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Industrial facilities in Switzerland

A directory of 27 industrial facilities in Switzerland across 7 sectors, mapped and ranked from open data — by type, capacity and CO₂ emissions.

27facilities
7sectors
27with reported CO₂
2.5M tCO₂e/yr total

Industry mix (Switzerland)

Food & Beverage: 11 facilities11Food & Bev…Cement Plant: 6 facilities6Cement Pla…Metals Plant: 5 facilities5Metals Pla…Steel Plant: 2 facilities2Steel PlantRefinery: 1 facilities1RefineryPetrochemical: 1 facilities1Petrochemi…Chemical Plant: 1 facilities1Chemical P…

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

Biggest emitters in Switzerland

#FacilityTypet CO₂e/yr
1Varo Cressier RefineryRefinery607,626
2Untervaz Cement PlantCement Plant356,766
3Eclepens Cement PlantCement Plant287,105
4Moriken Wildegg Cement PlantCement Plant240,195
5Pery La Heutte Cement PlantCement Plant215,365
6Wurenlingen Cement PlantCement Plant197,632
7Cornaux Cement PlantCement Plant92,839
8Emmi Schweiz Ag / Betrieb EmmenFood & Beverage53,324
9Emmi Schweiz Ag / Betrieb OstermundigenFood & Beverage53,324
10Schweizer Zucker Ag / Werk FrauenfeldFood & Beverage53,324
11Schweizer Zucker Ag / Werk AarbergFood & Beverage53,324
12Mittelland Molkerei AgFood & Beverage53,324
13Unilever Schweiz GmbhFood & Beverage53,324
14Stahl Gerlafingen steel plantSteel Plant50,453
15Swiss Steel Emmenbrücke plantSteel Plant45,547
16CHE-Visp_ammoniaChemical Plant39,480
17Lonza Ltd. , VispPetrochemical32,625
18Constellium Valais SAMetals Plant13,900
19Cremo SaFood & Beverage8,319
20Constellium Valais SAMetals Plant6,110

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Frequently asked questions

How many industrial facilities are in Switzerland?
27 across 7 sectors in this open dataset.
What is the biggest CO₂ emitter in Switzerland?
Varo Cressier Refinery (Refinery) — about 607,626 tonnes CO₂e/year.
Which industrial sectors are largest in Switzerland?
By facility count: Food & Beverage (11), Cement Plant (6), Metals Plant (5).
How much CO₂ does Switzerland's industry emit?
Reported facilities emit about 2,531,477 tonnes CO₂e/year combined.
Where does the data come from?
Climate TRACE v6 — asset-level capacity and CO₂e (CC BY 4.0).