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Orizaba Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Mexico. Approximate location 18.8576, -97.04121.

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Orizaba Cement Plant is a cement plant in Mexico with a reported capacity of 1,800,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Holcim México Operaciones SA de CV. By capacity it ranks #10 of 35 cement plants tracked in Mexico. It emits about 649,858 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 151,482 cars.

1,800,000t of cement
649,858t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#16CO₂ rank in Mexico
0.36t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438922.

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عند 1,800,000 t of cement، يكون Orizaba Cement Plant أعلى بكثير من متوسط cement plant في Mexico (1,300,000 t of cement). CO₂ لكل وحدة سعة هو تقريباً 35% 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 649,858 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

151,482cars driven for a year
84,749homes' annual energy use
10,830,967tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Mexico

Tepeaca Cement Plant: 7,600,000 t of cement7.6MTepeaca Ce…Lagunas Cement Plant: 3,400,000 t of cement3.4MLagunas Ce…Huichapan Cement Plant: 3,200,000 t of cement3.2MHuichapan …Apazapan Cement Plant: 2,750,000 t of cement2.8MApazapan C…Cerritos Cement Plant: 2,700,000 t of cement2.7MCerritos C…Tepetzingo Cement Plant: 2,500,000 t of cement2.5MTepetzingo…Tecoman Cement Plant: 2,500,000 t of cement2.5MTecoman Ce…Tepezala Cement Plant: 2,100,000 t of cement2.1MTepezala C…

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

Operator

Operated by Holcim México Operaciones SA de CV. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Orizaba Cement Plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 18.9°N in the northern hemisphere.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season
Temperate oceanic: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #10 largest of 35 cement plants in Mexico by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 18.8576, -97.04121. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Orizaba Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Orizaba Cement Plant?

Orizaba Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,800,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Orizaba Cement Plant emit?

Orizaba Cement Plant emits about 649,858 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 151,482 cars. That ranks #16 among tracked facilities in Mexico.

Where is Orizaba Cement Plant located?

Orizaba Cement Plant is in Mexico, near coordinates 18.8576, -97.04121.

Who operates Orizaba Cement Plant?

Orizaba Cement Plant is operated by Holcim México Operaciones SA de CV.

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