Slatina aluminium plant

Slatina aluminium plant is an aluminium smelter in Romania with a reported capacity of 62,000 t of alumina/aluminum. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis. It is operated by Alro Slatina SA. By capacity it ranks #2 of 3 aluminium smelters tracked in Romania. It emits about 141,055 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 32,880 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 9% above the median aluminium smelter.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673118.

En contexto: cómo se compara esta instalación

Con 62,000 t of alumina/aluminum, Slatina aluminium plant está alrededor de la mediana de aluminium smelter en Romania (62,000 t of alumina/aluminum). Su CO₂ por unidad de capacidad es aproximadamente 61% por encima de la mediana de aluminium smelter. Subsector: aluminum. Como aluminium smelter, requiere calor de proceso intenso (típicamente 600–900°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 fundiciones de aluminio utilizan grandes corrientes eléctricas para refinar alúmina en aluminio fundido por encima de 900°C, y el metal caliente debe fluir a través de crisoles y equipos de colada.

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 141,055 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 Romania

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

Operator

Operated by Alro Slatina SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Slatina aluminium plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 44.4°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 3 aluminium smelters in Romania by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• SC ALRO SA SLATINA - Sediu primar · Metals Plant · 398,000 t CO₂
• Rao Industry · Textiles · 5,096 t CO₂
• Sc Itr. S.R.L. · Textiles · 5,096 t CO₂
• OMV Petrobrazi Ploiesti Refinery · Refinery · 1,120,716 t CO₂
• Sc Trico Point S.R.L. · Textiles · 5,096 t CO₂
• Super Eurotextila · Textiles · 5,096 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 44.44651, 24.39145. View on OpenStreetMap.

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