Port Mellon Pulp Mill

Port Mellon Pulp Mill is a pulp & paper mill in Canada with a reported capacity of 175,805 t of pulp & paper. It turns wood or recovered fibre into pulp and paper, with large steam and drying loads. By capacity it ranks #11 of 53 pulp & paper mills tracked in Canada. It emits about 95,009 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 22,147 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-44375421.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 175,805 t of pulp & paper ist Port Mellon Pulp Mill etwa um dem Medianwert von pulp & paper mill in Canada (163,636 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 95,009 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 Canada

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

Local climate

Port Mellon Pulp Mill sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 49.5°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 #11 largest of 53 pulp & paper mills in Canada by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Neucel Specialty Cellulose Ltd Vancouver · Pulp & Paper Mill · 88,433 t CO₂
• Mercer International Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 88,433 t CO₂
• Parkland Burnaby Refinery · Refinery · 294,352 t CO₂
• Nanaimo Kraft Market Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 97,686 t CO₂
• Nanaimo Forest Products Ltd - Harmac Pacific · Pulp & Paper Mill · 101,700 t CO₂
• Richmond Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 154,647 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 49.52183, -123.4903. View on OpenStreetMap.

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