Tarascon Pulp Mill — France
Pulp & Paper Mill in France. Approximate location 43.78061, 4.65249.
Pulp & Paper MillFranceCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Tarascon Pulp Mill is a pulp & paper mill in France. Its listed capacity is 257,703 t of pulp & paper. Pulp and paper mills generate their own steam for the pulping process and paper dryers, running large-scale boiler systems where heat loss directly reduces efficiency. By capacity it ranks #2 among 4 pulp & paper mills in France. It emits about 101,758 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.19% of the CO₂e from the 117 facilities in France that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 27% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-44375548.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
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Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
Similar facilities by modelled emissions
- Nanaimo Forest Products Ltd - Harmac Pacific · 101,700 t CO₂e/yr · Canada
- Paper Excellence Canada - Crofton Division · 101,700 t CO₂e/yr · Canada
- Smurfit Kappa Nervión Pulp Mill · 99,615 t CO₂e/yr · Spain
- Kruger Products - Kamloops Mill · 99,059 t CO₂e/yr · Canada
- P.T. Toba Pulp Lestari Tbk · 105,161 t CO₂e/yr · Indonesia
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Tarascon power station · Biomass · 37 MW · 0 km
- Tarascon · Solar · 8 MW · 3 km
- Beaucaire · Wind · 12 MW · 5 km
- Beaucaire · Solar · 24 MW · 5 km
- Saint-Etienne-du-Grès · Solar · 4 MW · 6 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 257,703 t of pulp & paper, Tarascon Pulp Mill is around the median pulp & paper mill in France (257,703 t of pulp & paper). Subsector: pulp-and-paper. As pulp & paper mill, it requires high process heat (typically 150–250°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Pulp and paper mills generate their own steam for the pulping process and paper dryers, running large-scale boiler systems where heat loss directly reduces efficiency.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 101,758 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 102k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Tarascon Pulp Mill carries €8.7M/yr of carbon at the full EU ETS price (€85/t CO₂). Free allocation phases out to 2034 (Reg. (EU) 2023/956), so today's bill is lower and rising toward this full-price figure.
Carbon price: EU ETS €85/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 pulp & paper mills in France
Listed capacity (t of pulp & paper), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Local climate
Tarascon Pulp Mill sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 43.8°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 humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1353 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.04× 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 4 pulp & paper mills in France by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Beaucaire Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 333,259 t CO₂
- Continental Foods Production France Sas / Liebig · Food & Beverage
- Orangina Suntory France Production · Food & Beverage · 237,126 t CO₂
- Marcegaglia Fos Sur Mer steel plant · Steel Plant · 34,764 t CO₂
- ArcelorMittal Méditerranée Fos sur Mer steel plant · Steel Plant · 4,780,174 t CO₂
- ExxonMobil Fos-sur-Mer Refinery · Refinery · 1,213,600 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 43.78061, 4.65249. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Tarascon Pulp Mill?
Tarascon Pulp Mill is a pulp & paper mill in France. Pulp and paper mills generate their own steam for the pulping process and paper dryers, running large-scale boiler systems where heat loss directly reduces efficiency.
What capacity is listed for Tarascon Pulp Mill?
The open dataset lists 257,703 t of pulp & paper of capacity for Tarascon Pulp Mill.
How much CO₂ does Tarascon Pulp Mill emit?
The page uses about 101,758 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #95 among facilities in France by estimated CO₂.
Where is Tarascon Pulp Mill located?
Tarascon Pulp Mill is in France at approximately 43.78061, 4.65249.