Puerto Esperanza Pulp

Puerto Esperanza Pulp is a pulp & paper mill in Argentina with a reported capacity of 350,000 t of pulp & paper. It turns wood or recovered fibre into pulp and paper, with large steam and drying loads. It is operated by Arauco Argentina SA. By capacity it ranks #1 of 3 pulp & paper mills tracked in Argentina. It emits about 189,148 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 44,090 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-44375325.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 350,000 t of pulp & paper, Puerto Esperanza Pulp è ben al di sopra di la mediana di pulp & paper mill in Argentina (253,000 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 189,148 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 Argentina

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

Operator

Operated by Arauco Argentina SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Puerto Esperanza Pulp sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 26.0°S in the southern hemisphere.

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #1 largest of 3 pulp & paper mills in Argentina by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Dass Eldorado Srl · Textiles · 3,282 t CO₂
• Debora Neves Minetto Martini - Me · Textiles · 302 t CO₂
• Edson M Girardelo - Eireli · Textiles · 302 t CO₂
• Alles Confeccoes Eireli · Textiles · 302 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates -25.98938, -54.63502. View on OpenStreetMap.

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