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Aquarelle Washplant

Textiles in Mauritius. Approximate location -20.07572, 57.547.

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Aquarelle Washplant is a textile mill in Mauritius with a reported capacity of 39,211,111 USD. It spins, dyes and finishes textiles, leather or apparel using process steam. By capacity it ranks #8 of 11 textile mills tracked in Mauritius. It emits about 859 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 200 cars.

859t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#8CO₂ rank in Mauritius

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38479137.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 39,211,111 USD, Aquarelle Washplant jest około medianę textile mill w Mauritius (39,211,111 USD). Podsektor: textiles-leather-apparel. Jako textile mill, wymaga intensywnego ciepła procesowego (typowo 60–150°C) do swoich głównych operacji przemysłowych — ciepła, które musi być dostarczane przez kotły, piece lub spalanie bezpośrednie, a straty przez nieisolowane zbiorniki i rury stanowią zmarnowane paliwo. Modułowa izolacja demontowalna może zmniejszyć te straty o 80–96%, chłodząc powierzchnie do ≤45°C, z zwrotem inwestycji często poniżej 2 lat. Fabryki tekstylne używają pary procesowej do barwienia, finicowania i suszenia, często wymagając ścisłej kontroli temperatury przez długie okresy pracy — ciągłe straty ciepła zmniejszają zyski.

Porównanie pojemności i intensywności CO₂ obliczane na podstawie danych instalacji przemysłowych Climate TRACE; rola sektora oparta na odniesieniau inżynierskim.

What 859 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

200cars driven for a year
112homes' annual energy use
14,317tree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest textile mills in Mauritius

Rt Knits Ltd: 39,211,111 USD39.2MRt Knits L…Aquarelle Clothing Ltd, Grand Bois Factory: 39,211,111 USD39.2MAquarelle …Laguna Clothing Mauritius Ltd: 39,211,111 USD39.2MLaguna Clo…Firemount Textiles Ltd: 39,211,111 USD39.2MFiremount …Tropic Knits (Reunion) Ltd: 39,211,111 USD39.2MTropic Kni…Maxiwear Ltd: 39,211,111 USD39.2MMaxiwear L…Cmt New Phoenix 5: 39,211,111 USD39.2MCmt New Ph…Aquarelle Washplant: 39,211,111 USD39.2MAquarelle …

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

Local climate

Aquarelle Washplant sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 20.1°S in the southern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~28°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical monsoon: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #8 largest of 11 textile mills in Mauritius by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates -20.07572, 57.547. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A textile mill like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: dyeing vessels, stenters/dryers, steam lines, hot-water & boiler house (surface/process temperatures around 80–200 °C). These surfaces lose energy to the air year-round; removable modular insulation cuts that loss, brings outer surfaces to ≤45 °C, and unclips for inspection.

effectively industrial laundries/dyeing - steam & hot water; 500-3000 MWh typical.

Indicative recoverable energy

On an already-insulated site (pipes & valves in cladding / jackets), closing the remaining gaps, flanges and damaged sections and switching to removable covers indicatively recovers about 700 MWh/yr (≈ 140 t CO₂/yr) — scaled to this site's reported CO₂ within its sector. Bare or damaged surfaces recover several times more.

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Indicative, not a measurement. Conservative floor for an already-insulated plant; a TIPCHECK on-site audit gives a measured figure. Industry context: EiiF TIPCHECK — industrial insulation can save ~14 Mtoe/yr in EU, payback typically <2 years.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Bare hot surfaces here exceed the touch-safe limit (EN ISO 13732-1); insulation to ≤45 °C is a worker-safety and compliance win. And before electrification, fuel-switching or CCS, eliminating surface heat loss is the cheapest, fastest, lowest-risk step — audit the bare spots first, rip-and-replace later.

External climate finance your country can access

Domestic energy-efficiency grants are limited here; industrial decarbonisation is mainly funded externally:

Routed via national development banks / accredited entities — not a direct factory grant. Verified 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Aquarelle Washplant?

Aquarelle Washplant is a textile mill in Mauritius. It spins, dyes and finishes textiles, leather or apparel using process steam.

What is the capacity of Aquarelle Washplant?

Aquarelle Washplant has a reported capacity of 39,211,111 USD.

How much CO₂ does Aquarelle Washplant emit?

Aquarelle Washplant emits about 859 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 200 cars. That ranks #8 among tracked facilities in Mauritius.

Where is Aquarelle Washplant located?

Aquarelle Washplant is in Mauritius, near coordinates -20.07572, 57.547.

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