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Taiheiyo Cement Kumagaya Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Japan. Approximate location 36.15966, 139.31343.

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Taiheiyo Cement Kumagaya Cement Plant is a cement plant in Japan with a reported capacity of 2,000,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Taiheiyo Cement Corp. By capacity it ranks #11 of 27 cement plants tracked in Japan. It emits about 314,996 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 73,426 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 56% below the median cement plant.

2,000,000t of cement
314,996t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#70CO₂ rank in Japan
0.16t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438810.

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عند 2,000,000 t of cement، يكون Taiheiyo Cement Kumagaya Cement Plant حوالي متوسط cement plant في Japan (1,890,000 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 314,996 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

73,426cars driven for a year
41,079homes' annual energy use
5,249,933tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Japan

Mitsubishi Materials Kanda Cement Plant: 7,220,000 t of cement7.2MMitsubishi…Sumitomo Osaka Cement Kochi Cement Plant: 4,350,000 t of cement4.4MSumitomo O…Ube Industries Isa Cement Plant: 4,000,000 t of cement4.0MUbe Indust…Sumitomo Osaka Cement Ako Cement Plant: 4,000,000 t of cement4.0MSumitomo O…Taiheiyo Cement Fujiwara Cement Plant: 3,900,000 t of cement3.9MTaiheiyo C…Tosoh Nanyo Cement Plant: 2,900,000 t of cement2.9MTosoh Nany…Taiheiyo Cement Omi Cement Plant: 2,690,000 t of cement2.7MTaiheiyo C…Taiheiyo Cement Oita Cement Plant: 2,190,000 t of cement2.2MTaiheiyo C…

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

Operator

Operated by Taiheiyo Cement Corp. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Taiheiyo Cement Kumagaya Cement Plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 36.2°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: 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 #11 largest of 27 cement plants in Japan by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 36.15966, 139.31343. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Taiheiyo Cement Kumagaya Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Taiheiyo Cement Kumagaya Cement Plant?

Taiheiyo Cement Kumagaya Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 2,000,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Taiheiyo Cement Kumagaya Cement Plant emit?

Taiheiyo Cement Kumagaya Cement Plant emits about 314,996 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 73,426 cars. That ranks #70 among tracked facilities in Japan.

Where is Taiheiyo Cement Kumagaya Cement Plant located?

Taiheiyo Cement Kumagaya Cement Plant is in Japan, near coordinates 36.15966, 139.31343.

Who operates Taiheiyo Cement Kumagaya Cement Plant?

Taiheiyo Cement Kumagaya Cement Plant is operated by Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

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