Ybbstaler Zellstoff Pulp Mill

Ybbstaler Zellstoff Pulp Mill is a pulp & paper mill in Austria with a reported capacity of 338,000 t of pulp & paper. It turns wood or recovered fibre into pulp and paper, with large steam and drying loads. By capacity it ranks #4 of 5 pulp & paper mills tracked in Austria. It emits about 151,083 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 35,217 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 17% below the median pulp & paper mill.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-44375327.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 338,000 t of pulp & paper ist Ybbstaler Zellstoff Pulp Mill etwa um dem Medianwert von pulp & paper mill in Austria (338,000 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 151,083 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 Austria

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

Local climate

Ybbstaler Zellstoff Pulp Mill sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 48.0°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 #4 largest of 5 pulp & paper mills in Austria by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Mondi Neusiedler Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 151,083 t CO₂
• Voestalpine Stahl Linz steel plant · Steel Plant · 10,095,584 t CO₂
• Linz Melamine and Fertilizers Complex · Chemical Plant · 752,400 t CO₂
• Hefel Textil Gmbh · Textiles · 9,238 t CO₂
• Kirchdorfer Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 149,882 t CO₂
• Austria · Chemical Plant · 60,282 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 48.02501, 14.76286. View on OpenStreetMap.

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