Rygene - Smith & Thommesen A/S

Rygene - Smith & Thommesen A/S is a pulp & paper mill in Norway with a reported capacity of 70,000 t of pulp & paper. It turns wood or recovered fibre into pulp and paper, with large steam and drying loads. By capacity it ranks #3 of 4 pulp & paper mills tracked in Norway. It emits about 37,830 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 8,818 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-44375613.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 70,000 t of pulp & paper, Rygene - Smith & Thommesen A/S é em torno de a mediana de pulp & paper mill em Norway (80,000 t of pulp & paper). Subsetor: pulp-and-paper. Como pulp & paper mill, requer calor de processo intenso (tipicamente 150–250°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 fábricas de celulose e papel geram seu próprio vapor para o processo de polpa e secadores de papel, operando grandes sistemas de caldeiras onde a perda de calor reduz diretamente a eficiência.

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 37,830 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 pulp & paper mills in Norway

Reported capacity (t of pulp & paper), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Local climate

Rygene - Smith & Thommesen A/S sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 58.4°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 #3 largest of 4 pulp & paper mills in Norway by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Vafos Pulp - Heva Holding · Pulp & Paper Mill · 43,234 t CO₂
• Noretyl AS, Rafnes, Bamble · Petrochemical · 848,245 t CO₂
• Brevik Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 257,971 t CO₂
• Yara Porsgrunn · Chemical Plant · 630,300 t CO₂
• Rhi Normag As · Lime Plant · 138,147 t CO₂
• Eramet Norway AS, Porsgrunn · Metals Plant · 185,000 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 58.40757, 8.63577. View on OpenStreetMap.

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