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Opal Australian Paper - Maryvale Mill

Pulp & Paper Mill in Australia. Approximate location -38.18545, 146.44533.

Pulp & Paper MillAustraliaCO₂ reported

Opal Australian Paper - Maryvale Mill is a pulp & paper mill in Australia with a reported capacity of 325,000 t of pulp & paper. It turns wood or recovered fibre into pulp and paper, with large steam and drying loads. It emits about 74,484 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 17,362 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 58% below the median pulp & paper mill.

325,000t of pulp & paper
74,484t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#31CO₂ rank in Australia
0.23t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-44375326.

У контексті: як порівнюється це підприємство

При потужності 325,000 t of pulp & paper Opal Australian Paper - Maryvale Mill — це приблизно медіана pulp & paper mill у Australia (325,000 t of pulp & paper). Підсектор: pulp-and-paper. Як pulp & paper mill, воно вимагає високотемпературного технологічного тепла (зазвичай 150–250°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. Целюлозно-паперові комбінати генерують власну пару для процесу варіння целюлози та сушки паперу, працюючи з великомасштабними котельними установками, де втрати тепла безпосередньо зменшують ефективність.

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

What 74,484 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

17,362cars driven for a year
9,714homes' annual energy use
1,241,400tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Local climate

Opal Australian Paper - Maryvale Mill sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 38.2°S in the southern hemisphere.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season
Temperate oceanic: 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

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Location

Coordinates -38.18545, 146.44533. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Opal Australian Paper - Maryvale Mill?

Opal Australian Paper - Maryvale Mill is a pulp & paper mill in Australia. It turns wood or recovered fibre into pulp and paper, with large steam and drying loads.

What is the capacity of Opal Australian Paper - Maryvale Mill?

Opal Australian Paper - Maryvale Mill has a reported capacity of 325,000 t of pulp & paper.

How much CO₂ does Opal Australian Paper - Maryvale Mill emit?

Opal Australian Paper - Maryvale Mill emits about 74,484 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 17,362 cars. That ranks #31 among tracked facilities in Australia.

Where is Opal Australian Paper - Maryvale Mill located?

Opal Australian Paper - Maryvale Mill is in Australia, near coordinates -38.18545, 146.44533.

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