Yuncheng Shi aluminium plant — China
Aluminium Smelter in China. Approximate location 35.02827, 111.00756.
Aluminium SmelterChinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Yuncheng Shi 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 #62 among 81 aluminium smelters in China. It emits about 467,530 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.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-43765128.
Data status
Known source data
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
- Sebree aluminium plant · 467,530 t CO₂e/yr · United States
- Arvida aluminium plant · 493,032 t CO₂e/yr · Canada
- Aardal aluminium plant · 441,199 t CO₂e/yr · Norway
- Rayagada District · 497,377 t CO₂e/yr · India
- Guizhou aluminium plant · 499,407 t CO₂e/yr · China
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Yuncheng Gunlü power station · Coal · 560 MW · 7 km
- Shanxi Linyi power station · Biomass · 30 MW · 14 km
- Shanxi Yuncheng Xia power station · Biomass · 24 MW · 16 km
- Shanxi Pinglu Kaidi Wind · Wind · 49 MW · 28 km
- Huineng power station · Coal · 270 MW · 33 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, Yuncheng Shi 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 467,530 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 468k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Yuncheng Shi aluminium plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 468k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €35.2M/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
Yuncheng Shi aluminium plant sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 35.0°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 1374 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.06× 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 #62 largest of 81 aluminium smelters in China by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Guanlu aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter
- CHN-Yuncheng_ammonia · Chemical Plant · 5,124,966 t CO₂
- CHN-Yuncheng_methanol · Chemical Plant · 2,481,630 t CO₂
- Pinglu County Fenghuangling Building Materials Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant
- Xiezhou aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 701,296 t CO₂
- Guanlu (old) aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 233,765 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 35.02827, 111.00756. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Yuncheng Shi aluminium plant?
Yuncheng Shi 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 Yuncheng Shi aluminium plant?
The open dataset lists 220,000 t of alumina/aluminum of capacity for Yuncheng Shi aluminium plant.
How much CO₂ does Yuncheng Shi aluminium plant emit?
The page uses about 467,530 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1015 among facilities in China by estimated CO₂.
Where is Yuncheng Shi aluminium plant located?
Yuncheng Shi aluminium plant is in China at approximately 35.02827, 111.00756.