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San Miguel Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Guatemala. Approximate location 14.8161, -90.27863.

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San Miguel Cement Plant is a cement plant in Guatemala with a reported capacity of 2,930,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Cementos Progreso SA. By capacity it ranks #1 of 3 cement plants tracked in Guatemala. It emits about 805,530 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 187,769 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 24% below the median cement plant.

2,930,000t of cement
805,530t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1CO₂ rank in Guatemala
0.27t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1896849.

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عند 2,930,000 t of cement، يكون San Miguel Cement Plant أعلى بكثير من متوسط cement plant في Guatemala (2,200,000 t of cement). 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 805,530 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

187,769cars driven for a year
105,051homes' annual energy use
13,425,500tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Guatemala

San Miguel Cement Plant: 2,930,000 t of cement2.9MSan Miguel…San Gabriel Cement Plant: 2,200,000 t of cement2.2MSan Gabrie…Cemento Ultracem Esquintla Plant: 349,518 t of cement350kCemento Ul…

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

Operator

Operated by Cementos Progreso SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

San Miguel Cement Plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 14.8°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~29°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical savanna: 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 #1 largest of 3 cement plants in Guatemala by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 14.8161, -90.27863. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is San Miguel Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of San Miguel Cement Plant?

San Miguel Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 2,930,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does San Miguel Cement Plant emit?

San Miguel Cement Plant emits about 805,530 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 187,769 cars. That ranks #1 among tracked facilities in Guatemala.

Where is San Miguel Cement Plant located?

San Miguel Cement Plant is in Guatemala, near coordinates 14.8161, -90.27863.

Who operates San Miguel Cement Plant?

San Miguel Cement Plant is operated by Cementos Progreso SA.

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