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Yeongam County

Aluminium Smelter in South Korea. Approximate location 34.79491, 126.61824.

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Yeongam County is an aluminium smelter in South Korea with a reported capacity of 7,934 t of alumina/aluminum. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis. It emits about 16,579 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 3,865 cars.

7,934t of alumina/aluminum
16,579t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#51CO₂ rank in South Korea
2.09t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673102.

В контексте: как это предприятие сравнивается

На мощности 7,934 t of alumina/aluminum Yeongam County — это примерно медианная aluminium smelter в South Korea (7,934 t of alumina/aluminum). 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 16,579 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

3,865cars driven for a year
2,162homes' annual energy use
276,317tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Local climate

Yeongam County sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 34.8°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: hot summers and mild winters

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

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Location

Coordinates 34.79491, 126.61824. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Yeongam County?

Yeongam County is a aluminium smelter in South Korea. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis.

What is the capacity of Yeongam County?

Yeongam County has a reported capacity of 7,934 t of alumina/aluminum.

How much CO₂ does Yeongam County emit?

Yeongam County emits about 16,579 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 3,865 cars. That ranks #51 among tracked facilities in South Korea.

Where is Yeongam County located?

Yeongam County is in South Korea, near coordinates 34.79491, 126.61824.

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