Murray Shire — Australia
Aluminium Smelter in Australia. Approximate location -32.62428, 115.97925.
Aluminium SmelterAustraliaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Murray Shire is an aluminium smelter in Australia. Its listed capacity is 1,107,004 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 #6 among 12 aluminium smelters in Australia. It emits about 1,452,112 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 3.2% of the CO₂e from the 30 facilities in Australia that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 37% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3672946.
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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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Pinjarra Bauxite Mine and Alumina Refinery · Gas · 285 MW · 4 km
- Mandurah · Waste · 1 MW · 24 km
- Wagerup Bauxite Mine and Alumina Refinery · Gas · 98 MW · 33 km
- Wagerup · Gas · 380 MW · 33 km
- South Cardup (Shale Road Landfill) · Waste · 3 MW · 40 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 1,107,004 t of alumina/aluminum, Murray Shire is around the median aluminium smelter in Australia (1,107,004 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 1,452,112 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 1.5M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Murray Shire carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 1.5M t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €109M/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 Australia
Listed capacity (t of alumina/aluminum), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Local climate
Murray Shire sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 32.6°S in the southern 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 marine corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1340 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.03× 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 #6 largest of 12 aluminium smelters in Australia by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Pinjarra Alcoa Alumina Refinery · Aluminium Smelter · 5,593,000 t CO₂
- Waroona Shire · Aluminium Smelter · 813,183 t CO₂
- Wagerup Alumina Refinery · Aluminium Smelter · 3,804,075 t CO₂
- Kwinana Town · Aluminium Smelter · 580,845 t CO₂
- BP Kwinana Refinery · Refinery
- Kwinana Alumina Refinery · Aluminium Smelter · 2,885,850 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates -32.62428, 115.97925. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Murray Shire?
Murray Shire is a aluminium smelter in Australia. 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 Murray Shire?
The open dataset lists 1,107,004 t of alumina/aluminum of capacity for Murray Shire.
How much CO₂ does Murray Shire emit?
The page uses about 1,452,112 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #10 among facilities in Australia by estimated CO₂.
Where is Murray Shire located?
Murray Shire is in Australia at approximately -32.62428, 115.97925.