Rio Tinto á Íslandi hf.

Rio Tinto á Íslandi hf. is a non-ferrous metals plant in Iceland with a reported capacity of 1 unitless. It smelts or refines non-ferrous metals. By capacity it ranks #2 of 4 non-ferrous metals plants tracked in Iceland. It emits about 292,395 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 68,157 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 536% above the median non-ferrous metals plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673472.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 1 unitless ist Rio Tinto á Íslandi hf. etwa um dem Medianwert von non-ferrous metals plant in Iceland (1 unitless). Untersektor: other-metals. Als non-ferrous metals plant benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 400–1200°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. Nichteisenmetallwerke schmelzen, raffinieren und gießen Metalle in Öfen und Tiegeln über ihren Schmelzpunkten; Verluste aus ungedämmten Transfers und Lagerbehältern sind erheblich.

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

What 292,395 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 non-ferrous metals plants in Iceland

Reported capacity (unitless), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Local climate

Rio Tinto á Íslandi hf. sits in a subpolar oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfc), at 64.0°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 #2 largest of 4 non-ferrous metals plants in Iceland by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Straumsvik aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 432,548 t CO₂
• Elkem Ísland ehf. · Metals Plant
• Grundartangi aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 692,077 t CO₂
• Norðurál Grundartangi ehf. · Metals Plant · 469,201 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 64.04618, -22.02865. View on OpenStreetMap.

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