Quesnel BCTMP Pulp Mill

Quesnel BCTMP Pulp Mill is a pulp & paper mill in Canada with a reported capacity of 179,703 t of pulp & paper. It turns wood or recovered fibre into pulp and paper, with large steam and drying loads. It is operated by West Fraser Timber Co Ltd. By capacity it ranks #9 of 53 pulp & paper mills tracked in Canada. It emits about 97,116 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 22,638 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-44375423.

En contexto: cómo se compara esta instalación

Con 179,703 t of pulp & paper, Quesnel BCTMP Pulp Mill está alrededor de la mediana de pulp & paper mill en Canada (163,636 t of pulp & paper). Subsector: pulp-and-paper. Como pulp & paper mill, requiere calor de proceso intenso (típicamente 150–250°C) para sus operaciones industriales centrales — calor que debe ser suministrado por calderas, hornos o combustión directa, y las pérdidas a través de recipientes y tuberías sin aislar representan combustible desperdiciado. El aislamiento modular desmontable puede reducir esas pérdidas en un 80–96%, enfriando superficies a ≤45°C, con amortización a menudo inferior a 2 años. Las plantas de celulosa y papel generan su propio vapor para el proceso de pulpado y secadores de papel, operando grandes sistemas de calderas donde la pérdida de calor reduce directamente la eficiencia.

Comparación de capacidad e intensidad de CO₂ calculada a partir de datos de instalaciones industriales de Climate TRACE; papel del sector basado en referencia de ingeniería.

What 97,116 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 Canada

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

Operator

Operated by West Fraser Timber Co Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Quesnel BCTMP Pulp Mill sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 53.0°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 #9 largest of 53 pulp & paper mills in Canada by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Quesnel River Pulp Co - West Fraser Timber Group · Pulp & Paper Mill · 88,433 t CO₂
• Quesnel Market Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 88,433 t CO₂
• Cariboo Pulp & Paper Co Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 88,433 t CO₂
• Prince George (PG) Pulp and Paper Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 88,433 t CO₂
• Tidewater Prince George Refinery · Refinery · 78,836 t CO₂
• Canfor Pulp Limited - Northwood Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 88,433 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 53.00893, -122.50149. View on OpenStreetMap.

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