Nanshan aluminium plant — China
Aluminium Smelter in China. Approximate location 37.71832, 120.46917.
Aluminium SmelterChinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Nanshan aluminium plant is an aluminium smelter in China. Its listed capacity is 840,000 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 Shandong Nanshan Aluminium Co Ltd. By capacity it ranks #28 among 81 aluminium smelters in China. It emits about 1,785,116 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.07% of the CO₂e from the 1,485 facilities in China that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673018.
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
- Nanshan Aluminum Donghai power station · Coal · 1,730 MW · 3 km
- Shandong Longkou power station · Biomass · 15 MW · 12 km
- Longkou Jiayuan Dongsheng cogen power station · Coal · 60 MW · 12 km
- Nanshan Thermal power station · Coal · 420 MW · 14 km
- Huadian Longkou power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · 14 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 840,000 t of alumina/aluminum, Nanshan aluminium plant 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 1,785,116 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 1.8M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Nanshan aluminium plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 1.8M t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €135M/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 Shandong Nanshan Aluminium Co Ltd. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Nanshan aluminium plant sits in a monsoon hot-summer continental climate zone (Köppen Dwa), at 37.7°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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1381 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.06× 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 #28 largest of 81 aluminium smelters in China by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
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Location
Coordinates 37.71832, 120.46917. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Nanshan aluminium plant?
Nanshan aluminium plant 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 Nanshan aluminium plant?
The open dataset lists 840,000 t of alumina/aluminum of capacity for Nanshan aluminium plant.
How much CO₂ does Nanshan aluminium plant emit?
The page uses about 1,785,116 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #380 among facilities in China by estimated CO₂.
Where is Nanshan aluminium plant located?
Nanshan aluminium plant is in China at approximately 37.71832, 120.46917.
Who operates Nanshan aluminium plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Shandong Nanshan Aluminium Co Ltd.