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Fours À Chaux De Sorcy

Lime Plant in France. Approximate location 48.71, 5.66.

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Fours À Chaux De Sorcy is a lime plant in France with a reported capacity of 637,243 t of lime. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns. By capacity it ranks #3 of 12 lime plants tracked in France. It emits about 341,882 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 79,693 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 19% below the median lime plant.

637,243t of lime
341,882t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#34CO₂ rank in France
0.54t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38467386.

في السياق: كيف يتم مقارنة هذا المنشأة

عند 637,243 t of lime، يكون Fours À Chaux De Sorcy أعلى بكثير من متوسط lime plant في France (499,678 t of lime). القطاع الفرعي: lime. كـ lime plant، يتطلب حرارة عملية مكثفة (عادة 600–900°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 الحجر الجيري بحرق الحجر الجيري في أفران ساخنة عند 800-900°C، ويجب التعامل مع الحجر الجيري الحي الساخن في حاويات معزولة لمنع التفاعل مع الرطوبة.

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

What 341,882 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

79,693cars driven for a year
44,586homes' annual energy use
5,698,033tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest lime plants in France

Chaux Et Dolomies Du Boulonnais: 1,194,131 t of lime1.2MChaux Et D…Cimalux S.A.: 1,024,074 t of lime1.0MCimalux S.…Fours À Chaux De Sorcy: 637,243 t of lime637kFours À Ch…Carrières Et Fours À Chaux De Dugny: 530,725 t of lime531kCarrières …Lhoist France Ouest: 526,987 t of lime527kLhoist Fra…Lafarge Platres: 499,678 t of lime500kLafarge Pl…Tereos- Etablissement D'Attin: 499,678 t of lime500kTereos- Et…Siniat, Usine De Ottmarsheim: 499,678 t of lime500kSiniat, Us…

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

Local climate

Fours À Chaux De Sorcy sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 48.7°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 #3 largest of 12 lime plants in France by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 48.71, 5.66. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Fours À Chaux De Sorcy?

Fours À Chaux De Sorcy is a lime plant in France. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns.

What is the capacity of Fours À Chaux De Sorcy?

Fours À Chaux De Sorcy has a reported capacity of 637,243 t of lime.

How much CO₂ does Fours À Chaux De Sorcy emit?

Fours À Chaux De Sorcy emits about 341,882 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 79,693 cars. That ranks #34 among tracked facilities in France.

Where is Fours À Chaux De Sorcy located?

Fours À Chaux De Sorcy is in France, near coordinates 48.71, 5.66.

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