Tulcea Alumina Refinery — Romania
Aluminium Smelter in Romania. Approximate location 45.18, 28.807.
Aluminium SmelterRomaniaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Tulcea Alumina Refinery is an aluminium smelter in Romania. 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 Alro Slatina SA. It emits about 697,580 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 4.8% of the CO₂e from the 26 facilities in Romania that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-43765093.
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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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 697,580 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 698k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Tulcea Alumina Refinery carries €59.5M/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.
Operator
Operated by Alro Slatina SA. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Tulcea Alumina Refinery sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 45.2°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 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 1386 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.07× 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
- Tulcea Commune · Aluminium Smelter · 36,222 t CO₂
- GFG Liberty Galati steel plant · Steel Plant · 3,881,295 t CO₂
- Rompetrol Petromidia Refinery · Refinery · 1,226,712 t CO₂
- Medgidia Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 758,870 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 45.18, 28.807. View on OpenStreetMap. Location shown at industrial-zone / municipality precision (shared source geocode).
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Tulcea Alumina Refinery?
Tulcea Alumina Refinery is a aluminium smelter in Romania. 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 Tulcea Alumina Refinery emit?
The page uses about 697,580 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #8 among facilities in Romania by estimated CO₂.
Where is Tulcea Alumina Refinery located?
Tulcea Alumina Refinery is in Romania at approximately 45.18, 28.807.
Who operates Tulcea Alumina Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Alro Slatina SA.