Ernakulam District — India
Aluminium Smelter in India. Approximate location 10.03245, 76.37561.
Aluminium SmelterIndiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Ernakulam District is an aluminium smelter in India. Its listed capacity is 2,063 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 #19 among 20 aluminium smelters in India. It emits about 4,311 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673083.
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
- Jabalpur District · 2,852 t CO₂e/yr · India
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- Hautes-Pyrénées Department · 2,173 t CO₂e/yr · France
- Haute-Savoie Department · 1,449 t CO₂e/yr · France
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- BRAMHAPURAM DG · Oil · 60 MW · 4 km
- Brahmapuram Diesel power station · Oil · 64 MW · 4 km
- KOCHI REFINERY · Other · 180 MW · 7 km
- BSES Kerala CCGT · Gas · 165 MW · 8 km
- Cochin COK II · Solar · 10 MW · 13 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 2,063 t of alumina/aluminum, Ernakulam District is below the median aluminium smelter in India (360,000 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 4,311 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 4k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Ernakulam District carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 4k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €325k/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 India
Listed capacity (t of alumina/aluminum), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Local climate
Ernakulam District sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 10.0°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 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 1226 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.94× 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 #19 largest of 20 aluminium smelters in India by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- BPCL Kochi Refinery · Refinery · 3,469,260 t CO₂
- The Travancore Rayons Limited Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill
- Malabar Cements Walayar Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 288,453 t CO₂
- ACC Madukkarai Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 259,054 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 10.03245, 76.37561. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Ernakulam District?
Ernakulam District is a aluminium smelter in India. 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 Ernakulam District?
The open dataset lists 2,063 t of alumina/aluminum of capacity for Ernakulam District.
How much CO₂ does Ernakulam District emit?
The page uses about 4,311 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #294 among facilities in India by estimated CO₂.
Where is Ernakulam District located?
Ernakulam District is in India at approximately 10.03245, 76.37561.