Qinao aluminium plant

Qinao aluminium plant is an aluminium smelter in China with a reported capacity of 160,000 t of alumina/aluminum. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis. It is operated by China Hongqiao Group Ltd. By capacity it ranks #113 of 141 aluminium smelters tracked in China. It emits about 292,244 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 68,122 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 13% below the median aluminium smelter.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-43765173.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 160,000 t of alumina/aluminum ist Qinao aluminium plant unter dem Medianwert von aluminium smelter in China (372,000 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 292,244 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 China

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

Operator

Operated by China Hongqiao Group Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Qinao aluminium plant sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 36.1°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 #113 largest of 141 aluminium smelters in China by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Qingdao Leno Textile Co., Ltd. · Textiles · 6,976 t CO₂
• Goodway Textile Ltd. · Textiles · 6,976 t CO₂
• Homesense Textile Co.,Ltd · Textiles · 6,976 t CO₂
• Qingdao K&C Bags Co.,Ltd · Textiles · 6,976 t CO₂
• Sry Industrial Co.Ltd · Textiles · 6,976 t CO₂
• Qingdao Jinxiu Artex Co.,Ltd. · Textiles · 6,976 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 36.08074, 120.37605. View on OpenStreetMap.

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