Chongqing Municipality — China
Aluminium Smelter in China. Approximate location 30.05513, 107.86449.
Aluminium SmelterChinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Chongqing Municipality is an aluminium smelter in China. Its listed capacity is 2,281,323 t of alumina/aluminum. 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. By capacity it ranks #15 among 81 aluminium smelters in China. It emits about 3,095,299 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.12% of the CO₂e from the 1,485 facilities in China that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 35% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-48193116.
Data status
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Calculated from the dataset
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Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
Similar facilities by modelled emissions
- Luoyang Prefecture City · 3,095,299 t CO₂e/yr · China
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- Guiyang Qingzhen Alumina Refinery · 2,954,079 t CO₂e/yr · China
- Gansu Dongxing Jiujia aluminium plant · 2,888,063 t CO₂e/yr · China
- Kwinana Alumina Refinery · 2,885,850 t CO₂e/yr · Australia
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Shanying Mill Fengdu Zhenjiang power station · Coal · 130 MW · 18 km
- Zhong County nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 4,000 MW · 18 km
- Chongqing Kaidi Fengdu power station · Biomass · 30 MW · 18 km
- Chongqing Shizhu (Haichuang) power station · Biomass · 6 MW · 27 km
- Fuling nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 5,000 MW · 39 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 2,281,323 t of alumina/aluminum, Chongqing Municipality is well above the median aluminium smelter in China (450,000 t of alumina/aluminum). 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 3,095,299 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 3.1M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Chongqing Municipality carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 3.1M t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €233M/yr of exposure on EU-bound exports. CBAM share rises from 2.5% (2026) to 100% by 2034. No domestic carbon price — but cement, steel, aluminium, fertilizer and hydrogen exported to the EU face CBAM at €75/t (rising to 100% by 2034).
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 aluminium smelters in China
Listed capacity (t of alumina/aluminum), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Local climate
Chongqing Municipality sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 30.1°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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1359 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.04× 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 #15 largest of 81 aluminium smelters in China by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Chongqing Conch Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 2,677,811 t CO₂
- Chongqing Shizhu SW Cement Co.,Ltd. Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 774,634 t CO₂
- Dongfang Hope Chongqing Cement Co.,Ltd. Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 3,929,237 t CO₂
- Fengdu County Jinfeng Building Materials Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant
- Chongqing Jinjing Building Materials Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant
- Liangping Conch Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 688,026 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 30.05513, 107.86449. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Chongqing Municipality?
Chongqing Municipality is a aluminium smelter in China. 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.
What capacity is listed for Chongqing Municipality?
The open dataset lists 2,281,323 t of alumina/aluminum of capacity for Chongqing Municipality.
How much CO₂ does Chongqing Municipality emit?
The page uses about 3,095,299 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #225 among facilities in China by estimated CO₂.
Where is Chongqing Municipality located?
Chongqing Municipality is in China at approximately 30.05513, 107.86449.