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KRATON CHEMICAL

Chemical Plant in United States. Approximate location 30.1676, -85.62089.

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KRATON CHEMICAL is a chemical plant in United States with a reported capacity of 1 unitless. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. By capacity it ranks #234 of 453 chemical plants tracked in United States. It emits about 68,343 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 15,931 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 5716% above the median chemical plant.

1unitless
68,343t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#828CO₂ rank in United States
68343.00t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3674623.

在上下文中:该设施如何比较

在1 unitless时,KRATON CHEMICAL是United States中chemical plant的中位数约 1 unitless。 其单位容量的CO₂约为chemical plant中位数的高于 19%。 子部门:other-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 68,343 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

15,931cars driven for a year
8,913homes' annual energy use
1,139,050tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest chemical plants in United States

United States: 13,733,340 t of chemical13.7MUnited Sta…Geismar Methanol Terminal: 4,000,000 t of chemical4.0MGeismar Me…Donaldsonville Nitrogen Complex: 3,932,650 t of chemical3.9MDonaldsonv…Coffeyville Nitrogen Fertilizer facility: 1,026,480 t of chemical1.0MCoffeyvill…Woodward Fertilizer: 1,000,000 t of chemical1000kWoodward F…Verdigris Fertilizers Ammonia Facility: 997,900 t of chemical998kVerdigris …Enid Nitrogenous Fertilizers: 920,790 t of chemical921kEnid Nitro…Beaumont Methanol and Ammonia: 910,000 t of chemical910kBeaumont M…

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

Local climate

KRATON CHEMICAL sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 30.2°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 #234 largest of 453 chemical plants in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 30.1676, -85.62089. 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 9,600 MWh/yr (≈ 1,900 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.

United States: funding & obligation

Funding. Investment tax credit up to 30% of qualified investment incl. industrial decarbonization; open to small/medium/large manufacturers.

Obligation. None at federal level (voluntary). Some states have their own programs. (applies as a rule above the stated threshold — we don't hold this site's metered energy use).

Verified 2026; confirm current scheme terms before applying.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is KRATON CHEMICAL?

KRATON CHEMICAL is a chemical plant in United States. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals.

What is the capacity of KRATON CHEMICAL?

KRATON CHEMICAL has a reported capacity of 1 unitless.

How much CO₂ does KRATON CHEMICAL emit?

KRATON CHEMICAL emits about 68,343 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 15,931 cars. That ranks #828 among tracked facilities in United States.

Where is KRATON CHEMICAL located?

KRATON CHEMICAL is in United States, near coordinates 30.1676, -85.62089.

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