Vlasenica Canton

Vlasenica Canton is an aluminium smelter in Bosnia and Herzegovina with a reported capacity of 14,836 t of alumina/aluminum. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis. By capacity it ranks #2 of 2 aluminium smelters tracked in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It emits about 21,008 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 4,897 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 32% below the median aluminium smelter.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3672953.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 14,836 t of alumina/aluminum ist Vlasenica Canton unter dem Medianwert von aluminium smelter in Bosnia and Herzegovina (350,000 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 21,008 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Local climate

Vlasenica Canton sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 44.2°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 2 aluminium smelters in Bosnia and Herzegovina by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Birac Zvornik Alumina Factory · Aluminium Smelter · 406,922 t CO₂
• Valy Doo Ltd. · Textiles · 11,906 t CO₂
• Lukavac Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 233,844 t CO₂
• Sisecam Soda Lukavac d.o.o. · Chemical Plant · 47,175 t CO₂
• Galovici Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 179,998 t CO₂
• Kakanj Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 430,400 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 44.23068, 19.12877. View on OpenStreetMap.

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