Borregaard ChemCell

Borregaard ChemCell is a pulp & paper mill in Norway with a reported capacity of 60,000 t of pulp & paper. It turns wood or recovered fibre into pulp and paper, with large steam and drying loads. By capacity it ranks #4 of 4 pulp & paper mills tracked in Norway. It emits about 32,425 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 7,558 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-44375614.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 60,000 t of pulp & paper ist Borregaard ChemCell unter dem Medianwert von pulp & paper mill in Norway (80,000 t of pulp & paper). Untersektor: pulp-and-paper. Als pulp & paper mill benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 150–250°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. Zellstoff- und Papierfabriken erzeugen ihren eigenen Dampf für Zellstoff-Prozess und Papiertrockner, betreiben große Dampfkesselanlagen, wo Wärmeverlust die Effizienz direkt reduziert.

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

What 32,425 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 pulp & paper mills in Norway

Reported capacity (t of pulp & paper), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Local climate

Borregaard ChemCell sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 59.3°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 #4 largest of 4 pulp & paper mills in Norway by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• ExxonMobil Slagen Refinery · Refinery
• Yara Porsgrunn · Chemical Plant · 630,300 t CO₂
• Eramet Norway AS, Porsgrunn · Metals Plant · 185,000 t CO₂
• ERAMET NORWAY AS, Porsgrunn · Metals Plant · 131,000 t CO₂
• Rhi Normag As · Lime Plant · 138,147 t CO₂
• Brevik Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 257,971 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 59.27678, 11.11516. View on OpenStreetMap.

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