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3.6. Inorganic chemical industries
Overview
The SO2 and NOx emissions of Inorganic Chemical Industry Plants are especially interesting for Sulfuric acid and Nitric acid production. Only a relatively small amount of CO2 is emitted by these industries and therefore not presented here.
Table 23: The ten largest Inorganic Chemical Industry Plants in Europe for SO2 and NOx
SO2 | NOx | ||||
Country | LPS code | Emission in tonnes | Country | LPS code | Emission in tonnes |
Poland | 3902 | 16 922 |
Bulgaria | HDEV | 23 576 |
Poland | 2901 | 8 235 |
Romania | 39 | 5 853 |
France | 8235 | 5 795 |
Poland | 5305 | 5 638 |
France | 8248 | 5 500 |
Hungary | 0038 | 4 689 |
Greece | 14 | 5 302 |
Slovak Republic | W02 | 3 997 |
Czech Republic | 10 | 4 533 |
Romania | 27 | 3 857 |
France | 8234 | 4 430 |
Poland | 4302 | 3 446 |
Belgium (Fl. region) | 16 | 4 229 |
Poland | 8501 | 3 123 |
Czech Republic | 11 | 4 220 |
Netherlands | NL41 | 2 964 |
Greece | 17 | 4 013 |
Romania | 36 | 2 741 |
Others | 138 763 |
Others | 75 976 |
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Total | 201 942 |
Total | 135 860 |
SO2
By far the biggest SO2-emitting Inorganic Chemical Industry Plants are production sites of Sulfuric Acid. They are followed by production plants of NPK fertilizers (top 21), Titanium Dioxide, Black Carbon, Ammonia, Ammonium Sulfate, Calcium Carbide and Nitric Acid.
Figure 15: The top 100 SO2 emitting Inorganic Chemical Industry Plants in Europe
Table 24: The ten largest SO2 emitting Inorganic Chemical Industry Plants in Europe
Rank | Country | LPS code |
Emission in tonnes |
Production | Region |
1 |
Poland | 3902 | 16 922 |
Sulfuric Acid | Confidential |
2 |
Poland | 2901 | 8 235 |
Not reported | Confidential |
3 |
France | 8235 | 5 795 |
Sulfuric Acid | Seine Mritime |
4 |
France | 8248 | 5 500 |
Sulfuric Acid | Seine Maritime |
5 |
Greece | 14 | 5 302 |
Sulfuric Acid | Thessaloniki |
6 |
Czech Republic | 10 | 4 533 |
Sulfuric Acid | Confidential |
7 |
France | 8234 | 4 430 |
Sulfuric Acid | Seine Maritime |
8 |
Belgium (Fl. Region) | 16 | 4 229 |
Sulfuric Acid | Gent |
9 |
Czech Republic | 11 | 4 220 |
Sulfuric Acid | Confidential |
10 |
Greece | 17 | 4 013 |
Sulfuric Acid | Kavala |
Others | 138 763 |
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Total | 201 942 |
NOx
Nitric Acid production seems to be the dominating production for the biggest NOx-emitting Inorganic Chemical Industry Plants. The plant with by far the largest emission is located in Bulgaria. This plant is followed by an Ammonia producing factory in Romania and again a Nitric Acid plant in Poland.
Figure 16: The top 100 NOx emitting Inorganic Chemical Industry Plants in Europe
Table 25: The ten largest NOx emitting Inorganic Chemical Industry Plants in Europe
Rank | Country | LPS code |
Emission in tonnes |
Production | Region |
1 |
Bulgaria | HDEV | 23 576 |
Nitric Acid | BG/Varna |
2 |
Romania | 39 | 5 853 |
Ammonia | Teleorman |
3 |
Poland | 5305 | 5 638 |
Nitric Acid | Confidential |
4 |
Hungary | 0038 | 4 689 |
Ammonium Nitrate | Tiszaujvaros |
5 |
Slovak Republic | W02 | 3 997 |
NPK Fertilizer | Confidential |
6 |
Romania | 27 | 3 857 |
Ammonia | Dolj |
7 |
Poland | 4302 | 3 446 |
Nitric Acid | Confidential |
8 |
Poland | 8501 | 3 123 |
NPK Fertilizer | Confidential |
9 |
Netherlands | NL41 | 2 964 |
Nitric Acid | Ijmond |
10 |
Romania | 36 | 2 741 |
Ammonia | Ialomita |
Others | 75 976 |
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Total | 135 860 |
Map 10: The ten largest SO2 - emitting Inorganic Chemical Industries in Europe 1990
Map 11: The ten largest NOX - emitting Inorganic Chemical Industries in Europe 1990
For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/92-9167-071-5/page009.html or scan the QR code.
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