Sundsvall aluminium plant

Sundsvall aluminium plant is an aluminium smelter in Sweden with a reported capacity of 132,000 t of alumina/aluminum. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis. It is operated by Kubikenborg Aluminium AB. It emits about 285,482 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 66,546 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673138.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 132,000 t of alumina/aluminum, Sundsvall aluminium plant è attorno a la mediana di aluminium smelter in Sweden (132,000 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 285,482 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.

Operator

Operated by Kubikenborg Aluminium AB. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Sundsvall aluminium plant sits in a subarctic (boreal) climate zone (Köppen Dfc), at 62.4°N in the northern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

Nearby industrial sites

• Kubikenborg Aluminium AB · Metals Plant · 183,000 t CO₂
• SCA Ortviken Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 152,754 t CO₂
• SCA Massa Östrands massafabrik SCA Graphic Sundsvall AB Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 458,263 t CO₂
• Ovako Hofors steel plant · Steel Plant · 38,405 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 62.36996, 17.37023. View on OpenStreetMap.

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