Yangquan, Shanxi aluminium plant — China
Aluminium Smelter in China. Approximate location 37.85923, 113.66205.
Aluminium SmelterChinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Yangquan, Shanxi aluminium plant is an aluminium smelter in China. Its listed capacity is 220,000 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 #63 among 81 aluminium smelters in China. It emits about 401,835 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.02% 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-43765186.
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Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
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- Mount Holly aluminium plant · 391,025 t CO₂e/yr · United States
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Hepo Coal · Coal · 300 MW · 4 km
- Shanxi Hepo power station · Coal · 700 MW · 8 km
- Longchuan power station · Coal · 270 MW · 8 km
- Yangquan Nanmei Coalmine Methane · Gas · 12 MW · 9 km
- Yangquan-2 power station · Coal · 1,280 MW · 10 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 220,000 t of alumina/aluminum, Yangquan, Shanxi 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 401,835 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 402k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Yangquan, Shanxi aluminium plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 402k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €30.3M/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
Yangquan, Shanxi aluminium plant sits in a monsoon hot-summer continental climate zone (Köppen Dwa), at 37.9°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 1406 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.08× 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 #63 largest of 81 aluminium smelters in China by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Yangquan Lionhead Special Cement Co. Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 36,454 t CO₂
- Yangquan Jidong Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 671,061 t CO₂
- Shanxi Yamei Construction Engineering Materials Co. Cement Plant · Cement Plant
- Shanxi Hongyi Building Materials Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant
- Pingding County Qingshan Stone Factory · Lime Plant
- Yangquan Mingfan Building Materials Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant
Location
Coordinates 37.85923, 113.66205. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Yangquan, Shanxi aluminium plant?
Yangquan, Shanxi 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 Yangquan, Shanxi aluminium plant?
The open dataset lists 220,000 t of alumina/aluminum of capacity for Yangquan, Shanxi aluminium plant.
How much CO₂ does Yangquan, Shanxi aluminium plant emit?
The page uses about 401,835 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1078 among facilities in China by estimated CO₂.
Where is Yangquan, Shanxi aluminium plant located?
Yangquan, Shanxi aluminium plant is in China at approximately 37.85923, 113.66205.