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Cap Chat Smelter & High Purity Alumina

Aluminium Smelter in Canada. Approximate location 49.08731, -66.69815.

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Cap Chat Smelter & High Purity Alumina is an aluminium smelter in Canada with a reported capacity of 900 t of alumina/aluminum. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis. It is operated by Advanced Energy Minerals Canada Group Inc. By capacity it ranks #11 of 11 aluminium smelters tracked in Canada. It emits about 458 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 107 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 76% below the median aluminium smelter.

900t of alumina/aluminum
458t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#170CO₂ rank in Canada
0.51t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-43764972.

В контексте: как это предприятие сравнивается

На мощности 900 t of alumina/aluminum Cap Chat Smelter & High Purity Alumina — это ниже медианная aluminium smelter в Canada (314,000 t of alumina/aluminum). Его выброс CO₂ на единицу мощности примерно на 76% ниже медианной aluminium smelter. Подсектор: aluminum. Как aluminium smelter, оно требует высокотемпературного технологического тепла (обычно 600–900°C) для основных промышленных операций — тепла, которое должно подаваться котлами, печами или прямым сжиганием, и потери через неизолированные сосуды и трубопроводы представляют потраченное впустую топливо. Съёмная модульная теплоизоляция может снизить эти потери на 80–96%, охладив поверхность оборудования до ≤45°C, с окупаемостью часто менее 2 лет. Алюминиевые плавильни используют большие электрические токи для рафинирования глинозёма в расплавленный алюминий выше 900°C, и расплавленный металл должен течь через тигли и литейное оборудование.

Сравнение производительности и интенсивности CO₂ рассчитано на основе данных промышленных объектов Climate TRACE; роль сектора основана на инженерных справочниках.

What 458 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

107cars driven for a year
60homes' annual energy use
7,633tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest aluminium smelters in Canada

Sept-Îles aluminium plant: 630,000 t of alumina/aluminum630kSept-Îles …La Haute-Gaspésie Regional County Municipality: 500,378 t of alumina/aluminum500kLa Haute-G…Alma aluminium plant: 480,000 t of alumina/aluminum480kAlma alumi…Kitimat aluminium plant: 435,000 t of alumina/aluminum435kKitimat al…Bécancour aluminium plant: 413,000 t of alumina/aluminum413kBécancour …Baie Comeau aluminium plant: 314,000 t of alumina/aluminum314kBaie Comea…Deschambault aluminium plant: 290,000 t of alumina/aluminum290kDeschambau…Laterrière aluminium plant: 260,000 t of alumina/aluminum260kLaterrière…

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

Operator

Operated by Advanced Energy Minerals Canada Group Inc. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Cap Chat Smelter & High Purity Alumina sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 49.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~19°Ctypical warm-season
Warm-summer humid continental: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #11 largest of 11 aluminium smelters in Canada by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 49.08731, -66.69815. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Cap Chat Smelter & High Purity Alumina?

Cap Chat Smelter & High Purity Alumina is a aluminium smelter in Canada. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis.

What is the capacity of Cap Chat Smelter & High Purity Alumina?

Cap Chat Smelter & High Purity Alumina has a reported capacity of 900 t of alumina/aluminum.

How much CO₂ does Cap Chat Smelter & High Purity Alumina emit?

Cap Chat Smelter & High Purity Alumina emits about 458 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 107 cars. That ranks #170 among tracked facilities in Canada.

Where is Cap Chat Smelter & High Purity Alumina located?

Cap Chat Smelter & High Purity Alumina is in Canada, near coordinates 49.08731, -66.69815.

Who operates Cap Chat Smelter & High Purity Alumina?

Cap Chat Smelter & High Purity Alumina is operated by Advanced Energy Minerals Canada Group Inc.

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