Puerto Esperanza Pulp

Puerto Esperanza Pulp is a pulp & paper mill in Argentina with a reported capacity of 350,000 t of pulp & paper. It turns wood or recovered fibre into pulp and paper, with large steam and drying loads. It is operated by Arauco Argentina SA. By capacity it ranks #1 of 3 pulp & paper mills tracked in Argentina. It emits about 189,148 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 44,090 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-44375325.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 350,000 t of pulp & paper ist Puerto Esperanza Pulp deutlich über dem Medianwert von pulp & paper mill in Argentina (253,000 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 189,148 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 Argentina

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

Operator

Operated by Arauco Argentina SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Puerto Esperanza Pulp sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 26.0°S in the southern hemisphere.

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #1 largest of 3 pulp & paper mills in Argentina by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Dass Eldorado Srl · Textiles · 3,282 t CO₂
• Debora Neves Minetto Martini - Me · Textiles · 302 t CO₂
• Edson M Girardelo - Eireli · Textiles · 302 t CO₂
• Alles Confeccoes Eireli · Textiles · 302 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates -25.98938, -54.63502. View on OpenStreetMap.

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