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Aluminium: the 20 largest CO2 emitters worldwide

The 20 largest aluminium-industry CO2 emitters worldwide — satellite-estimated. Smelting is ≈1.6 t CO2/t direct plus the power behind 13–15 MWh/t; every plant below is CBAM-relevant if it ships to Europe.

#FacilityCountryt CO2/yr (est. 2023)Value at €75.36/t
1Baise Prefecture CityChina33,057,794€2,491.2M
2Zouping, Shandong aluminium plantChina13,600,884€1,025.0M
3Zhengzhou Prefecture CityChina12,071,667€909.7M
4Sanmenxia Prefecture CityChina9,285,897€699.8M
5Xinzhou Prefecture CityChina8,976,367€676.5M
6Zibo Prefecture CityChina8,047,778€606.5M
7São Luís MunicipalityBrazil6,865,403€517.4M
8Lanjigarh Alumina RefineryIndia6,635,219€500.0M
9Sao Luis Alumina Refinery and Aluminum SmelterBrazil6,392,925€481.8M
10Binzhou PrefectureChina6,190,598€466.5M
11Fangchenggang Prefecture CityChina6,190,598€466.5M
12Ordos Prefecture CityChina6,190,598€466.5M
13Worsley Alumina RefineryAustralia6,165,225€464.6M
14Pinjarra Alcoa Alumina RefineryAustralia5,593,000€421.5M
15Luliang Prefecture CityChina5,262,008€396.5M
16Guiyang Prefecture CityChina4,952,479€373.2M
17Taweelah Shaheen Alumina RefineryUnited Arab Emirates4,739,433€357.2M
18Yarwun Alumina RefineryAustralia4,459,950€336.1M
19Lingshi Alumina RefineryChina4,341,760€327.2M
20Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous PrefectureChina4,333,419€326.6M

Source: Climate TRACE satellite estimates (2023) via our IndustryAtlas (30,000+ facilities) — indicative, not verified declarations; corrections welcome. Indicative value = est. emissions × CBAM certificate €75.36 (Q1 2026 official); actual CBAM applies only to EU-bound export share.

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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.
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Source: Inzonex Carbon Hub — inzonex.co.uk/carbon · prices dated as shown on each figure · schedule per Regulation (EU) 2023/956 · indicative analytics, not compliance advice.