Pavlodar aluminium plant — Kazakhstan
Aluminium Smelter in Kazakhstan. Approximate location 52.20821, 77.19183.
Aluminium SmelterKazakhstanCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Pavlodar aluminium plant is an aluminium smelter in Kazakhstan. Its listed capacity is 265,000 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 Eurasian Resources Group SARL. By capacity it ranks #1 among 2 aluminium smelters in Kazakhstan. It emits about 512,367 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 2.2% of the CO₂e from the 20 facilities in Kazakhstan that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 7% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673101.
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.
Similar facilities by modelled emissions
- Grande Baie aluminium plant · 501,533 t CO₂e/yr · Canada
- Guizhou aluminium plant · 499,407 t CO₂e/yr · China
- Hawesville aluminium plant · 525,702 t CO₂e/yr · United States
- Rayagada District · 497,377 t CO₂e/yr · India
- Arvida aluminium plant · 493,032 t CO₂e/yr · Canada
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 · 10 km
- Pavlodar-2 power station · Coal · 100 MW · 20 km
- Aksu power station · Coal · 2,210 MW · 24 km
- Pavlodar-3 power station · Coal · 440 MW · 25 km
- MAEK-Kazatoprom TPP-2 · Coal · 1,255 MW · 25 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 265,000 t of alumina/aluminum, Pavlodar aluminium plant is around the median aluminium smelter in Kazakhstan (265,000 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 512,367 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 512k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Pavlodar aluminium plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 512k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €38.6M/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 Kazakhstan
Listed capacity (t of alumina/aluminum), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Eurasian Resources Group SARL. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Pavlodar aluminium plant sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 52.2°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
The #1 largest of 2 aluminium smelters in Kazakhstan by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Pavlodar Alumina Refinery (KAS) · Aluminium Smelter · 3,134,601 t CO₂
- Pavlodarskiy District · Aluminium Smelter · 364,743 t CO₂
- KSP Steel Pavlodar steel plant · Steel Plant
- KazMunayGas Pavlodar Refinery · Refinery · 1,603,934 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 52.20821, 77.19183. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Pavlodar aluminium plant?
Pavlodar aluminium plant 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.
What capacity is listed for Pavlodar aluminium plant?
The open dataset lists 265,000 t of alumina/aluminum of capacity for Pavlodar aluminium plant.
How much CO₂ does Pavlodar aluminium plant emit?
The page uses about 512,367 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #11 among facilities in Kazakhstan by estimated CO₂.
Where is Pavlodar aluminium plant located?
Pavlodar aluminium plant is in Kazakhstan at approximately 52.20821, 77.19183.
Who operates Pavlodar aluminium plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Eurasian Resources Group SARL.