Cement in Colombia: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

14 tracked facilities, ≈4,214,018 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 Colombia at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	14	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	4,214,018 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	301,001 t/yr
Indicative carbon value	€318M/yr	at €75.36/t CBAM

Carbon pricing here: Carbon tax ≈US$5/t with offset crediting (World Bank State & Trends of Carbon Pricing 2025 / ICAP 2025). Current benchmark: no liquid market price. Full country page: carbon price in Colombia.

Largest emitters

Top 10 cement CO2 emitters in Colombia

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	Nobsa Cement Plant	Holcim (Colombia) SA	669,660	€50.5M
2	Cementos Argos Sogamoso Cement Plant	Cementos Argos SA	637,084	€48.0M
3	Yumbo Cement Plant	Cementos Argos SA	590,310	€44.5M
4	Cartagena Cement Plant	Cementos Argos SA	467,462	€35.2M
5	Los Patios Cement Plant	CEMEX Colombia SA	344,788	€26.0M
6	Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant	Cementos Argos SA	294,517	€22.2M
7	Caracolito Cement Plant	CEMEX Colombia SA	293,545	€22.1M
8	San Marcos Cement Plant	Cementos San Marcos SAS	185,156	€14.0M
9	Tolu Cement Plant	Cementos Argos SA	178,740	€13.5M
10	Suesca Cement Plant	Cementos Tequendama SAS	136,650	€10.3M

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 Colombia

Oil & gas production in Colombia

37,065,410 t CO2/yr

Textiles, leather & apparel in Colombia

41,550 t CO2/yr

FAQ

Questions

How many cement facilities does Colombia have with tracked emissions?

14 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈4,214,018 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest cement emitter in Colombia?

Nobsa Cement Plant — ≈669,660 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the CBAM price?

≈€318M per year at €75.36/t — indicative full-price value; actual cost depends on the EU-bound export share.

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 — manufacturer of modular removable insulation (UK Patent GB2508992.1). Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.