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Cemex De Puerto Rico, Inc.

Lime Plant in Puerto Rico. Approximate location 18.02305, -66.63888.

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Cemex De Puerto Rico, Inc. is a lime plant in Puerto Rico with a reported capacity of 4,284 t of lime. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns. It emits about 2,821 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 658 cars.

4,284t of lime
2,821t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#78CO₂ rank in Puerto Rico
0.66t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38467370.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 4,284 t of lime ist Cemex De Puerto Rico, Inc. etwa um dem Medianwert von lime plant in Puerto Rico (4,284 t of lime). Untersektor: lime. Als lime plant benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 600–900°C) für seinen Kernbetrieb — Wärme, die durch Dampfkessel, Öfen oder direkte Verbrennung geliefert werden muss, und Verluste durch ungedämmte Behälter und Rohrleitungen stellen verschwendeten Brennstoff dar. Modulare abnehmbare Dämmung kann diese Verluste um 80–96% senken, Oberflächen auf ≤45°C kühlen, mit Amortisationszeiten oft unter 2 Jahren. Kalkwerke kalzinieren Kalkstein in heißen Öfen bei 800–900°C, und der heiße Branntkalk muss in gedämmten Behältern gehandhabt werden, um Reaktion mit Feuchte zu verhindern.

Vergleich von Kapazität und CO₂-Intensität berechnet aus Climate TRACE Industrieanlagendaten; Sektorrolle basierend auf Ingenieurreferenz.

What 2,821 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

658cars driven for a year
368homes' annual energy use
47,017tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Local climate

Cemex De Puerto Rico, Inc. sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 18.0°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~28°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical monsoon: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

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Location

Coordinates 18.02305, -66.63888. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Cemex De Puerto Rico, Inc.?

Cemex De Puerto Rico, Inc. is a lime plant in Puerto Rico. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns.

What is the capacity of Cemex De Puerto Rico, Inc.?

Cemex De Puerto Rico, Inc. has a reported capacity of 4,284 t of lime.

How much CO₂ does Cemex De Puerto Rico, Inc. emit?

Cemex De Puerto Rico, Inc. emits about 2,821 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 658 cars. That ranks #78 among tracked facilities in Puerto Rico.

Where is Cemex De Puerto Rico, Inc. located?

Cemex De Puerto Rico, Inc. is in Puerto Rico, near coordinates 18.02305, -66.63888.

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