Elkem Ísland ehf. — Iceland
Metals Plant in Iceland. Approximate location 64.35731, -21.78548.
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Elkem Ísland ehf. is a non-ferrous metals plant in Iceland. Non-ferrous metals plants melt, refine and cast metals in furnaces and crucibles above their melting points.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673289.
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.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Andakíl · Hydro · 8 MW · 21 km
- Nesjavellir · Geothermal · 120 MW · 38 km
- Hellisheiði · Geothermal · 202 MW · 40 km
- Steingrímsstöð · Hydro · 26 MW · 45 km
- Ljósafossvirkjun · Hydro · 15 MW · 48 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
Subsector: other-metals. As non-ferrous metals plant, it requires high process heat (typically 400–1200°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Non-ferrous metals plants melt, refine and cast metals in furnaces and crucibles above their melting points.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
Local climate
Elkem Ísland ehf. sits in a subpolar oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfc), at 64.4°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 1472 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.13× 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
- Grundartangi aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 692,077 t CO₂
- Norðurál Grundartangi ehf. · Metals Plant · 469,201 t CO₂
- Rio Tinto á Íslandi hf. · Metals Plant · 292,395 t CO₂
- Straumsvik aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 432,548 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 64.35731, -21.78548. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Elkem Ísland ehf.?
Elkem Ísland ehf. is a non-ferrous metals plant in Iceland. Non-ferrous metals plants melt, refine and cast metals in furnaces and crucibles above their melting points.
Where is Elkem Ísland ehf. located?
Elkem Ísland ehf. is in Iceland at approximately 64.35731, -21.78548.