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Alcanar Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Spain. Approximate location 40.57683, 0.54275.

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Alcanar Cement Plant is a cement plant in Spain with a reported capacity of 2,185,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Çimsa España Operaciones SLU. By capacity it ranks #4 of 29 cement plants tracked in Spain. It emits about 753,349 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 175,606 cars.

2,185,000t of cement
753,349t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#19CO₂ rank in Spain
0.34t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1896716.

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عند 2,185,000 t of cement، يكون Alcanar Cement Plant أعلى بكثير من متوسط cement plant في Spain (1,361,000 t of cement). CO₂ لكل وحدة سعة هو تقريباً 20% أعلى من متوسط cement plant. القطاع الفرعي: cement. كـ cement plant، يتطلب حرارة عملية مكثفة (عادة 800–1400°C) لعملياته الصناعية الأساسية — حرارة يجب توفيرها بواسطة الغلايات أو الأفران أو الاحتراق المباشر، والخسائر من خلال الحاويات والأنابيب غير المعزولة تمثل وقود مهدر. يمكن للعزل المعياري القابل للإزالة أن يقلل هذه الخسائر بمقدار 80-96٪، وتبريد الأسطح إلى ≤45°C، مع فترة استرجاع غالباً أقل من سنتين. تقوم مصانع الإسمنت بتسخين الحجر الجيري إلى 1,400°C في الأفران الدوارة — أحد أكثر العمليات الصناعية سخونة — ويجب التحكم في درجة الحرارة بدقة عبر طول الفرن كله.

مقارنة السعة وكثافة CO₂ محسوبة من بيانات منشآت Climate TRACE الصناعية؛ دور القطاع بناءً على مرجع الهندسة.

What 753,349 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

175,606cars driven for a year
98,246homes' annual energy use
12,555,817tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Spain

El Alto Cement Plant: 2,900,000 t of cement2.9MEl Alto Ce…Aboño Cement Plant: 2,400,000 t of cement2.4MAboño Ceme…Villaluenga de la Sagra Cement Plant: 2,350,000 t of cement2.3MVillalueng…Alcanar Cement Plant: 2,185,000 t of cement2.2MAlcanar Ce…Sagunto Cement Plant: 1,800,000 t of cement1.8MSagunto Ce…Monjos Cement Plant: 1,800,000 t of cement1.8MMonjos Cem…Sant Vicent dels Horts Cement Plant: 1,780,000 t of cement1.8MSant Vicen…Castillejo Cement Plant: 1,730,000 t of cement1.7MCastillejo…

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

Operator

Operated by Çimsa España Operaciones SLU. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Alcanar Cement Plant sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 40.6°N in the northern hemisphere.

~17°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Hot-summer mediterranean: 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

The #4 largest of 29 cement plants in Spain by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 40.57683, 0.54275. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Alcanar Cement Plant?

Alcanar Cement Plant is a cement plant in Spain. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Alcanar Cement Plant?

Alcanar Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 2,185,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Alcanar Cement Plant emit?

Alcanar Cement Plant emits about 753,349 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 175,606 cars. That ranks #19 among tracked facilities in Spain.

Where is Alcanar Cement Plant located?

Alcanar Cement Plant is in Spain, near coordinates 40.57683, 0.54275.

Who operates Alcanar Cement Plant?

Alcanar Cement Plant is operated by Çimsa España Operaciones SLU.

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