Straumsvik aluminium plant

Straumsvik aluminium plant is an aluminium smelter in Iceland with a reported capacity of 200,000 t of alumina/aluminum. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis. It is operated by Rio Tinto Ltd. By capacity it ranks #3 of 3 aluminium smelters tracked in Iceland. It emits about 432,548 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 100,827 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673098.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 200,000 t of alumina/aluminum, Straumsvik aluminium plant è al di sotto di la mediana di aluminium smelter in Iceland (320,000 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 432,548 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 Iceland

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

Operator

Operated by Rio Tinto Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Straumsvik aluminium plant sits in a subpolar oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfc), at 64.0°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 3 aluminium smelters in Iceland by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Rio Tinto á Íslandi hf. · Metals Plant · 292,395 t CO₂
• Elkem Ísland ehf. · Metals Plant
• Grundartangi aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 692,077 t CO₂
• Norðurál Grundartangi ehf. · Metals Plant · 469,201 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 64.04345, -22.0325. View on OpenStreetMap.

Hot industrial equipment? Cut the heat loss.

Kilns, furnaces, boilers, heat exchangers, valves and steam lines on sites like this lose energy continuously. Inzonex makes patented removable modular insulation for hot industrial equipment:

• Up to 96% less heat loss from insulated surfaces
• Surface temperature down to ≤45°C for worker safety
• 6× faster maintenance access — removable and refittable
• Typical payback up to 2 years

See Inzonex process-equipment insulation →

Frequently asked questions