Mount Holly aluminium plant

Mount Holly aluminium plant is an aluminium smelter in United States with a reported capacity of 184,000 t of alumina/aluminum. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis. By capacity it ranks #6 of 9 aluminium smelters tracked in United States. It emits about 391,025 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 91,148 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673147.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 184,000 t of alumina/aluminum ist Mount Holly aluminium plant etwa um dem Medianwert von aluminium smelter in United States (187,000 t of alumina/aluminum). Untersektor: aluminum. Als aluminium smelter benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 600–900°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. Aluminiumhütten nutzen große Elektroströme, um Tonerde in geschmolzenes Aluminium über 900°C zu raffinieren, und das heiße Metall muss durch Tiegel und Gießausrüstung fließen.

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

What 391,025 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 aluminium smelters in United States

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

Local climate

Mount Holly aluminium plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 33.0°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 #6 largest of 9 aluminium smelters in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• DAK AMERICAS LLC · Other Manufacturing · 77,289 t CO₂
• Lauscha Fiber International · Other Manufacturing · 33,479 t CO₂
• Lauscha Fiber International · Metals Plant · 2,142 t CO₂
• Nucor Steel Berkeley plant · Steel Plant · 1,050,843 t CO₂
• Winningham'S Meats · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• INEOS US Chemicals Company CR Plant · Chemical Plant · 121,890 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 33.04911, -80.05421. View on OpenStreetMap.

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