Cement in Brazil: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

57 tracked facilities, ≈31,605,568 t CO2/yr combined — here are the largest, what that CO2 is worth at current prices, and the sector's reduction pathway. Full sector pathway: decarbonizing cement.

The numbers

Cement in Brazil at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	57	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	31,605,568 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	554,484 t/yr
Gross value (full price)	€2,382M/yr	all tracked CO2 × €75.36/t CBAM ref — before free allocation / EU-bound share

Carbon pricing here: SBCE national ETS signed into law 2024 — regulated phase ramping up this decade (World Bank State & Trends of Carbon Pricing 2025 / ICAP 2025). Current benchmark: no liquid market price. Full country page: carbon price in Brazil.

Largest emitters

Top 10 cement CO2 emitters in Brazil

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant	Votorantim Cimentos SA	2,936,031	€221.3M
2	Salto de Pirapora Cement Plant	Votorantim Cimentos SA	1,792,741	€135.1M
3	Lagoa Santa Cement Plant	Empresa de Cimentos Liz SA	1,679,156	€126.5M
4	Carandaí Cement Plant	Cimento Tupi SA	1,325,374	€99.9M
5	CSN Pedro Leopoldo Cement Plant	CSN Cimentos Brasil SA	1,193,719	€90.0M
6	CSN Cimentos Arcos Plant	CSN Cimentos Brasil SA	1,139,780	€85.9M
7	Ciplam Sobradinho Cement Plant	CIPLAN Cimento Planalto SA	1,077,007	€81.2M
8	Barroso Cement Plant	CSN Cimentos Brasil SA	1,052,724	€79.3M
9	Itau de MInas Cement Plant	Votorantim Cimentos SA	848,197	€63.9M
10	Votorantim Sobradinho Cement Plant	Votorantim Cimentos SA	838,826	€63.2M

Climate TRACE satellite estimates via IndustryAtlas — modelled, not verified; some entries aggregate clusters. Corrections welcome.

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Same industry, other countries

Other industries in Brazil

Oil & gas production in Brazil

53,013,359 t CO2/yr

Iron & steel in Brazil

51,090,171 t CO2/yr

Oil refining in Brazil

24,157,564 t CO2/yr

Aluminium in Brazil

16,651,226 t CO2/yr

Pulp & paper in Brazil

10,253,875 t CO2/yr

FAQ

Questions

How many cement facilities does Brazil have with tracked emissions?

57 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈31,605,568 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest cement emitter in Brazil?

Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant — ≈2,936,031 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the CBAM price?

The gross full-price value is ≈€2,382M/yr (all tracked CO2 × €75.36/t CBAM ref). Actual CBAM liability is far smaller: it falls only on emissions embedded in EU-bound exports, and only on the phased-in share — 2.5% in 2026 rising to 100% by 2034 (Reg (EU) 2023/956).

How this page is built: heat-loss figures follow ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 (the method behind our public calculators); facility emissions from Climate TRACE & EU ETS verified data across 30,000+ industrial sites; the 2026–2034 schedule is Regulation (EU) 2023/956, not a forecast. Published by Inzonex Research. Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.