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NOVELIS CORP - GREENSBORO — United States

Metals Plant in United States. Approximate location 33.56028, -83.19752.

Metals PlantUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)

NOVELIS CORP - GREENSBORO is a non-ferrous metals plant in United States. Non-ferrous metals plants melt, refine and cast metals in furnaces and crucibles above their melting points. It emits about 35,775 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE.

35,775t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1239CO₂ rank in United States

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673436.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityNOVELIS CORP - GREENSBORO Climate TRACE
CountryUnited States Climate TRACE
Coordinates33.56028, -83.19752 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorother-metals Climate TRACE
EPA parent companyNOVELIS INC US EPA GHGRP
EPA NAICS331314 US EPA GHGRP
TRI facility recordNOVELIS CORP-GREENSBORO US EPA TRI
TRI parent companyNOVELIS INC US EPA TRI
TRI NAICS331314 US EPA TRI
TRI reported chemicalsAluminum (fume or dust), Chromium, Copper, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Lead… US EPA TRI
TRI on-site releases41,522 lb/yr US EPA TRI
Modelled CO₂e35,775 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#1239 of 1910 · top 64.9% calculated
Global other-metals rank#247 of 416 · top 59.4% calculated
Climate contextderived from coordinates calculated

Not available

Fuel typeNot available not in dataset
Thermal capacity (MW)Not available not in dataset

Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.

Similar facilities by modelled emissions

Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.

Operating power plants within 50 km

PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.

In context: how this facility compares

Subsector: other-metals. As non-ferrous metals plant, it requires high process heat (typically 400–1200°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Non-ferrous metals plants melt, refine and cast metals in furnaces and crucibles above their melting points.

Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.

What 35,775 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:

474tanker trucks of gasoline burned
4.8khomes' total energy use for a year
596ktree seedlings grown for 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions

At its reported 36k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), NOVELIS CORP - GREENSBORO carries no domestic carbon price, and its products are not CBAM-covered goods, so there is no border-carbon liability. At the EU ETS reference price (€75/t) the emissions carry an indicative carbon value of €2.7M/yr.

36k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€2.7M/yrindicative carbon value (not a CBAM liability)

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.

Parent company

Novelis Inc US EPA GHGRP
Parent company per US EPA GHGRP; the operator itself is not stated in the source dataset.

Local climate

NOVELIS CORP - GREENSBORO sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 33.6°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: hot summers and mild winters

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.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
36/100environmental-severity index
20.0°Cseasonal temperature swing
276 kmdistance to coast
ModerateCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1330 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.02× 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

Location

Coordinates 33.56028, -83.19752. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is NOVELIS CORP - GREENSBORO?

NOVELIS CORP - GREENSBORO is a non-ferrous metals plant in United States. Non-ferrous metals plants melt, refine and cast metals in furnaces and crucibles above their melting points.

How much CO₂ does NOVELIS CORP - GREENSBORO emit?

The page uses about 35,775 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1239 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is NOVELIS CORP - GREENSBORO located?

NOVELIS CORP - GREENSBORO is in United States at approximately 33.56028, -83.19752.

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