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Achinskiy District

Aluminium Smelter in Russian Federation. Approximate location 56.2655, 90.59069.

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Achinskiy District is an aluminium smelter in Russian Federation with a reported capacity of 56,276 t of alumina/aluminum. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis. By capacity it ranks #15 of 17 aluminium smelters tracked in Russian Federation. It emits about 79,687 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 18,575 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 32% below the median aluminium smelter.

56,276t of alumina/aluminum
79,687t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#171CO₂ rank in Russian Federation
1.42t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673122.

在上下文中:该设施如何比较

在56,276 t of alumina/aluminum时,Achinskiy District是Russian Federation中aluminium smelter的中位数低于 300,000 t of alumina/aluminum。 其单位容量的CO₂约为aluminium smelter中位数的低于 38%。 子部门:aluminum。 作为aluminium smelter,它需要强烈的工艺热量(通常600–900°C)来进行其核心工业操作——必须通过锅炉、炉或直接燃烧供应的热量,通过未隔热的容器和管道的损失代表浪费的燃料。可拆卸模块化绝缘可以将这些损失减少80-96%,将表面冷却至≤45°C,投资回收期通常不到2年。 铝冶炼厂使用大电流将氧化铝精炼成900°C以上的熔融铝,热金属必须通过坩埚和铸造设备流动。

容量和CO₂强度比较从Climate TRACE工业设施数据计算得出;部门角色基于工程参考。

What 79,687 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

18,575cars driven for a year
10,392homes' annual energy use
1,328,117tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest aluminium smelters in Russian Federation

Krasnoyarsk aluminium plant: 1,030,000 t of alumina/aluminum1.0MKrasnoyars…Bratsk aluminium plant: 1,020,000 t of alumina/aluminum1.0MBratsk alu…Achinsk Alumina Refinery: 969,780 t of alumina/aluminum970kAchinsk Al…Urals Aluminium Smelter: 816,470 t of alumina/aluminum816kUrals Alum…Sayanogorsk aluminium plant: 545,000 t of alumina/aluminum545kSayanogors…Shelekhovo aluminium plant: 430,000 t of alumina/aluminum430kShelekhovo…Taishet aluminium plant: 430,000 t of alumina/aluminum430kTaishet al…Khakas aluminium plant: 320,000 t of alumina/aluminum320kKhakas alu…

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

Local climate

Achinskiy District sits in a subarctic (boreal) climate zone (Köppen Dfc), at 56.3°N in the northern hemisphere.

~0°Ctypical annual mean
~14°Ctypical warm-season
Subarctic (boreal): long cold winters and short, cool summers

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #15 largest of 17 aluminium smelters in Russian Federation by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 56.2655, 90.59069. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Achinskiy District?

Achinskiy District is a aluminium smelter in Russian Federation. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis.

What is the capacity of Achinskiy District?

Achinskiy District has a reported capacity of 56,276 t of alumina/aluminum.

How much CO₂ does Achinskiy District emit?

Achinskiy District emits about 79,687 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 18,575 cars. That ranks #171 among tracked facilities in Russian Federation.

Where is Achinskiy District located?

Achinskiy District is in Russian Federation, near coordinates 56.2655, 90.59069.

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