La Tuque Pulp & Paper Mill

La Tuque Pulp & Paper Mill is a pulp & paper mill in Canada with a reported capacity of 163,636 t of pulp & paper. It turns wood or recovered fibre into pulp and paper, with large steam and drying loads. It is operated by Westrock Co. By capacity it ranks #37 of 53 pulp & paper mills tracked in Canada. It emits about 88,433 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 20,614 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-44375415.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 163,636 t of pulp & paper, La Tuque Pulp & Paper Mill è attorno a la mediana di pulp & paper mill in Canada (163,636 t of pulp & paper). Sottosettore: pulp-and-paper. Come pulp & paper mill, richiede calore di processo intenso (tipicamente 150–250°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 cartiere generano il proprio vapore per il processo di polpa e gli essiccatori di carta, gestendo grandi sistemi di caldaie dove la perdita di calore riduce direttamente l'efficienza.

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

What 88,433 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 Canada

Reported capacity (t of pulp & paper), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by Westrock Co. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

La Tuque Pulp & Paper Mill sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 47.4°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 #37 largest of 53 pulp & paper mills 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
• Bécancour aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 877,682 t CO₂
• Rio Tinto Fer et Titane steel plant · Steel Plant · 673,836 t CO₂
• Joliette Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 281,008 t CO₂
• Usine De Joliette · Lime Plant · 45,930 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 47.447, -72.79011. View on OpenStreetMap.

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