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non-ferrous metals plants worldwide

A directory of 418 non-ferrous metals plants across 16 countries — smelts or refines non-ferrous metals. Capacity, owner, location and CO₂ from open data.

418non-ferrous metals plants
16countries
416with CO₂ estimate
37.9M tCO₂e/yr total

Top countries by number of non-ferrous metals plants

United States: 330 facilities330United Sta…Norway: 21 facilities21NorwayFrance: 19 facilities19FranceGermany: 10 facilities10GermanySpain: 9 facilities9SpainCanada: 9 facilities9CanadaSwitzerland: 5 facilities5SwitzerlandIceland: 4 facilities4IcelandSweden: 3 facilities3SwedenSlovakia: 2 facilities2Slovakia

Facility counts, Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Browse non-ferrous metals plants by country

United States 330Norway 21France 19Germany 10Canada 9Spain 9Switzerland 5Iceland 4Sweden 3Slovakia 2Belgium 1Greece 1Hungary 1Netherlands 1Romania 1Slovenia 1

Tap a country to see its non-ferrous metals plants — 16 countries.

Frequently asked questions

How many non-ferrous metals plants are there worldwide?
418 non-ferrous metals plants across 16 countries are tracked in this open dataset.
Which country has the most non-ferrous metals plants?
United States — 330 non-ferrous metals plants.
What is the largest non-ferrous metals plant?
ATLANTIC ALUMINA, GRAMERCY OPERATIONS in United States, by listed capacity.
How much CO₂ do these non-ferrous metals plants emit?
Together about 37,890,293 tonnes of CO₂e per year from facilities with emission estimates.
Where does the data come from?
Climate TRACE v6 — asset-level capacity and CO₂e emissions (CC BY 4.0).