Guiyang Qingzhen Alumina Refinery — China
Aluminium Smelter in China. Approximate location 26.7949, 106.27339.
Aluminium SmelterChinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Guiyang Qingzhen Alumina Refinery is an aluminium smelter in China. Its listed capacity is 2,177,240 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 Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd. By capacity it ranks #16 among 81 aluminium smelters in China. It emits about 2,954,079 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.11% of the CO₂e from the 1,485 facilities in China that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 35% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-43764997.
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
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- Pavlodar Alumina Refinery (KAS) · 3,134,601 t CO₂e/yr · Kazakhstan
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Tangzhai power station · Coal · 1,200 MW · 4 km
- Dong Feng · Hydro · 695 MW · 14 km
- Guizhou Qingzhen (Haichuang) power station · Biomass · 12 MW · 15 km
- Ziqiang · Hydro · 18 MW · 21 km
- Suofengying · Hydro · 600 MW · 22 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 2,177,240 t of alumina/aluminum, Guiyang Qingzhen Alumina Refinery is well above the median aluminium smelter in China (450,000 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 2,954,079 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 3.0M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Guiyang Qingzhen Alumina Refinery carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 3.0M t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €223M/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 China
Listed capacity (t of alumina/aluminum), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Guiyang Qingzhen Alumina Refinery sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 26.8°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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1357 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
The #16 largest of 81 aluminium smelters in China by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
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Location
Coordinates 26.7949, 106.27339. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Guiyang Qingzhen Alumina Refinery?
Guiyang Qingzhen Alumina Refinery is a aluminium smelter in China. 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 Guiyang Qingzhen Alumina Refinery?
The open dataset lists 2,177,240 t of alumina/aluminum of capacity for Guiyang Qingzhen Alumina Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Guiyang Qingzhen Alumina Refinery emit?
The page uses about 2,954,079 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #235 among facilities in China by estimated CO₂.
Where is Guiyang Qingzhen Alumina Refinery located?
Guiyang Qingzhen Alumina Refinery is in China at approximately 26.7949, 106.27339.
Who operates Guiyang Qingzhen Alumina Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd.