Aluminium Oxid Stade GmbH (AOS) Alumina Refinery — Germany
Aluminium Smelter in Germany. Approximate location 53.65281, 9.49385.
Aluminium SmelterGermanyCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Aluminium Oxid Stade GmbH (AOS) Alumina Refinery is an aluminium smelter in Germany. Aluminium smelters use large electric currents to refine alumina into molten aluminium above 900°C, and the hot metal must flow through crucibles and casting equipment. It is operated by DADCO Alumina & Chemicals. It emits about 1,278,896 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 1.1% of the CO₂e from the 118 facilities in Germany that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-43765081.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
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Operating power plants within 50 km
- Stade Dow power station · Coal · 920 MW · 0 km
- KWK AOS GmbH · Gas · 31 MW · 1 km
- Dow Stade · Gas · 173 MW · 1 km
- Stade nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 672 MW · 4 km
- Stade E.ON power station · Coal · 1,100 MW · 6 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
Subsector: aluminum. As aluminium smelter, it requires high process heat (typically 600–900°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Aluminium smelters use large electric currents to refine alumina into molten aluminium above 900°C, and the hot metal must flow through crucibles and casting equipment.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 1,278,896 t CO₂e a year looks like
This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 1.3M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Aluminium Oxid Stade GmbH (AOS) Alumina Refinery carries €109M/yr of carbon at the full EU ETS price (€85/t CO₂). Free allocation phases out to 2034 (Reg. (EU) 2023/956), so today's bill is lower and rising toward this full-price figure.
Measured CO₂: 192k t/yr — verified EUTL (reporting year 2023) (85% below the modelled estimate). Modelled estimate 1.3M t/yr (Climate TRACE), high-confidence match, cross-checked via the measured-vs-modelled dataset (n=711).
Carbon price: EU ETS €85/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: measured (EUTL RY2023), cross-checked vs Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Operator
Operated by DADCO Alumina & Chemicals.
Local climate
Aluminium Oxid Stade GmbH (AOS) Alumina Refinery sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 53.7°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1411 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.08× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby sites
Nearby industrial sites
- Stade District · Aluminium Smelter · 78,239 t CO₂
- Lagerdorf Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 175,856 t CO₂
- TRIMET Aluminium SE, Niederlassung Hamburg · Metals Plant · 223,000 t CO₂
- ArcelorMittal Hamburg steel plant · Steel Plant · 822,412 t CO₂
- Hamburg aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 144,904 t CO₂
- Holborn Hamburg Refinery · Refinery · 998,743 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 53.65281, 9.49385. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Aluminium Oxid Stade GmbH (AOS) Alumina Refinery?
Aluminium Oxid Stade GmbH (AOS) Alumina Refinery is a aluminium smelter in Germany. Aluminium smelters use large electric currents to refine alumina into molten aluminium above 900°C, and the hot metal must flow through crucibles and casting equipment.
How much CO₂ does Aluminium Oxid Stade GmbH (AOS) Alumina Refinery emit?
The page uses about 1,278,896 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #20 among facilities in Germany by estimated CO₂.
Where is Aluminium Oxid Stade GmbH (AOS) Alumina Refinery located?
Aluminium Oxid Stade GmbH (AOS) Alumina Refinery is in Germany at approximately 53.65281, 9.49385.
Who operates Aluminium Oxid Stade GmbH (AOS) Alumina Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is DADCO Alumina & Chemicals.