Friguia Bauxite Mine & Alumina Refinery — Guinea
Aluminium Smelter in Guinea. Approximate location 10.38869, -13.5786.
Aluminium SmelterGuineaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Friguia Bauxite Mine & Alumina Refinery is an aluminium smelter in Guinea. Its listed capacity is 755,000 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 #1 among 3 aluminium smelters in Guinea. It emits about 1,577,749 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 50% of the CO₂e from the 4 facilities in Guinea that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-43764989.
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
- Richards Bay, Hillside aluminium plant · 1,602,048 t CO₂e/yr · South Africa
- Dak Nong Nhan Co Bauxite Mine & Alumina Refinery · 1,504,608 t CO₂e/yr · Vietnam
- Dongfang Xiwang aluminium plant · 1,657,608 t CO₂e/yr · China
- Neimeng aluminium plant · 1,700,110 t CO₂e/yr · China
- Murray Shire · 1,452,112 t CO₂e/yr · Australia
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Kaleta · Hydro · 240 MW · 34 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 755,000 t of alumina/aluminum, Friguia Bauxite Mine & Alumina Refinery is well above the median aluminium smelter in Guinea (555,356 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 1,577,749 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 1.6M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Friguia Bauxite Mine & Alumina Refinery carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 1.6M t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €119M/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 Guinea
Listed capacity (t of alumina/aluminum), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Local climate
Friguia Bauxite Mine & Alumina Refinery sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 10.4°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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1228 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 #1 largest of 3 aluminium smelters in Guinea by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Fria Prefecture · Aluminium Smelter · 215,530 t CO₂
- Diamond Conarky Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 212,740 t CO₂
- Boké Prefecture · Aluminium Smelter · 1,160,546 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 10.38869, -13.5786. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Friguia Bauxite Mine & Alumina Refinery?
Friguia Bauxite Mine & Alumina Refinery is a aluminium smelter in Guinea. 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 Friguia Bauxite Mine & Alumina Refinery?
The open dataset lists 755,000 t of alumina/aluminum of capacity for Friguia Bauxite Mine & Alumina Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Friguia Bauxite Mine & Alumina Refinery emit?
The page uses about 1,577,749 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1 among facilities in Guinea by estimated CO₂.
Where is Friguia Bauxite Mine & Alumina Refinery located?
Friguia Bauxite Mine & Alumina Refinery is in Guinea at approximately 10.38869, -13.5786.