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Non-ferrous metals plants worldwide

A directory of 418 non-ferrous metals plants across 16 countries — smelts or refines non-ferrous metals. Capacity, owner, location and CO₂ from open data.

418non-ferrous metals plants
16countries
417with reported CO₂
37.9M tCO₂e/yr total

Top countries by number of non-ferrous metals plants

United States: 330 facilities330United Sta…Norway: 21 facilities21NorwayFrance: 19 facilities19FranceGermany: 10 facilities10GermanySpain: 9 facilities9SpainCanada: 9 facilities9CanadaSwitzerland: 5 facilities5SwitzerlandIceland: 4 facilities4IcelandSweden: 3 facilities3SwedenSlovakia: 2 facilities2Slovakia

Facility counts, Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Largest non-ferrous metals plants

#FacilityCountryunitless
1ATLANTIC ALUMINA, GRAMERCY OPERATIONSUnited States1
2Hydro Aluminium, SunndalNorway1
3NATIONAL CEMENT COMPANY INC.United States1
4AM/NS Calvert, LLCUnited States1
5WVA Manufacturing, LLCUnited States1
6ALUMINIUM DUNKERQUE SASFrance1
7ALUMINIUM DUNKERQUEFrance1
8LIBERTY ALUMINIUM DUNKERQUEFrance1
9ALVANCE ALUMINIUM DUNKERQUE SASFrance1
10Elkem SaltenNorway1
11Norðurál Grundartangi ehf.Iceland1
12Alcoa MosjøenNorway1
13ALUMINIO ESPAÑOL, SASpain1
14SC ALRO SA SLATINA - Sediu primarRomania1
15ALCOA TRANSFORMACION DE PRODUCTOS, S.L. (ALCOA TRANSFORMACIÓN DE PRODUCTOS, S.L.)Spain1

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Frequently asked questions

How many non-ferrous metals plants are there worldwide?
418 non-ferrous metals plants across 16 countries are tracked in this open dataset.
Which country has the most non-ferrous metals plants?
United States — 330 non-ferrous metals plants.
What is the largest metals plant?
ATLANTIC ALUMINA, GRAMERCY OPERATIONS in United States, by reported capacity.
How much CO₂ do these non-ferrous metals plants emit?
Together about 37,890,333 tonnes of CO₂e per year (reported facilities).
Where does the data come from?
Climate TRACE v6 — asset-level capacity and CO₂e emissions (CC BY 4.0).

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