reported capacity of 750,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. It is operated by Chevron Phillips Chemical . By capacity it ranks #10 of 11 petrochemical plants tracked in South Korea. It emits about 1,017,159 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 237,100 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-731976.

在上下文中：该设施如何比较

在750,000 t of ethylene时，GS Caltex Yeosu, Yeochun 是South Korea中petrochemical的中位数低于 1,230,000 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 1,017,159 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 South Korea

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

Operator

Operated by Chevron Phillips Chemical .

Local climate

GS Caltex Yeosu, Yeochun sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 34.9°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 #10 largest of 11 petrochemical plants in South Korea by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• GS-Caltex Yeosu Refinery · Refinery · 8,882,869 t CO₂
• LG Petrochemical Yeosu, Yeochun · Petrochemical · 2,712,425 t CO₂
• Lotte Petrochemical Yeosu, Yeochun · Petrochemical · 1,668,141 t CO₂
• Yeochon NCC, Yeochun · Petrochemical · 3,098,945 t CO₂
• POSCO Gwangyang steel plant · Steel Plant · 34,799,208 t CO₂
• SeAH Changwon Integrated Special Steel plant · Steel Plant · 70,607 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 34.8508, 127.69354. View on OpenStreetMap.

Hot industrial equipment? Cut the heat loss.

Kilns, furnaces, boilers, heat exchangers, valves and steam lines on sites like this lose energy continuously. Inzonex makes patented removable modular insulation for hot industrial equipment:

• Up to 96% less heat loss from insulated surfaces
• Surface temperature down to ≤45°C for worker safety
• 6× faster maintenance access — removable and refittable
• Typical payback up to 2 years

See Inzonex process-equipment insulation →

Frequently asked questions