Taweelah Shaheen Alumina Refinery — United Arab Emirates
Aluminium Smelter in United Arab Emirates. Approximate location 24.7788, 54.71425.
Aluminium SmelterUnited Arab EmiratesCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Taweelah Shaheen Alumina Refinery is an aluminium smelter in United Arab Emirates. Its listed capacity is 2,267,960 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 Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC. By capacity it ranks #1 among 4 aluminium smelters in United Arab Emirates. It emits about 4,739,433 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 11% of the CO₂e from the 25 facilities in United Arab Emirates that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-43765087.
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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- Lingshi Alumina Refinery · 4,341,760 t CO₂e/yr · China
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- Damanjodi Alumina Refinery · 4,322,364 t CO₂e/yr · India
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Emirates Aluminum Smelter Complex power station · Gas · 3,440 MW · 2 km
- TAPCO · Gas · 2,200 MW · 3 km
- Taweelah A2 · Gas · 760 MW · 4 km
- Taweelah A1 · Gas · 1,672 MW · 4 km
- Hassyan Clean-Coal Power Project · Gas · 2,400 MW · 25 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 2,267,960 t of alumina/aluminum, Taweelah Shaheen Alumina Refinery is well above the median aluminium smelter in United Arab Emirates (1,628,000 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 4,739,433 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 4.7M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Taweelah Shaheen Alumina Refinery carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 4.7M t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €357M/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 United Arab Emirates
Listed capacity (t of alumina/aluminum), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Taweelah Shaheen Alumina Refinery sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 24.8°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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1224 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.94× 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 4 aluminium smelters in United Arab Emirates by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Taweelah-Abu Dhabi aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 3,459,725 t CO₂
- ENOC Jebel Ali Refinery · Refinery · 1,233,224 t CO₂
- Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Umm Al-Narr Refinery · Refinery
- Jebel Ali aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 2,465,160 t CO₂
- Abu Dhabi Municipal Region · Aluminium Smelter · 663,169 t CO₂
- Emsteel Abu Dhabi plant · Steel Plant · 2,617,390 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 24.7788, 54.71425. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Taweelah Shaheen Alumina Refinery?
Taweelah Shaheen Alumina Refinery is a aluminium smelter in United Arab Emirates. 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 Taweelah Shaheen Alumina Refinery?
The open dataset lists 2,267,960 t of alumina/aluminum of capacity for Taweelah Shaheen Alumina Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Taweelah Shaheen Alumina Refinery emit?
The page uses about 4,739,433 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #2 among facilities in United Arab Emirates by estimated CO₂.
Where is Taweelah Shaheen Alumina Refinery located?
Taweelah Shaheen Alumina Refinery is in United Arab Emirates at approximately 24.7788, 54.71425.
Who operates Taweelah Shaheen Alumina Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC.