Arak aluminium plant

Arak aluminium plant is an aluminium smelter in Iran with a reported capacity of 60,000 t of alumina/aluminum. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis. It is operated by Iranian Aluminium Co. By capacity it ranks #3 of 3 aluminium smelters tracked in Iran. It emits about 116,008 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 27,041 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 7% below the median aluminium smelter.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673092.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 60,000 t of alumina/aluminum ist Arak aluminium plant unter dem Medianwert von aluminium smelter in Iran (120,000 t of alumina/aluminum). Untersektor: aluminum. Als aluminium smelter benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 600–900°C) für seinen Kernbetrieb — Wärme, die durch Dampfkessel, Öfen oder direkte Verbrennung geliefert werden muss, und Verluste durch ungedämmte Behälter und Rohrleitungen stellen verschwendeten Brennstoff dar. Modulare abnehmbare Dämmung kann diese Verluste um 80–96% senken, Oberflächen auf ≤45°C kühlen, mit Amortisationszeiten oft unter 2 Jahren. Aluminiumhütten nutzen große Elektroströme, um Tonerde in geschmolzenes Aluminium über 900°C zu raffinieren, und das heiße Metall muss durch Tiegel und Gießausrüstung fließen.

Vergleich von Kapazität und CO₂-Intensität berechnet aus Climate TRACE Industrieanlagendaten; Sektorrolle basierend auf Ingenieurreferenz.

What 116,008 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest aluminium smelters in Iran

Reported capacity (t of alumina/aluminum), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by Iranian Aluminium Co. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Arak aluminium plant sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 34.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #3 largest of 3 aluminium smelters in Iran by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Arak (2) aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 232,015 t CO₂
• NIORDC Arak Refinery · Refinery · 3,604,524 t CO₂
• (Shazand) Arak Petrochemical, Arak,Marzaki · Petrochemical · 429,674 t CO₂
• Raveh Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 403,229 t CO₂
• Neyzar Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 414,503 t CO₂
• Doroud Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 579,059 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 34.0769, 49.75828. View on OpenStreetMap.

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