Pavlodarskiy District — Kazakhstan
Aluminium Smelter in Kazakhstan. Approximate location 52.39167, 77.23257.
Aluminium SmelterKazakhstanCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Pavlodarskiy District is an aluminium smelter in Kazakhstan. Its listed capacity is 174,540 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. By capacity it ranks #2 among 2 aluminium smelters in Kazakhstan. It emits about 364,743 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 1.6% 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-3673100.
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
- Hirakud aluminium plant · 371,225 t CO₂e/yr · India
- Saint James Parish · 377,316 t CO₂e/yr · United States
- Henan Xi'an aluminium plant · 387,223 t CO₂e/yr · China
- Mount Holly aluminium plant · 391,025 t CO₂e/yr · United States
- Delfzijl aluminium plant · 336,036 t CO₂e/yr · Netherlands
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Pavlodar-2 power station · Coal · 100 MW · 20 km
- Pavlodar-1 power station · Coal · 350 MW · 20 km
- Pavlodar-3 power station · Coal · 440 MW · 20 km
- MAEK-Kazatoprom TPP-2 · Coal · 1,255 MW · 20 km
- Pavlodar TPP-1 · Coal · 855 MW · 20 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 174,540 t of alumina/aluminum, Pavlodarskiy District is below 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 364,743 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 365k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Pavlodarskiy District carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 365k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €27.5M/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).
Local climate
Pavlodarskiy District sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 52.4°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 #2 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
- 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
Location
Coordinates 52.39167, 77.23257. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Pavlodarskiy District?
Pavlodarskiy District 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 Pavlodarskiy District?
The open dataset lists 174,540 t of alumina/aluminum of capacity for Pavlodarskiy District.
How much CO₂ does Pavlodarskiy District emit?
The page uses about 364,743 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #14 among facilities in Kazakhstan by estimated CO₂.
Where is Pavlodarskiy District located?
Pavlodarskiy District is in Kazakhstan at approximately 52.39167, 77.23257.