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Votorantim Cimentos Cantagalo Plant

Cement Plant in Brazil. Approximate location -21.91266, -42.26249.

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Votorantim Cimentos Cantagalo Plant is a cement plant in Brazil with a reported capacity of 1,080,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Votorantim Cimentos SA. By capacity it ranks #34 of 57 cement plants tracked in Brazil. It emits about 475,349 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 110,804 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 22% above the median cement plant.

1,080,000t of cement
475,349t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#58CO₂ rank in Brazil
0.44t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32437317.

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عند 1,080,000 t of cement، يكون Votorantim Cimentos Cantagalo Plant أقل من متوسط cement plant في Brazil (1,461,000 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 475,349 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

110,804cars driven for a year
61,991homes' annual energy use
7,922,483tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Brazil

Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant: 7,000,000 t of cement7.0MRio Branco…Lagoa Santa Cement Plant: 4,900,000 t of cement4.9MLagoa Sant…Salto de Pirapora Cement Plant: 4,800,000 t of cement4.8MSalto de P…Ciplam Sobradinho Cement Plant: 3,800,000 t of cement3.8MCiplam Sob…Carandaí Cement Plant: 3,400,000 t of cement3.4MCarandaí C…Barroso Cement Plant: 3,200,000 t of cement3.2MBarroso Ce…Apiai Cement Plant: 3,200,000 t of cement3.2MApiai Ceme…Balsa nova Cement Plant: 2,800,000 t of cement2.8MBalsa nova…

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

Operator

Operated by Votorantim Cimentos SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Votorantim Cimentos Cantagalo Plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 21.9°S in the southern 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 #34 largest of 57 cement plants in Brazil by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -21.91266, -42.26249. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Votorantim Cimentos Cantagalo Plant?

Votorantim Cimentos Cantagalo Plant is a cement plant in Brazil. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Votorantim Cimentos Cantagalo Plant?

Votorantim Cimentos Cantagalo Plant has a reported capacity of 1,080,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Votorantim Cimentos Cantagalo Plant emit?

Votorantim Cimentos Cantagalo Plant emits about 475,349 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 110,804 cars. That ranks #58 among tracked facilities in Brazil.

Where is Votorantim Cimentos Cantagalo Plant located?

Votorantim Cimentos Cantagalo Plant is in Brazil, near coordinates -21.91266, -42.26249.

Who operates Votorantim Cimentos Cantagalo Plant?

Votorantim Cimentos Cantagalo Plant is operated by Votorantim Cimentos SA.

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