Aluminium in China: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

90 tracked facilities, ≈203,859,321 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 China at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	90	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	203,859,321 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	2,265,104 t/yr
Gross value (full price)	€15,363M/yr	all tracked CO2 × €75.36/t CBAM ref — before free allocation / EU-bound share

Carbon pricing here: National ETS (intensity-based): ¥86.13 (31 Mar 2025, Argus). 2024–25 expansion added cement, steel, aluminium (~+3 Gt). Current benchmark: ¥86.13/t (31 Mar 2025). Full country page: carbon price in China.

Largest emitters

Top 10 aluminium CO2 emitters in China

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	Baise Prefecture City	—	33,057,794	€2,491.2M
2	Zouping, Shandong aluminium plant	Shandong Weiqiao Aluminum and Electric Co Ltd	13,600,884	€1,025.0M
3	Zhengzhou Prefecture City	—	12,071,667	€909.7M
4	Sanmenxia Prefecture City	—	9,285,897	€699.8M
5	Xinzhou Prefecture City	—	8,976,367	€676.5M
6	Zibo Prefecture City	—	8,047,778	€606.5M
7	Luliang Prefecture City	—	5,262,008	€396.5M
8	Guiyang Prefecture City	—	4,952,479	€373.2M
9	Lingshi Alumina Refinery	EAST HOPE Group Co Ltd	4,341,760	€327.2M
10	Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture	—	4,333,419	€326.6M

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 Australia

Aluminium in Russian Federation

12,760,253 t CO2/yr

Aluminium in Canada

7,246,851 t CO2/yr

Other industries in China

Iron & steel in China

1,317,489,541 t CO2/yr

Oil & gas production in China

160,128,617 t CO2/yr

Oil refining in China

128,888,870 t CO2/yr

FAQ

Questions

How many aluminium facilities does China have with tracked emissions?

90 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈203,859,321 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest aluminium emitter in China?

Baise Prefecture City — ≈33,057,794 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the CBAM price?

The gross full-price value is ≈€15,363M/yr (all tracked CO2 × €75.36/t CBAM ref). Actual CBAM liability is far smaller: it falls only on emissions embedded in EU-bound exports, and only on the phased-in share — 2.5% in 2026 rising to 100% by 2034 (Reg (EU) 2023/956).

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 Research. Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.