Fort Saskatchewan Nickel Cobalt Ore A-G Refinery

Fort Saskatchewan Nickel Cobalt Ore A-G Refinery is a chemical plant in Canada with a reported capacity of 190,000 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by Sherritt International Corp. By capacity it ranks #10 of 10 chemical plants tracked in Canada. It emits about 249,361 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 58,126 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 100% below the median chemical plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257080.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 190,000 t of chemical ist Fort Saskatchewan Nickel Cobalt Ore A-G Refinery unter dem Medianwert von chemical plant in Canada (550,000 t of chemical). Untersektor: chemicals. Als chemical plant benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 100–500°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. Chemieanlagen erzeugen eine breite Palette von Industrie- und Spezialchemikalien, viele erfordern präzise Temperaturkontrolle und nachhaltigen Wärmeeintrag für Reaktionen und Trennungen.

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

What 249,361 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 chemical plants in Canada

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

Operator

Operated by Sherritt International Corp. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Fort Saskatchewan Nickel Cobalt Ore A-G Refinery sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 53.7°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 #10 largest of 10 chemical plants in Canada by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Imperial Oil Strathcona Refinery · Refinery · 1,955,920 t CO₂
• Dow Chemical Co. Ft. , Fort Saskatchewan,Alberta · Petrochemical · 1,827,497 t CO₂
• Shell Scotford Refinery · Refinery · 1,502,934 t CO₂
• North West Redwater Partnership Sturgeon Refinery · Refinery · 525,573 t CO₂
• Redwater Fertilizer · Chemical Plant · 1,837,394 t CO₂
• Edmonton Plant · Other Manufacturing · 18,605 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 53.71893, -113.1934. View on OpenStreetMap.

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