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Maputo aluminium plant

Aluminium Smelter in Mozambique. Approximate location -25.9155, 32.40831.

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Maputo aluminium plant is an aluminium smelter in Mozambique with a reported capacity of 575,000 t of alumina/aluminum. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis. It is operated by South32 Ltd. By capacity it ranks #1 of 2 aluminium smelters tracked in Mozambique. It emits about 1,272,345 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 296,584 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 6% above the median aluminium smelter.

575,000t of alumina/aluminum
1,272,345t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1CO₂ rank in Mozambique
2.21t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673105.

У контексті: як порівнюється це підприємство

При потужності 575,000 t of alumina/aluminum Maputo aluminium plant — це приблизно медіана aluminium smelter у Mozambique (575,000 t of alumina/aluminum). Підсектор: aluminum. Як aluminium smelter, воно вимагає високотемпературного технологічного тепла (зазвичай 600–900°C) для основних промислових операцій — тепла, яке повинне подаватися котлами, печами або прямим спаленням, і втрати через неізольовані судини та трубопроводи представляють витрачене напразно паливо. Знімна модульна теплоізоляція може зменшити ці втрати на 80–96%, охолодивши поверхню обладнання до ≤45°C, з окупністю часто менше 2 років. Алюмінієві плавильні використовують великі електричні струми для рафінування глинозему в розплавлений алюміній вище 900°C, і розплавлений метал повинен текти через тиглі та ливарне обладнання.

Порівняння продуктивності та інтенсивності CO₂ розраховано на основі даних промислових об'єктів Climate TRACE; роль сектору заснована на інженерних довідниках.

What 1,272,345 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

296,584cars driven for a year
165,929homes' annual energy use
21,205,750tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest aluminium smelters in Mozambique

Maputo aluminium plant: 575,000 t of alumina/aluminum575kMaputo alu…Boane District: 90,444 t of alumina/aluminum90kBoane Dist…

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

Operator

Operated by South32 Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Maputo aluminium plant sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 25.9°S in the southern hemisphere.

~23°Ctypical annual mean
~31°Ctypical warm-season
Hot semi-arid steppe: hot summers and mild winters

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 Mozambique by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -25.9155, 32.40831. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Maputo aluminium plant?

Maputo aluminium plant is a aluminium smelter in Mozambique. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis.

What is the capacity of Maputo aluminium plant?

Maputo aluminium plant has a reported capacity of 575,000 t of alumina/aluminum.

How much CO₂ does Maputo aluminium plant emit?

Maputo aluminium plant emits about 1,272,345 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 296,584 cars. That ranks #1 among tracked facilities in Mozambique.

Where is Maputo aluminium plant located?

Maputo aluminium plant is in Mozambique, near coordinates -25.9155, 32.40831.

Who operates Maputo aluminium plant?

Maputo aluminium plant is operated by South32 Ltd.

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