Xinfa aluminium plant — China
Aluminium Smelter in China. Approximate location 34.76918, 111.75983.
Aluminium SmelterChinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Xinfa aluminium plant is an aluminium smelter in China. Its listed capacity is 175,000 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. By capacity it ranks #65 among 81 aluminium smelters in China. It emits about 319,642 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.01% of the CO₂e from the 1,485 facilities in China that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 13% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-43765184.
Data status
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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
- Tongliao, Inner Mongolia aluminium plant · 315,989 t CO₂e/yr · China
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- Delfzijl aluminium plant · 336,036 t CO₂e/yr · Netherlands
- Neuss aluminium plant · 298,613 t CO₂e/yr · Germany
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Huaneng Mianchi power station · Coal · 700 MW · 5 km
- XIWANG ALUMINUM · Coal · 700 MW · 6 km
- Dongfang Yima power station · Coal · 270 MW · 8 km
- Yima Gezha power station · Coal · 310 MW · 12 km
- Yima Yuejin-2 power station · Coal · 100 MW · 12 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 175,000 t of alumina/aluminum, Xinfa aluminium plant is below the median aluminium smelter in China (450,000 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 319,642 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 320k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Xinfa aluminium plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 320k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €24.1M/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 China
Listed capacity (t of alumina/aluminum), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Local climate
Xinfa aluminium plant sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 34.8°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 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 1365 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.05× 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 #65 largest of 81 aluminium smelters in China by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Mianchi Aluminium aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 228,315 t CO₂
- Mianchi Bauxite Mine & Alumina Refinery · Aluminium Smelter · 1,085,440 t CO₂
- Sanmenxia Tengyue Tongli Cement Co., Ltd. Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 712,933 t CO₂
- Luoyang Shanbi Building Materials Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant
- Xin'an Zhonglian Wanji Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,013,123 t CO₂
- Yunnan Qujing aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 807,552 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 34.76918, 111.75983. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Xinfa aluminium plant?
Xinfa aluminium plant is a aluminium smelter in China. 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 Xinfa aluminium plant?
The open dataset lists 175,000 t of alumina/aluminum of capacity for Xinfa aluminium plant.
How much CO₂ does Xinfa aluminium plant emit?
The page uses about 319,642 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1183 among facilities in China by estimated CO₂.
Where is Xinfa aluminium plant located?
Xinfa aluminium plant is in China at approximately 34.76918, 111.75983.