Neuss aluminium plant

Neuss aluminium plant is an aluminium smelter in Germany with a reported capacity of 150,000 t of alumina/aluminum. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis. It is operated by Hydro Aluminium Deutschland GmbH. By capacity it ranks #2 of 6 aluminium smelters tracked in Germany. It emits about 298,613 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 69,607 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 5% below the median aluminium smelter.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673049.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 150,000 t of alumina/aluminum, Neuss aluminium plant é bem acima de a mediana de aluminium smelter em Germany (85,000 t of alumina/aluminum). Seu CO₂ por unidade de capacidade é aproximadamente 8% abaixo de a mediana de aluminium smelter. Subsetor: aluminum. Como aluminium smelter, requer calor de processo intenso (tipicamente 600–900°C) para suas operações industriais centrais — calor que deve ser fornecido por caldeiras, fornos ou combustão direta, e as perdas através de vasos e tubulações não isolados representam combustível desperdiçado. O isolamento modular removível pode reduzir essas perdas em 80–96%, esfriando superfícies a ≤45°C, com payback geralmente inferior a 2 anos. As fundições de alumínio usam grandes correntes elétricas para refinar alumina em alumínio fundido acima de 900°C, e o metal quente deve fluir através de cadinhos e equipamentos de fundição.

Comparação de capacidade e intensidade de CO₂ calculada a partir dos dados de instalações industriais Climate TRACE; função do setor baseada em referência de engenharia.

What 298,613 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest aluminium smelters in Germany

Reported capacity (t of alumina/aluminum), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by Hydro Aluminium Deutschland GmbH. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Neuss aluminium plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 51.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #2 largest of 6 aluminium smelters in Germany by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Speira GmbH · Metals Plant · 298,000 t CO₂
• Speira GmbH Rheinwerk · Metals Plant · 284,000 t CO₂
• Aluminium Norf GmbH · Metals Plant · 151,000 t CO₂
• Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH Rheinwerk · Metals Plant · 286,000 t CO₂
• O. & L. Sels Gmbh & Co. Kg · Food & Beverage · 151,340 t CO₂
• INEOS Nitriles Cologne · Chemical Plant · 785,810 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 51.1494, 6.78143. View on OpenStreetMap.

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