Rio Tinto á Íslandi hf.

Rio Tinto á Íslandi hf. is a non-ferrous metals plant in Iceland with a reported capacity of 1 unitless. It smelts or refines non-ferrous metals. By capacity it ranks #2 of 4 non-ferrous metals plants tracked in Iceland. It emits about 292,395 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 68,157 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 536% above the median non-ferrous metals plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673472.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 1 unitless, Rio Tinto á Íslandi hf. est autour de la médiane des non-ferrous metals plant en Iceland (1 unitless). Sous-secteur: other-metals. Comme non-ferrous metals plant, elle nécessite une chaleur de procédé intensive (typiquement 400–1200°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 usines de métaux non ferreux fondent, raffinent et coulent des métaux dans des fours et creusets au-dessus de leurs points de fusion; les pertes des transferts non isolés et des récipients de stockage sont significatives.

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 292,395 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 non-ferrous metals plants in Iceland

Reported capacity (unitless), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Local climate

Rio Tinto á Íslandi hf. sits in a subpolar oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfc), at 64.0°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 #2 largest of 4 non-ferrous metals plants in Iceland by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Straumsvik aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 432,548 t CO₂
• Elkem Ísland ehf. · Metals Plant
• Grundartangi aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 692,077 t CO₂
• Norðurál Grundartangi ehf. · Metals Plant · 469,201 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 64.04618, -22.02865. View on OpenStreetMap.

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