Etobicoke Casting Plant

Etobicoke Casting Plant is a non-ferrous metals plant in Canada with a reported capacity of 1 unitless. It smelts or refines non-ferrous metals. By capacity it ranks #5 of 9 non-ferrous metals plants tracked in Canada. It emits about 9,171 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 2,138 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 80% below the median non-ferrous metals plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673293.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 1 unitless ist Etobicoke Casting Plant etwa um dem Medianwert von non-ferrous metals plant in Canada (1 unitless). Untersektor: other-metals. Als non-ferrous metals plant benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 400–1200°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. Nichteisenmetallwerke schmelzen, raffinieren und gießen Metalle in Öfen und Tiegeln über ihren Schmelzpunkten; Verluste aus ungedämmten Transfers und Lagerbehältern sind erheblich.

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

What 9,171 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 non-ferrous metals plants in Canada

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

Local climate

Etobicoke Casting Plant sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 43.6°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 #5 largest of 9 non-ferrous metals plants in Canada by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Petro-Canada Mississauga Lubricants Refinery · Refinery · 105,301 t CO₂
• Toronto Board Plant · Other Manufacturing · 35,557 t CO₂
• Mississauga Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 527,094 t CO₂
• Silver Crystal Sports Inc. · Textiles · 12,324 t CO₂
• Brampton Brick Limited · Other Manufacturing · 70,941 t CO₂
• Brampton Brick · Other Manufacturing · 60,955 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 43.5958, -79.5406. View on OpenStreetMap.

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