Georgia Pacific - Brewton - AL — United States
Pulp & Paper Mill in United States. Approximate location 31.07733, -87.11109.
Pulp & Paper MillUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Georgia Pacific - Brewton - AL is a pulp & paper mill in United States. Its listed capacity is 47,556,000 t of pulp & paper. Pulp and paper mills generate their own steam for the pulping process and paper dryers, running large-scale boiler systems where heat loss directly reduces efficiency. It is operated by Georgia-Pacific LLC. It emits about 25,700,399 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 4.5% of the CO₂e from the 1,910 facilities in United States that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-44375670.
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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Operating power plants within 50 km
- Georgia-Pacific Brewton Mill · Biomass · 103 MW · 0 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 47,556,000 t of pulp & paper, Georgia Pacific - Brewton - AL is around the median pulp & paper mill in United States (47,556,000 t of pulp & paper). Subsector: pulp-and-paper. As pulp & paper mill, it requires high process heat (typically 150–250°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Pulp and paper mills generate their own steam for the pulping process and paper dryers, running large-scale boiler systems where heat loss directly reduces efficiency.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 25,700,399 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 25.7M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Georgia Pacific - Brewton - AL carries no domestic carbon price, and its products are not CBAM-covered goods, so there is no border-carbon liability. At the EU ETS reference price (€75/t) the emissions carry an indicative carbon value of €1.94B/yr.
Measured CO₂: 413k t/yr — verified GHGRP (reporting year 2023) (98% below the modelled estimate). Modelled estimate 25.7M t/yr (Climate TRACE), high-confidence match, cross-checked via the measured-vs-modelled dataset (n=711).
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: measured (GHGRP RY2023), cross-checked vs Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Operator
Operated by Georgia-Pacific LLC.
Local climate
Georgia Pacific - Brewton - AL sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 31.1°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 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 1312 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.01× 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
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Location
Coordinates 31.07733, -87.11109. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Georgia Pacific - Brewton - AL?
Georgia Pacific - Brewton - AL is a pulp & paper mill in United States. Pulp and paper mills generate their own steam for the pulping process and paper dryers, running large-scale boiler systems where heat loss directly reduces efficiency.
What capacity is listed for Georgia Pacific - Brewton - AL?
The open dataset lists 47,556,000 t of pulp & paper of capacity for Georgia Pacific - Brewton - AL.
How much CO₂ does Georgia Pacific - Brewton - AL emit?
The page uses about 25,700,399 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.
Where is Georgia Pacific - Brewton - AL located?
Georgia Pacific - Brewton - AL is in United States at approximately 31.07733, -87.11109.
Who operates Georgia Pacific - Brewton - AL?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Georgia-Pacific LLC.