Mercer Rosenthal GmbH - MR - Mercer International Group

Mercer Rosenthal GmbH - MR - Mercer International Group is a pulp & paper mill in Germany with a reported capacity of 199,500 t of pulp & paper. It turns wood or recovered fibre into pulp and paper, with large steam and drying loads. It is operated by Mercer Rosenthal GmbH. By capacity it ranks #2 of 12 pulp & paper mills tracked in Germany. It emits about 95,775 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 22,325 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 11% below the median pulp & paper mill.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-44375512.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 199,500 t of pulp & paper ist Mercer Rosenthal GmbH - MR - Mercer International Group etwa um dem Medianwert von pulp & paper mill in Germany (199,500 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 95,775 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 Germany

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

Operator

Operated by Mercer Rosenthal GmbH. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Mercer Rosenthal GmbH - MR - Mercer International Group sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 50.4°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 #2 largest of 12 pulp & paper mills in Germany by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Willy Maisel Gmbh - World Of Textiles · Textiles · 22,447 t CO₂
• CSN Stahlwerk Thüringen Unterwellenborn steel plant · Steel Plant · 65,793 t CO₂
• Amreiters S.R.O. · Textiles · 41,055 t CO₂
• Heinrich Schaller Pappenfabrik e.K. Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 95,775 t CO₂
• Lutz Fleischwaren Gmbh, Standort Weimar · Food & Beverage · 151,340 t CO₂
• Südzucker Ag Mannheim / Ochsenfurt Werk Zeitz · Food & Beverage · 245,876 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 50.4035, 11.70075. View on OpenStreetMap.

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