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Xining Prefecture City

Aluminium Smelter in China. Approximate location 36.81425, 101.4512.

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Xining Prefecture City is an aluminium smelter in China with a reported capacity of 4,563 t of alumina/aluminum. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis. By capacity it ranks #141 of 141 aluminium smelters tracked in China. It emits about 6,191 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 1,443 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 35% below the median aluminium smelter.

4,563t of alumina/aluminum
6,191t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#4789CO₂ rank in China
1.36t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-48193109.

В контексте: как это предприятие сравнивается

На мощности 4,563 t of alumina/aluminum Xining Prefecture City — это ниже медианная aluminium smelter в China (372,000 t of alumina/aluminum). Его выброс CO₂ на единицу мощности примерно на 26% 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 6,191 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

1,443cars driven for a year
807homes' annual energy use
103,183tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest aluminium smelters in China

Baise Prefecture City: 24,364,530 t of alumina/aluminum24.4MBaise Pref…Zhengzhou Prefecture City: 8,897,160 t of alumina/aluminum8.9MZhengzhou …Sanmenxia Prefecture City: 6,843,969 t of alumina/aluminum6.8MSanmenxia …Xinzhou Prefecture City: 6,615,837 t of alumina/aluminum6.6MXinzhou Pr…Zouping, Shandong aluminium plant: 6,400,000 t of alumina/aluminum6.4MZouping, S…Zibo Prefecture City: 5,931,440 t of alumina/aluminum5.9MZibo Prefe…Ordos Prefecture City: 4,562,646 t of alumina/aluminum4.6MOrdos Pref…Binzhou Prefecture: 4,562,646 t of alumina/aluminum4.6MBinzhou Pr…

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

Local climate

Xining Prefecture City sits in a monsoon subarctic climate zone (Köppen Dwc), at 36.8°N in the northern hemisphere.

~0°Ctypical annual mean
~16°Ctypical warm-season
Monsoon subarctic: 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 #141 largest of 141 aluminium smelters in China by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 36.81425, 101.4512. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Xining Prefecture City?

Xining Prefecture City is a aluminium smelter in China. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis.

What is the capacity of Xining Prefecture City?

Xining Prefecture City has a reported capacity of 4,563 t of alumina/aluminum.

How much CO₂ does Xining Prefecture City emit?

Xining Prefecture City emits about 6,191 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 1,443 cars. That ranks #4789 among tracked facilities in China.

Where is Xining Prefecture City located?

Xining Prefecture City is in China, near coordinates 36.81425, 101.4512.

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