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Beli Izvor Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Bulgaria. Approximate location 43.28202, 23.46537.

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Beli Izvor Cement Plant is a cement plant in Bulgaria with a reported capacity of 1,700,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Holcim (Bulgaria) AD. By capacity it ranks #1 of 3 cement plants tracked in Bulgaria. It emits about 472,104 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 110,048 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 23% below the median cement plant.

1,700,000t of cement
472,104t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#4CO₂ rank in Bulgaria
0.28t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32437258.

في السياق: كيف يتم مقارنة هذا المنشأة

عند 1,700,000 t of cement، يكون Beli Izvor Cement Plant حوالي متوسط cement plant في Bulgaria (1,500,000 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 472,104 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

110,048cars driven for a year
61,568homes' annual energy use
7,868,400tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Bulgaria

Beli Izvor Cement Plant: 1,700,000 t of cement1.7MBeli Izvor…Zlatna Panega Cement Plant: 1,500,000 t of cement1.5MZlatna Pan…Devnya Cement Plant: 1,500,000 t of cement1.5MDevnya Cem…

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

Operator

Operated by Holcim (Bulgaria) AD. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Beli Izvor Cement Plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 43.3°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 #1 largest of 3 cement plants in Bulgaria by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 43.28202, 23.46537. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Beli Izvor Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Beli Izvor Cement Plant?

Beli Izvor Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,700,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Beli Izvor Cement Plant emit?

Beli Izvor Cement Plant emits about 472,104 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 110,048 cars. That ranks #4 among tracked facilities in Bulgaria.

Where is Beli Izvor Cement Plant located?

Beli Izvor Cement Plant is in Bulgaria, near coordinates 43.28202, 23.46537.

Who operates Beli Izvor Cement Plant?

Beli Izvor Cement Plant is operated by Holcim (Bulgaria) AD.

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