Zibo Prefecture City — China
Aluminium Smelter in China. Approximate location 36.59173, 118.01038.
Aluminium SmelterChinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Zibo Prefecture City is an aluminium smelter in China. Its listed capacity is 5,931,440 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 #6 among 81 aluminium smelters in China. It emits about 8,047,778 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.30% of the CO₂e from the 1,485 facilities in China that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. 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-48193110.
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.
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- Lanjigarh Alumina Refinery · 6,635,219 t CO₂e/yr · India
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Zibo Zichuan Luwei cogen power station · Coal · 50 MW · 9 km
- Zibo Xinsheng cogen power station · Coal · 50 MW · 9 km
- Shandong Zibo Zichuan (Green Energy) power station · Biomass · 30 MW · 16 km
- Cgn Boshan Yueyangshan Wind · Wind · 50 MW · 16 km
- CHALCO Shandong Branch Power Station · Coal · 116 MW · 18 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 5,931,440 t of alumina/aluminum, Zibo Prefecture City is well above 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 8,047,778 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 8.0M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Zibo Prefecture City carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 8.0M t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €606M/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
Zibo Prefecture City sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 36.6°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 thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1385 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 #6 largest of 81 aluminium smelters in China by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Zibo Xinya Calcium Industry Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant
- Zibo Luzhong Cement Co. Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,123,353 t CO₂
- Shandong Aluminium aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 1,179,452 t CO₂
- Zibo Zhongchang Special Cement Co.,Ltd. Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 544,708 t CO₂
- Qingzhou Kaifengda Building Materials Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant
- Zibo Hongquan Calcium Industry Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant
Location
Coordinates 36.59173, 118.01038. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Zibo Prefecture City?
Zibo 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 Zibo Prefecture City?
The open dataset lists 5,931,440 t of alumina/aluminum of capacity for Zibo Prefecture City.
How much CO₂ does Zibo Prefecture City emit?
The page uses about 8,047,778 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #62 among facilities in China by estimated CO₂.
Where is Zibo Prefecture City located?
Zibo Prefecture City is in China at approximately 36.59173, 118.01038.