Taweelah Shaheen Alumina Refinery

Taweelah Shaheen Alumina Refinery is an aluminium smelter in United Arab Emirates with a reported capacity of 2,267,960 t of alumina/aluminum. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis. It is operated by Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC. By capacity it ranks #1 of 4 aluminium smelters tracked in United Arab Emirates. It emits about 4,739,433 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 1,104,763 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-43765087.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 2,267,960 t of alumina/aluminum ist Taweelah Shaheen Alumina Refinery deutlich über dem Medianwert von aluminium smelter in United Arab Emirates (1,628,000 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 4,739,433 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 Arab Emirates

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

Operator

Operated by Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Taweelah Shaheen Alumina Refinery sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 24.8°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 #1 largest of 4 aluminium smelters in United Arab Emirates by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Taweelah-Abu Dhabi aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 3,459,725 t CO₂
• ENOC Jebel Ali Refinery · Refinery · 1,233,224 t CO₂
• Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Umm Al-Narr Refinery · Refinery
• Jebel Ali aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 2,465,160 t CO₂
• Mascot Ltd.Dmcc · Textiles · 35 t CO₂
• Abu Dhabi Municipal Region · Aluminium Smelter · 663,169 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 24.7788, 54.71425. View on OpenStreetMap.

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