Bahia Specialty Cellulose — Brazil
Pulp & Paper Mill in Brazil. Approximate location -12.64472, -38.33028.
Pulp & Paper MillBrazilCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Bahia Specialty Cellulose is a pulp & paper mill in Brazil. Its listed capacity is 223,463 t of pulp & paper. Pulp and paper mills generate their own steam for the pulping process and paper dryers, running large-scale boiler systems where heat loss directly reduces efficiency. By capacity it ranks #16 among 26 pulp & paper mills in Brazil. It emits about 112,796 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.08% of the CO₂e from the 130 facilities in Brazil that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 7% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-44375338.
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.
Similar facilities by modelled emissions
- Daio Paper Corporation - Kani Mill · 115,245 t CO₂e/yr · Japan
- Muchuan Pulp Mill · 110,246 t CO₂e/yr · China
- Kamloops Kraft Pulp Mill · 109,194 t CO₂e/yr · Canada
- Rayonier Advanced Materials · 108,797 t CO₂e/yr · France
- Nordic Paper · 117,112 t CO₂e/yr · Sweden
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Bahia Pulp (Antiga Bacell) · Biomass · 109 MW · 1 km
- Bahia I - Camaçari · Oil · 32 MW · 2 km
- BRASKEM CAMACARI COPENE · Other · 287 MW · 2 km
- Termocamaçari power station · Gas · 131 MW · 3 km
- Camaçari Muricy II power plant · Oil · 160 MW · 4 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 223,463 t of pulp & paper, Bahia Specialty Cellulose is around the median pulp & paper mill in Brazil (279,329 t of pulp & paper). Subsector: pulp-and-paper. As pulp & paper mill, it requires high process heat (typically 150–250°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Pulp and paper mills generate their own steam for the pulping process and paper dryers, running large-scale boiler systems where heat loss directly reduces efficiency.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 112,796 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 113k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Bahia Specialty Cellulose carries no domestic carbon price, and its products are not CBAM-covered goods, so there is no border-carbon liability. At the EU ETS reference price (€75/t) the emissions carry an indicative carbon value of €8.5M/yr.
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Capacity vs largest pulp & paper mills in Brazil
Listed capacity (t of pulp & paper), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Local climate
Bahia Specialty Cellulose sits in a tropical rainforest climate zone (Köppen Af), at 12.6°S in the southern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1250 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.96× 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
The #16 largest of 26 pulp & paper mills in Brazil by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Braelll Celulose Ltda - Bahia - Bracell Group · Pulp & Paper Mill · 183,907 t CO₂
- Braskem Camacari Complex, Camacari,Bahia · Petrochemical · 1,851,240 t CO₂
- Mubadala Maratripe Refinery · Refinery · 2,059,269 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates -12.64472, -38.33028. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Bahia Specialty Cellulose?
Bahia Specialty Cellulose is a pulp & paper mill in Brazil. Pulp and paper mills generate their own steam for the pulping process and paper dryers, running large-scale boiler systems where heat loss directly reduces efficiency.
What capacity is listed for Bahia Specialty Cellulose?
The open dataset lists 223,463 t of pulp & paper of capacity for Bahia Specialty Cellulose.
How much CO₂ does Bahia Specialty Cellulose emit?
The page uses about 112,796 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #112 among facilities in Brazil by estimated CO₂.
Where is Bahia Specialty Cellulose located?
Bahia Specialty Cellulose is in Brazil at approximately -12.64472, -38.33028.