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Vernasca Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Italy. Approximate location 44.79344, 9.81056.

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Vernasca Cement Plant is a cement plant in Italy with a reported capacity of 1,300,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Buzzi SpA. By capacity it ranks #11 of 29 cement plants tracked in Italy. It emits about 302,423 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 70,495 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 35% below the median cement plant.

1,300,000t of cement
302,423t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#33CO₂ rank in Italy
0.23t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438758.

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عند 1,300,000 t of cement، يكون Vernasca Cement Plant حوالي متوسط cement plant في Italy (1,180,592 t of cement). CO₂ لكل وحدة سعة هو تقريباً 33% 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 302,423 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

70,495cars driven for a year
39,440homes' annual energy use
5,040,383tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Italy

Sesto Campano Cement Plant: 1,971,831 t of cement2.0MSesto Camp…Augusta Cement Plant: 1,900,000 t of cement1.9MAugusta Ce…Guidonia Cement Plant: 1,900,000 t of cement1.9MGuidonia C…Colacem Gubbio Cement Plant: 1,690,141 t of cement1.7MColacem Gu…Pian Sottano Cement Plant: 1,600,000 t of cement1.6MPian Sotta…Calusco d'Adda Cement Plant: 1,500,000 t of cement1.5MCalusco d'…Colleferro Cement Plant: 1,500,000 t of cement1.5MColleferro…Begliano Cement Plant: 1,408,451 t of cement1.4MBegliano C…

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

Operator

Operated by Buzzi SpA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Vernasca Cement Plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 44.8°N in the northern hemisphere.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season
Temperate oceanic: 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 29 cement plants in Italy by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 44.79344, 9.81056. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Vernasca Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Vernasca Cement Plant?

Vernasca Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,300,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Vernasca Cement Plant emit?

Vernasca Cement Plant emits about 302,423 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 70,495 cars. That ranks #33 among tracked facilities in Italy.

Where is Vernasca Cement Plant located?

Vernasca Cement Plant is in Italy, near coordinates 44.79344, 9.81056.

Who operates Vernasca Cement Plant?

Vernasca Cement Plant is operated by Buzzi SpA.

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