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Loule Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Portugal. Approximate location 37.13674, -8.09975.

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Loule Cement Plant is a cement plant in Portugal with a reported capacity of 850,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by InterCement Portugal SA. By capacity it ranks #6 of 6 cement plants tracked in Portugal. It emits about 274,581 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 64,005 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 10% below the median cement plant.

850,000t of cement
274,581t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#20CO₂ rank in Portugal
0.32t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897683.

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عند 850,000 t of cement، يكون Loule Cement Plant أقل من متوسط cement plant في Portugal (2,000,000 t of cement). CO₂ لكل وحدة سعة هو تقريباً 8% 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 274,581 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

64,005cars driven for a year
35,809homes' annual energy use
4,576,350tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Portugal

Souselas Cement Plant: 3,500,000 t of cement3.5MSouselas C…Alhandra Cement Plant: 2,800,000 t of cement2.8MAlhandra C…Outao Cement Plant: 2,000,000 t of cement2.0MOutao Ceme…Maceirla-Liz Cement Plant: 1,450,000 t of cement1.5MMaceirla-L…Cibra-Pataias Cement Plant: 980,000 t of cement980kCibra-Pata…Loule Cement Plant: 850,000 t of cement850kLoule Ceme…

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

Operator

Operated by InterCement Portugal SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Loule Cement Plant sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 37.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

~17°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Hot-summer mediterranean: 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 #6 largest of 6 cement plants in Portugal by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 37.13674, -8.09975. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Loule Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Loule Cement Plant?

Loule Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 850,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Loule Cement Plant emit?

Loule Cement Plant emits about 274,581 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 64,005 cars. That ranks #20 among tracked facilities in Portugal.

Where is Loule Cement Plant located?

Loule Cement Plant is in Portugal, near coordinates 37.13674, -8.09975.

Who operates Loule Cement Plant?

Loule Cement Plant is operated by InterCement Portugal SA.

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