Massena aluminium plant

Massena aluminium plant is an aluminium smelter in United States with a reported capacity of 130,000 t of alumina/aluminum. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis. It is operated by Alcoa Corp. By capacity it ranks #7 of 9 aluminium smelters tracked in United States. It emits about 276,268 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 64,398 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673145.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 130,000 t of alumina/aluminum, Massena aluminium plant est en dessous de la médiane des aluminium smelter en United States (187,000 t of alumina/aluminum). Sous-secteur: aluminum. Comme aluminium smelter, elle nécessite une chaleur de procédé intensive (typiquement 600–900°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 fonderies d'aluminium utilisent de grands courants électriques pour raffiner l'alumine en aluminium fondu au-dessus de 900°C, et le métal chaud doit s'écouler à travers des creusets et des équipements de coulée.

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 276,268 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 United States

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

Operator

Operated by Alcoa Corp. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Massena aluminium plant sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 45.0°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 #7 largest of 9 aluminium smelters in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Arconic Massena LLC · Metals Plant · 740 t CO₂
• Tri-Town Packing Corporation · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• Potters Industries, Inc. - Potsdam, NY · Metals Plant · 23,267 t CO₂
• Glazier Packing Company Inc. · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• Azure Mountain Distillery Llc · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• Ivaco Rolling Mills steel plant · Steel Plant · 42,725 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 44.96198, -74.89016. View on OpenStreetMap.

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