Celulosa Arauco y Constitución - Arauco Pulp Mill

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución - Arauco Pulp Mill is a pulp & paper mill in Chile with a reported capacity of 2,250,747 t of pulp & paper. It turns wood or recovered fibre into pulp and paper, with large steam and drying loads. It is operated by Celulosa Arauco y Constitución SA. By capacity it ranks #1 of 8 pulp & paper mills tracked in Chile. It emits about 989,562 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 230,667 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 19% below the median pulp & paper mill.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-44375434.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 2,250,747 t of pulp & paper ist Celulosa Arauco y Constitución - Arauco Pulp Mill deutlich über dem Medianwert von pulp & paper mill in Chile (756,020 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 989,562 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 Chile

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

Operator

Operated by Celulosa Arauco y Constitución SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución - Arauco Pulp Mill sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csb), at 37.2°S in the southern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #1 largest of 8 pulp & paper mills in Chile by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• CMPC Celulosa S.A. - Laja Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 65,971 t CO₂
• ENAP Bio-Bio Refinery · Refinery · 1,283,437 t CO₂
• Talcahuano Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 17,991 t CO₂
• CAP Acero Huachipato steel plant · Steel Plant · 947,868 t CO₂
• CMPC Celulosa S.A. Sante Fe · Pulp & Paper Mill · 332,391 t CO₂
• Nueva Aldea pulp · Pulp & Paper Mill · 837,321 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates -37.21139, -73.22472. View on OpenStreetMap.

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