Nikolayev Alumina Refinery — Ukraine
Aluminium Smelter in Ukraine. Approximate location 46.77549, 31.9524.
Aluminium SmelterUkraineCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Nikolayev Alumina Refinery is an aluminium smelter in Ukraine. 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 United Company RUSAL PJSC. It emits about 1,860,213 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 7.4% of the CO₂e from the 25 facilities in Ukraine that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-43765043.
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.
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In context: how this facility compares
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 1,860,213 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 1.9M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Nikolayev Alumina Refinery carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 1.9M t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €140M/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.
Operator
Operated by United Company RUSAL PJSC. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Nikolayev Alumina Refinery sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 46.8°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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1408 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.08× 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 46.77549, 31.9524. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Nikolayev Alumina Refinery?
Nikolayev Alumina Refinery is a aluminium smelter in Ukraine. 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.
How much CO₂ does Nikolayev Alumina Refinery emit?
The page uses about 1,860,213 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #5 among facilities in Ukraine by estimated CO₂.
Where is Nikolayev Alumina Refinery located?
Nikolayev Alumina Refinery is in Ukraine at approximately 46.77549, 31.9524.
Who operates Nikolayev Alumina Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is United Company RUSAL PJSC.