Portonogaro Pulp Mill

Portonogaro Pulp Mill is a pulp & paper mill in Italy with a reported capacity of 94,309 t of pulp & paper. It turns wood or recovered fibre into pulp and paper, with large steam and drying loads. By capacity it ranks #3 of 4 pulp & paper mills tracked in Italy. It emits about 50,967 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 11,880 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-44375579.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 94,309 t of pulp & paper, Portonogaro Pulp Mill è attorno a la mediana di pulp & paper mill in Italy (94,309 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 50,967 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 Italy

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

Local climate

Portonogaro Pulp Mill sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 45.9°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 #3 largest of 4 pulp & paper mills in Italy by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Fanna Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 502,511 t CO₂
• Danieli ABS Pozzuolo del Friuli steel plant · Steel Plant · 54,909 t CO₂
• Italsed · Textiles · 7,015 t CO₂
• Oleificio San Giorgio S.P.A. · Food & Beverage · 97,128 t CO₂
• Pittini Ferriere Nord Osoppo steel plant · Steel Plant · 109,818 t CO₂
• Berini Lime Kilns · Lime Plant · 179,043 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 45.94005, 12.8392. View on OpenStreetMap.

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