Pavlodar Alumina Refinery (KAS) — Kazakhstan
Aluminium Smelter in Kazakhstan. Approximate location 52.25821, 77.04773.
Aluminium SmelterKazakhstanCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Pavlodar Alumina Refinery (KAS) is an aluminium smelter in Kazakhstan. 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 Eurasian Resources Group SARL. It emits about 3,134,601 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 14% of the CO₂e from the 20 facilities in Kazakhstan that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-43765047.
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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- Jharsuguda aluminium plant · 3,335,222 t CO₂e/yr · India
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Pavlodar-1 power station · Coal · 350 MW · 1 km
- Pavlodar-2 power station · Coal · 100 MW · 9 km
- Pavlodar-3 power station · Coal · 440 MW · 14 km
- MAEK-Kazatoprom TPP-2 · Coal · 1,255 MW · 14 km
- Pavlodar TPP-1 · Coal · 855 MW · 14 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
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 3,134,601 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 3.1M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Pavlodar Alumina Refinery (KAS) carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 3.1M t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €236M/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 Eurasian Resources Group SARL. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Pavlodar Alumina Refinery (KAS) sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 52.3°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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1471 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.13× 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
- KSP Steel Pavlodar steel plant · Steel Plant
- Pavlodar aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 512,367 t CO₂
- KazMunayGas Pavlodar Refinery · Refinery · 1,603,934 t CO₂
- Pavlodarskiy District · Aluminium Smelter · 364,743 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 52.25821, 77.04773. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Pavlodar Alumina Refinery (KAS)?
Pavlodar Alumina Refinery (KAS) is a aluminium smelter in Kazakhstan. 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 Pavlodar Alumina Refinery (KAS) emit?
The page uses about 3,134,601 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #2 among facilities in Kazakhstan by estimated CO₂.
Where is Pavlodar Alumina Refinery (KAS) located?
Pavlodar Alumina Refinery (KAS) is in Kazakhstan at approximately 52.25821, 77.04773.
Who operates Pavlodar Alumina Refinery (KAS)?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Eurasian Resources Group SARL.