Rio Tinto á Íslandi hf.

Rio Tinto á Íslandi hf. is a non-ferrous metals plant in Iceland with a reported capacity of 1 unitless. It smelts or refines non-ferrous metals. By capacity it ranks #2 of 4 non-ferrous metals plants tracked in Iceland. It emits about 292,395 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 68,157 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 536% above the median non-ferrous metals plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673472.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 1 unitless, Rio Tinto á Íslandi hf. é em torno de a mediana de non-ferrous metals plant em Iceland (1 unitless). Subsetor: other-metals. Como non-ferrous metals plant, requer calor de processo intenso (tipicamente 400–1200°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 plantas de metais não ferrosos fundem, refinam e funderm metais em fornos e cadinhos acima de seus pontos de fusão; as perdas de transferências não isoladas e vasos de retenção são significativas.

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 292,395 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 non-ferrous metals plants in Iceland

Reported capacity (unitless), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Local climate

Rio Tinto á Íslandi hf. sits in a subpolar oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfc), at 64.0°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 4 non-ferrous metals plants in Iceland by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Straumsvik aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 432,548 t CO₂
• Elkem Ísland ehf. · Metals Plant
• Grundartangi aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 692,077 t CO₂
• Norðurál Grundartangi ehf. · Metals Plant · 469,201 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 64.04618, -22.02865. View on OpenStreetMap.

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