Bécancour aluminium plant

Bécancour aluminium plant is an aluminium smelter in Canada with a reported capacity of 413,000 t of alumina/aluminum. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis. It is operated by Aluminerie de Bécancour Incorporée . By capacity it ranks #5 of 11 aluminium smelters tracked in Canada. It emits about 877,682 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 204,588 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3672961.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 413,000 t of alumina/aluminum, Bécancour aluminium plant è ben al di sopra di la mediana di aluminium smelter in Canada (314,000 t of alumina/aluminum). Sottosettore: aluminum. Come aluminium smelter, richiede calore di processo intenso (tipicamente 600–900°C) per le sue operazioni industriali essenziali — calore che deve essere fornito da caldaie, forni o combustione diretta, e le perdite attraverso recipienti e tubazioni non isolati rappresentano carburante sprecato. L'isolamento modulare removibile può ridurre queste perdite dell'80–96%, raffreddando superfici a ≤45°C, con payback spesso inferiore a 2 anni. Le fonderie di alluminio utilizzano grandi correnti elettriche per raffinare l'allumina in alluminio fuso sopra i 900°C, e il metallo caldo deve fluire attraverso crogioli e attrezzature di fonderia.

Confronto di capacità e intensità di CO₂ calcolato dai dati delle strutture industriali Climate TRACE; ruolo del settore basato su riferimento ingegneristico.

What 877,682 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 Canada

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

Operator

Operated by Aluminerie de Bécancour Incorporée .

Local climate

Bécancour aluminium plant sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 46.4°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 #5 largest of 11 aluminium smelters in Canada by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Deschambault aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 616,290 t CO₂
• Saint Basile Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 615,898 t CO₂
• Rio Tinto Fer et Titane steel plant · Steel Plant · 673,836 t CO₂
• Joliette Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 281,008 t CO₂
• ArcelorMittal Montreal steel plant · Steel Plant · 933,302 t CO₂
• Usine De Joliette · Lime Plant · 45,930 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 46.38311, -72.38474. View on OpenStreetMap.

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