Aluminium in Brazil: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

6 tracked facilities, ≈16,651,226 t CO2/yr combined — here are the largest, what that CO2 is worth at current prices, and the sector's reduction pathway. Full sector pathway: decarbonizing aluminium.

The numbers

Aluminium in Brazil at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	6	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	16,651,226 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	2,775,204 t/yr
Indicative carbon value	€1,255M/yr	at €75.36/t CBAM

Carbon pricing here: SBCE national ETS signed into law 2024 — regulated phase ramping up this decade (World Bank State & Trends of Carbon Pricing 2025 / ICAP 2025). Current benchmark: no liquid market price. Full country page: carbon price in Brazil.

Largest emitters

Top 6 aluminium CO2 emitters in Brazil

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	São Luís Municipality	—	6,865,403	€517.4M
2	Sao Luis Alumina Refinery and Aluminum Smelter	Alcoa Corp	6,392,925	€481.8M
3	Sorocaba aluminium plant	Companhia Brasileira De Alumínio SA	1,078,723	€81.3M
4	São Luis aluminium plant	Consorcio Alumar	1,045,013	€78.8M
5	Belem aluminium plant	Albras Alumínio Brasileiro SA	1,033,777	€77.9M
6	Poços de Caldas Municipality	—	235,385	€17.7M

Climate TRACE satellite estimates via IndustryAtlas — modelled, not verified; some entries aggregate clusters. Corrections welcome.

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Same industry, other countries

Aluminium in China

251,459,005 t CO2/yr

Aluminium in Australia

33,556,971 t CO2/yr

Aluminium in India

22,562,362 t CO2/yr

Aluminium in Russian Federation

12,760,253 t CO2/yr

Aluminium in Canada

7,246,851 t CO2/yr

Other industries in Brazil

Oil & gas production in Brazil

53,013,359 t CO2/yr

Iron & steel in Brazil

51,090,171 t CO2/yr

Cement in Brazil

31,605,568 t CO2/yr

Oil refining in Brazil

24,157,564 t CO2/yr

Pulp & paper in Brazil

14,117,127 t CO2/yr

FAQ

Questions

How many aluminium facilities does Brazil have with tracked emissions?

6 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈16,651,226 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest aluminium emitter in Brazil?

São Luís Municipality — ≈6,865,403 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the CBAM price?

≈€1,255M per year at €75.36/t — indicative full-price value; actual cost depends on the EU-bound export share.

How this page is built: heat-loss figures follow ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 (the method behind our public calculators); facility emissions from Climate TRACE & EU ETS verified data across 30,000+ industrial sites; the 2026–2034 schedule is Regulation (EU) 2023/956, not a forecast. Published by Inzonex — manufacturer of modular removable insulation (UK Patent GB2508992.1). Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.