Ganja aluminium plant — Azerbaijan
Aluminium Smelter in Azerbaijan. Approximate location 40.69013, 46.4222.
Aluminium SmelterAzerbaijanCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Ganja aluminium plant is an aluminium smelter in Azerbaijan. Its listed capacity is 50,000 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. It is operated by Azerbaijan Industrial Corp. It emits about 96,673 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 2.7% of the CO₂e from the 8 facilities in Azerbaijan 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-3672951.
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.
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- Fort William aluminium plant · 82,184 t CO₂e/yr · United Kingdom
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
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- Azerbaijan TPP · Oil · 2,400 MW · 49 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 50,000 t of alumina/aluminum, Ganja aluminium plant is around the median aluminium smelter in Azerbaijan (50,000 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 96,673 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 97k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Ganja aluminium plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 97k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €7.3M/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.
Operator
Operated by Azerbaijan Industrial Corp.
Local climate
Ganja aluminium plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 40.7°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 1353 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
Nearby industrial sites
- Arkoz Gazakh Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 544,858 t CO₂
- Rustavi Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 115,055 t CO₂
- Ararat Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 714,954 t CO₂
- Georgian Building Group Avjala Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 95,872 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 40.69013, 46.4222. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Ganja aluminium plant?
Ganja aluminium plant is a aluminium smelter in Azerbaijan. 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 Ganja aluminium plant?
The open dataset lists 50,000 t of alumina/aluminum of capacity for Ganja aluminium plant.
How much CO₂ does Ganja aluminium plant emit?
The page uses about 96,673 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #8 among facilities in Azerbaijan by estimated CO₂.
Where is Ganja aluminium plant located?
Ganja aluminium plant is in Azerbaijan at approximately 40.69013, 46.4222.
Who operates Ganja aluminium plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Azerbaijan Industrial Corp.