Ras Al Khair aluminium plant

Ras Al Khair aluminium plant is an aluminium smelter in Saudi Arabia with a reported capacity of 804,000 t of alumina/aluminum. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis. It is operated by Ma’aden Aluminium . By capacity it ranks #1 of 2 aluminium smelters tracked in Saudi Arabia. It emits about 1,708,611 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 398,278 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-43765123.

Bağlamda: bu tesis nasıl karşılaştırılır

804,000 t of alumina/aluminum'de, Ras Al Khair aluminium plant Saudi Arabia'daki aluminium smelter'lerin medyanı yaklaşık 804,000 t of alumina/aluminum'dir. Alt sektör: aluminum. aluminium smelter olarak, temel endüstriyel işlemleri için yoğun proses ısısı (tipik olarak 600–900°C) gerektirir — kazanlar, fırınlar veya doğrudan yanma ile sağlanması gereken ısı, ve izolasyon yapılmamış kaplar ve boruların kayıpları harcanan yakıtı temsil eder. Modüler çıkarılabilir yalıtım bu kayıpları %80–96 oranında azaltabilir, yüzeyleri ≤45°C'ye soğutabilir, geri ödeme süresi genellikle 2 yıldan azdır. Alüminyum eritmeleri, alüminayı 900°C'nin üstündeki eritilmiş alüminyuma rafine etmek için büyük elektrik akımları kullanır ve sıcak metal pota ve dökme ekipmanı aracılığıyla akmalıdır.

Kapasite ve CO₂ yoğunluğu karşılaştırması Climate TRACE endüstriyel tesis verilerinden hesaplanmıştır; sektör rolü mühendislik referansına dayanmaktadır.

What 1,708,611 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

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

Capacity vs largest aluminium smelters in Saudi Arabia

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

Operator

Operated by Ma’aden Aluminium .

Local climate

Ras Al Khair aluminium plant sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 27.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #1 largest of 2 aluminium smelters in Saudi Arabia by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Jubail Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 2,287,038 t CO₂
• SAU-Al Jubayl_methanol · Chemical Plant · 1,795,672 t CO₂
• Al Jubayl Governorate · Aluminium Smelter · 245,373 t CO₂
• Jubail United Petrochemical Co. , Al Jubail, · Petrochemical · 1,981,593 t CO₂
• Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co. , Al Jubail, · Petrochemical · 2,064,262 t CO₂
• Eastern Petrochemical Co. (SHARQ), Al Jubail, · Petrochemical · 2,456,171 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 27.52369, 49.17802. View on OpenStreetMap.

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