Laakirchen Papier AG Pulp Mill

Laakirchen Papier AG 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. It is operated by Laakirchen Papier AG. By capacity it ranks #1 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-44375328.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 338,000 t of pulp & paper, Laakirchen Papier AG Pulp Mill est autour de la médiane des pulp & paper mill en Austria (338,000 t of pulp & paper). Sous-secteur: pulp-and-paper. Comme pulp & paper mill, elle nécessite une chaleur de procédé intensive (typiquement 150–250°C) pour ses opérations industrielles essentielles — chaleur qui doit être fournie par des chaudières, fours ou combustion directe, et les pertes par les récipients et tuyauteries non isolés représentent du combustible gaspillé. L'isolation modulaire amovible peut réduire ces pertes de 80–96%, refroidissant les surfaces à ≤45°C, avec des délais d'amortissement souvent inférieurs à 2 ans. Les papeteries génèrent leur propre vapeur pour le procédé de cuisson et les sécheurs de papier, exploitant de grands systèmes de chaudières où la perte de chaleur réduit directement l'efficacité.

Comparaison de capacité et d'intensité de CO₂ calculée à partir des données des installations industrielles Climate TRACE; rôle du secteur basé sur la référence d'ingénierie.

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).

Operator

Operated by Laakirchen Papier AG. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Laakirchen Papier AG 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 #1 largest of 5 pulp & paper mills in Austria by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

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Location

Coordinates 47.9771, 13.81619. View on OpenStreetMap.

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