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La Calera Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Chile. Approximate location -32.79061, -71.1983.

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La Calera Cement Plant is a cement plant in Chile with a reported capacity of 1,100,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Melon SA. By capacity it ranks #1 of 5 cement plants tracked in Chile. It emits about 380,474 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 88,689 cars.

1,100,000t of cement
380,474t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#7CO₂ rank in Chile
0.35t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32437360.

في السياق: كيف يتم مقارنة هذا المنشأة

عند 1,100,000 t of cement، يكون La Calera Cement Plant أعلى بكثير من متوسط cement plant في Chile (750,000 t of cement). CO₂ لكل وحدة سعة هو تقريباً 33% 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 380,474 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

88,689cars driven for a year
49,618homes' annual energy use
6,341,233tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Chile

La Calera Cement Plant: 1,100,000 t of cement1.1MLa Calera …Cerro Blanco Cement Plant: 1,050,000 t of cement1.0MCerro Blan…Talcahuano Cement Plant: 750,000 t of cement750kTalcahuano…Curico Cement Plant: 500,000 t of cement500kCurico Cem…Antofagasta Cement Plant: 500,000 t of cement500kAntofagast…

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

Operator

Operated by Melon SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

La Calera Cement Plant sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csb), at 32.8°S in the southern hemisphere.

~14°Ctypical annual mean
~21°Ctypical warm-season
Warm-summer mediterranean: hot summers and mild winters

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #1 largest of 5 cement plants in Chile by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -32.79061, -71.1983. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is La Calera Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of La Calera Cement Plant?

La Calera Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,100,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does La Calera Cement Plant emit?

La Calera Cement Plant emits about 380,474 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 88,689 cars. That ranks #7 among tracked facilities in Chile.

Where is La Calera Cement Plant located?

La Calera Cement Plant is in Chile, near coordinates -32.79061, -71.1983.

Who operates La Calera Cement Plant?

La Calera Cement Plant is operated by Melon SA.

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