Xining Prefecture City — China
Aluminium Smelter in China. Approximate location 36.81425, 101.4512.
Aluminium SmelterChinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Xining Prefecture City is an aluminium smelter in China. Its listed capacity is 4,563 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 #81 among 81 aluminium smelters in China. It emits about 6,191 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 35% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-48193109.
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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- Savoie Department · 2,463 t CO₂e/yr · France
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Qinghai Xining power station · Biomass · 70 MW · 23 km
- Qiaotou power station · Coal · 1,590 MW · 25 km
- Qinghai Datong power station · Coal · 600 MW · 25 km
- Qinghai Wanxiang A&M power station · Coal · 700 MW · 26 km
- CPI Xining power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · 26 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 4,563 t of alumina/aluminum, Xining Prefecture City 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 6,191 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 6k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Xining Prefecture City carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 6k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €467k/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
Xining Prefecture City sits in a monsoon subarctic climate zone (Köppen Dwc), at 36.8°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 benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1455 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.12× 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 #81 largest of 81 aluminium smelters in China by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Xining Special Steel Co Ltd · Steel Plant · 1,540,950 t CO₂
- Xining, Qinghai (Wuchan Industry) aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter
- Qinghai Qihang Trading Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant
- Qinghai Cement Company Limited Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 247,829 t CO₂
- Qinghai Xining aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 1,434,468 t CO₂
- Qinghai Xiwang aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 1,912,624 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 36.81425, 101.4512. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Xining Prefecture City?
Xining Prefecture City 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 Xining Prefecture City?
The open dataset lists 4,563 t of alumina/aluminum of capacity for Xining Prefecture City.
How much CO₂ does Xining Prefecture City emit?
The page uses about 6,191 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1473 among facilities in China by estimated CO₂.
Where is Xining Prefecture City located?
Xining Prefecture City is in China at approximately 36.81425, 101.4512.