Independencia Municipality — Venezuela
Aluminium Smelter in Venezuela. Approximate location 8.44936, -63.40966.
Aluminium SmelterVenezuelaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Independencia Municipality is an aluminium smelter in Venezuela. Its listed capacity is 2,362,594 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 emits about 3,923,087 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 23% of the CO₂e from the 19 facilities in Venezuela that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 21% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673151.
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
- Fukang, Xinjiang (Nongliushi) aluminium plant · 4,037,762 t CO₂e/yr · China
- Wagerup Alumina Refinery · 3,804,075 t CO₂e/yr · Australia
- Zunyi Prefecture City · 3,745,312 t CO₂e/yr · China
- Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture · 3,714,359 t CO₂e/yr · China
- Fukang, Xinjiang aluminium plant · 4,149,320 t CO₂e/yr · China
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
In context: how this facility compares
At 2,362,594 t of alumina/aluminum, Independencia Municipality is around the median aluminium smelter in Venezuela (2,362,594 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 3,923,087 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 3.9M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Independencia Municipality carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 3.9M t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €296M/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.
Local climate
Independencia Municipality sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 8.4°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 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 1237 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.95× 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
- Sidor Ciudad Guayana steel plant · Steel Plant · 23,459 t CO₂
- Puerto Ordaz Alumina Refinery · Aluminium Smelter · 3,321,000 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 8.44936, -63.40966. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Independencia Municipality?
Independencia Municipality is a aluminium smelter in Venezuela. 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 Independencia Municipality?
The open dataset lists 2,362,594 t of alumina/aluminum of capacity for Independencia Municipality.
How much CO₂ does Independencia Municipality emit?
The page uses about 3,923,087 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1 among facilities in Venezuela by estimated CO₂.
Where is Independencia Municipality located?
Independencia Municipality is in Venezuela at approximately 8.44936, -63.40966.