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Talcahuano Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Chile. Approximate location -36.75106, -73.12936.

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Talcahuano Cement Plant is a cement plant in Chile with a reported capacity of 750,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Cementos Bio Bio SA. By capacity it ranks #3 of 5 cement plants tracked in Chile. It emits about 17,991 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 4,194 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 93% below the median cement plant.

750,000t of cement
17,991t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#19CO₂ rank in Chile
0.02t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32437358.

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عند 750,000 t of cement، يكون Talcahuano Cement Plant حوالي متوسط cement plant في Chile (750,000 t of cement). CO₂ لكل وحدة سعة هو تقريباً 91% 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 17,991 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

4,194cars driven for a year
2,346homes' annual energy use
299,850tree 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 Cementos Bio Bio SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Talcahuano Cement Plant sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csb), at 36.8°S in the southern hemisphere.

~14°Ctypical annual mean
~21°Ctypical warm-season
Warm-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 #3 largest of 5 cement plants in Chile by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -36.75106, -73.12936. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Talcahuano Cement Plant?

Talcahuano 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 Talcahuano Cement Plant?

Talcahuano Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 750,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Talcahuano Cement Plant emit?

Talcahuano Cement Plant emits about 17,991 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 4,194 cars. That ranks #19 among tracked facilities in Chile.

Where is Talcahuano Cement Plant located?

Talcahuano Cement Plant is in Chile, near coordinates -36.75106, -73.12936.

Who operates Talcahuano Cement Plant?

Talcahuano Cement Plant is operated by Cementos Bio Bio SA.

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