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Hover Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Germany. Approximate location 52.35299, 9.88824.

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Hover Cement Plant is a cement plant in Germany with a reported capacity of 1,000,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Holcim (Deutschland) GmbH. By capacity it ranks #16 of 32 cement plants tracked in Germany. It emits about 128,067 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 29,852 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 64% below the median cement plant.

1,000,000t of cement
128,067t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#137CO₂ rank in Germany
0.13t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1896619.

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عند 1,000,000 t of cement، يكون Hover Cement Plant حوالي متوسط cement plant في Germany (1,000,000 t of cement). CO₂ لكل وحدة سعة هو تقريباً 60% أقل 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 128,067 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

29,852cars driven for a year
16,701homes' annual energy use
2,134,450tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Germany

Deuna Cement Plant: 2,000,000 t of cement2.0MDeuna Ceme…Rudersdorf Cement Plant: 1,900,000 t of cement1.9MRudersdorf…Lengerich Cement Plant: 1,770,000 t of cement1.8MLengerich …Karsdorf Cement Plant: 1,400,000 t of cement1.4MKarsdorf C…Schelklingen Cement Plant: 1,400,000 t of cement1.4MSchelkling…Lagerdorf Cement Plant: 1,310,000 t of cement1.3MLagerdorf …Beckum-Kollenbach Cement Plant: 1,250,000 t of cement1.2MBeckum-Kol…Karlstadt Cement Plant: 1,200,000 t of cement1.2MKarlstadt …

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

Operator

Operated by Holcim (Deutschland) GmbH. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Hover Cement Plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 52.4°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 #16 largest of 32 cement plants in Germany by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 52.35299, 9.88824. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Hover Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Hover Cement Plant?

Hover Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,000,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Hover Cement Plant emit?

Hover Cement Plant emits about 128,067 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 29,852 cars. That ranks #137 among tracked facilities in Germany.

Where is Hover Cement Plant located?

Hover Cement Plant is in Germany, near coordinates 52.35299, 9.88824.

Who operates Hover Cement Plant?

Hover Cement Plant is operated by Holcim (Deutschland) GmbH.

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