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Industrial facilities in Australia

A directory of 46 industrial facilities in Australia across 10 sectors, mapped and ranked from open data — by type, capacity and CO₂ emissions.

46facilities
10sectors
42with reported CO₂
48.6M tCO₂e/yr total

Industry mix (Australia)

Aluminium Smelter: 15 facilities15Aluminium …Textiles: 9 facilities9TextilesRefinery: 5 facilities5RefineryCement Plant: 5 facilities5Cement Pla…Steel Plant: 4 facilities4Steel PlantFood & Beverage: 3 facilities3Food & Bev…Petrochemical: 2 facilities2Petrochemi…Chemical Plant: 1 facilities1Chemical P…Lime Plant: 1 facilities1Lime PlantPulp & Paper Mill: 1 facilities1Pulp & Pap…

Facility counts by sector, Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Biggest emitters in Australia

#FacilityTypet CO₂e/yr
1Worsley Alumina RefineryAluminium Smelter6,165,225
2Pinjarra Alcoa Alumina RefineryAluminium Smelter5,593,000
3BlueScope Port Kembla steel plantSteel Plant4,793,517
4Yarwun Alumina RefineryAluminium Smelter4,459,950
5Wagerup Alumina RefineryAluminium Smelter3,804,075
6Kwinana Alumina RefineryAluminium Smelter2,885,850
7Gladstone RegionAluminium Smelter2,076,521
8GFG Liberty Steel Australia Whyalla steel plantSteel Plant1,536,042
9Viva Geelong RefineryRefinery1,460,991
10Murray ShireAluminium Smelter1,452,112
11Tomago aluminium plantAluminium Smelter1,286,441
12Collie ShireAluminium Smelter1,277,859
13Ampol Lytton RefineryRefinery1,236,766
14Bunbury CityAluminium Smelter1,103,605
15Boyne Island aluminium plantAluminium Smelter1,072,034
16Tasman ButchersFood & Beverage988,239
17Australian Crocodile TradersFood & Beverage988,239
18Haverick Meats ButcherFood & Beverage988,239
19Waroona ShireAluminium Smelter813,183
20Railton Cement PlantCement Plant801,023

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Frequently asked questions

How many industrial facilities are in Australia?
46 across 10 sectors in this open dataset.
What is the biggest CO₂ emitter in Australia?
Worsley Alumina Refinery (Aluminium Smelter) — about 6,165,225 tonnes CO₂e/year.
Which industrial sectors are largest in Australia?
By facility count: Aluminium Smelter (15), Textiles (9), Refinery (5).
How much CO₂ does Australia's industry emit?
Reported facilities emit about 48,580,507 tonnes CO₂e/year combined.
Where does the data come from?
Climate TRACE v6 — asset-level capacity and CO₂e (CC BY 4.0).