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Barbetti Gubbio Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Italy. Approximate location 43.3638, 12.54731.

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Barbetti Gubbio Cement Plant is a cement plant in Italy with a reported capacity of 1,180,592 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Cementerie Aldo Barbetti SpA. By capacity it ranks #14 of 29 cement plants tracked in Italy. It emits about 411,274 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 95,868 cars.

1,180,592t of cement
411,274t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#24CO₂ rank in Italy
0.35t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-42547409.

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عند 1,180,592 t of cement، يكون Barbetti Gubbio Cement Plant حوالي متوسط cement plant في Italy (1,180,592 t of cement). 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 411,274 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

95,868cars driven for a year
53,635homes' annual energy use
6,854,567tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Italy

Sesto Campano Cement Plant: 1,971,831 t of cement2.0MSesto Camp…Augusta Cement Plant: 1,900,000 t of cement1.9MAugusta Ce…Guidonia Cement Plant: 1,900,000 t of cement1.9MGuidonia C…Colacem Gubbio Cement Plant: 1,690,141 t of cement1.7MColacem Gu…Pian Sottano Cement Plant: 1,600,000 t of cement1.6MPian Sotta…Calusco d'Adda Cement Plant: 1,500,000 t of cement1.5MCalusco d'…Colleferro Cement Plant: 1,500,000 t of cement1.5MColleferro…Begliano Cement Plant: 1,408,451 t of cement1.4MBegliano C…

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

Operator

Operated by Cementerie Aldo Barbetti SpA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Barbetti Gubbio Cement Plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 43.4°N in the northern hemisphere.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season
Temperate oceanic: 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 #14 largest of 29 cement plants in Italy by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 43.3638, 12.54731. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A cement plant like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: rotary kiln shell, preheater tower, tertiary air duct & kiln hood, clinker-cooler ducts, valves (surface/process temperatures around 200–1,000 °C). These surfaces lose energy to the air year-round; removable modular insulation cuts that loss, brings outer surfaces to ≤45 °C, and unclips for inspection.

60% of cement CO2 is process calcination - NOT insulation-addressable; energy here is the fuel side only.

Indicative recoverable energy

On an already-insulated site (pipes & valves in cladding / jackets), closing the remaining gaps, flanges and damaged sections and switching to removable covers indicatively recovers about 10,000 MWh/yr (≈ 3,400 t CO₂/yr) — scaled to this site's reported CO₂ within its sector. Bare or damaged surfaces recover several times more.

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Indicative, not a measurement. Conservative floor for an already-insulated plant; a TIPCHECK on-site audit gives a measured figure. Industry context: EiiF TIPCHECK — industrial insulation can save ~14 Mtoe/yr in EU, payback typically <2 years.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Bare hot surfaces here exceed the touch-safe limit (EN ISO 13732-1); insulation to ≤45 °C is a worker-safety and compliance win. And before electrification, fuel-switching or CCS, eliminating surface heat loss is the cheapest, fastest, lowest-risk step — audit the bare spots first, rip-and-replace later.

Italy: funding & obligation

Funding. MIMIT plan (~EUR 12.7B): tax credits for efficiency/decarbonization investments (requires a certified energy diagnosis to access).

Obligation. Mandatory energy diagnosis every 4 yrs for large enterprises (>250 staff or >EUR 50M) and energy-intensive companies (>10 TJ/yr from 2026); ENEA penalties up to EUR 40,000. (applies as a rule above the stated threshold — we don't hold this site's metered energy use).

Verified 2026; confirm current scheme terms before applying.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Barbetti Gubbio Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Barbetti Gubbio Cement Plant?

Barbetti Gubbio Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,180,592 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Barbetti Gubbio Cement Plant emit?

Barbetti Gubbio Cement Plant emits about 411,274 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 95,868 cars. That ranks #24 among tracked facilities in Italy.

Where is Barbetti Gubbio Cement Plant located?

Barbetti Gubbio Cement Plant is in Italy, near coordinates 43.3638, 12.54731.

Who operates Barbetti Gubbio Cement Plant?

Barbetti Gubbio Cement Plant is operated by Cementerie Aldo Barbetti SpA.

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