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Heidelberg Mason City Cement Plant

Cement Plant in United States. Approximate location 43.17889, -93.21268.

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Heidelberg Mason City Cement Plant is a cement plant in United States with a reported capacity of 768,421 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Heidelberg Materials US Inc. By capacity it ranks #67 of 86 cement plants tracked in United States. It emits about 307,972 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 71,788 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 11% above the median cement plant.

768,421t of cement
307,972t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#365CO₂ rank in United States
0.40t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32439305.

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عند 768,421 t of cement، يكون Heidelberg Mason City Cement Plant أقل من متوسط cement plant في United States (1,100,000 t of cement). CO₂ لكل وحدة سعة هو تقريباً 34% 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 307,972 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

71,788cars driven for a year
40,163homes' annual energy use
5,132,867tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in United States

Ste. Genevieve Cement Plant: 4,500,000 t of cement4.5MSte. Genev…Victorville Cement Plant: 3,000,000 t of cement3.0MVictorvill…Heidelberg Union Bridge Cement Plant: 2,816,901 t of cement2.8MHeidelberg…Festus Cement Plant: 2,700,000 t of cement2.7MFestus Cem…Heidelberg Nazareth Cement Plant: 2,663,380 t of cement2.7MHeidelberg…Heidelberg Mitchell Cement Plant: 2,400,000 t of cement2.4MHeidelberg…Alpena Cement Plant: 2,400,000 t of cement2.4MAlpena Cem…Midlothian Cement Plant: 2,350,000 t of cement2.3MMidlothian…

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

Operator

Operated by Heidelberg Materials US Inc. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Heidelberg Mason City Cement Plant sits in a hot-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfa), at 43.2°N in the northern hemisphere.

~9°Ctypical annual mean
~23°Ctypical warm-season
Hot-summer humid continental: 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 #67 largest of 86 cement plants in United States by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 43.17889, -93.21268. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Heidelberg Mason City Cement Plant?

Heidelberg Mason City Cement Plant is a cement plant in United States. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Heidelberg Mason City Cement Plant?

Heidelberg Mason City Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 768,421 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Heidelberg Mason City Cement Plant emit?

Heidelberg Mason City Cement Plant emits about 307,972 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 71,788 cars. That ranks #365 among tracked facilities in United States.

Where is Heidelberg Mason City Cement Plant located?

Heidelberg Mason City Cement Plant is in United States, near coordinates 43.17889, -93.21268.

Who operates Heidelberg Mason City Cement Plant?

Heidelberg Mason City Cement Plant is operated by Heidelberg Materials US Inc.

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