Lime in Italy: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

24 tracked facilities, ≈4,220,677 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 lime.

The numbers

Lime in Italy at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	24	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	4,220,677 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	175,862 t/yr
Indicative carbon value	€318M/yr	at €75.36/t CBAM

Carbon pricing here: No general national carbon tax — EU ETS only. Current benchmark: €77.4/t (11 Jun 2026). Full country page: carbon price in Italy.

Largest emitters

Top 10 lime CO2 emitters in Italy

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	Unicalce S.P.A. - Stabilimento Di Val Brembilla	—	258,904	€19.5M
2	Lime & Cork	—	179,043	€13.5M
3	Calce Molignini Bio Productions Srl	—	179,043	€13.5M
4	Edilcalce Spa Lime Mortar And Intoflor Plant	—	179,043	€13.5M
5	Laterlite S.P.A. \| Gras Calce Division	—	179,043	€13.5M
6	South Lime Ltd	—	179,043	€13.5M
7	Sic - Lime Plant Company Ltd.	—	179,043	€13.5M
8	Lime Kiln	—	179,043	€13.5M
9	Calch®®Ra Di Morbiach - Ancient Lime Kiln For The Production Of Lime	—	179,043	€13.5M
10	Unicalce Spa Terni	—	179,043	€13.5M

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

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Same industry, other countries

Lime in China

364,260,231 t CO2/yr

Lime in United States

Other industries in Italy

Oil refining in Italy

12,777,255 t CO2/yr

Iron & steel in Italy

12,684,241 t CO2/yr

Cement in Italy

10,940,499 t CO2/yr

Food, beverage & tobacco in Italy

3,818,116 t CO2/yr

Oil & gas production in Italy

2,859,725 t CO2/yr

FAQ

Questions

How many lime facilities does Italy have with tracked emissions?

24 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈4,220,677 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest lime emitter in Italy?

Unicalce S.P.A. - Stabilimento Di Val Brembilla — ≈258,904 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.