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Aluminium smelters worldwide

A directory of 308 aluminium smelters across 47 countries — smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis. Capacity, owner, location and CO₂ from open data.

308aluminium smelters
47countries
308with reported CO₂
413.0M tCO₂e/yr total

Top countries by number of aluminium smelters

China: 141 facilities141ChinaIndia: 20 facilities20IndiaRussian Federation: 17 facilities17Russian Fe…Australia: 15 facilities15AustraliaCanada: 11 facilities11CanadaUnited States: 9 facilities9United Sta…Norway: 7 facilities7NorwayFrance: 7 facilities7FranceBrazil: 6 facilities6BrazilGermany: 6 facilities6Germany

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

Largest aluminium smelters

#FacilityCountryt of alumina/aluminum
1Baise Prefecture CityChina24,364,530
2Zhengzhou Prefecture CityChina8,897,160
3Sanmenxia Prefecture CityChina6,843,969
4Xinzhou Prefecture CityChina6,615,837
5Zouping, Shandong aluminium plantChina6,400,000
6Zibo Prefecture CityChina5,931,440
7Worsley Alumina RefineryAustralia4,700,000
8Ordos Prefecture CityChina4,562,646
9Binzhou PrefectureChina4,562,646
10Fangchenggang Prefecture CityChina4,562,646
11Pinjarra Alcoa Alumina RefineryAustralia4,263,770
12São Luís MunicipalityBrazil4,134,539
13Luliang Prefecture CityChina3,878,249
14Sao Luis Alumina Refinery and Aluminum SmelterBrazil3,850,000
15Guiyang Prefecture CityChina3,650,117

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Frequently asked questions

How many aluminium smelters are there worldwide?
308 aluminium smelters across 47 countries are tracked in this open dataset.
Which country has the most aluminium smelters?
China — 141 aluminium smelters.
What is the largest aluminium smelter?
Baise Prefecture City in China, by reported capacity.
How much CO₂ do these aluminium smelters emit?
Together about 413,035,255 tonnes of CO₂e per year (reported facilities).
Where does the data come from?
Climate TRACE v6 — asset-level capacity and CO₂e emissions (CC BY 4.0).

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