Chaux De La Tour

Chaux De La Tour is a lime plant in France with a reported capacity of 270,969 t of lime. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns. By capacity it ranks #11 of 12 lime plants tracked in France. It emits about 145,882 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 34,005 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 18% below the median lime plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38467390.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 270,969 t of lime ist Chaux De La Tour unter dem Medianwert von lime plant in France (499,678 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 145,882 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

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

Capacity vs largest lime plants in France

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

Local climate

Chaux De La Tour sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 43.4°N in the northern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #11 largest of 12 lime plants in France by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Chaux De Provence Sacam · Lime Plant · 193,379 t CO₂
• INEOS, Lavera · Petrochemical · 927,870 t CO₂
• INEOS Lavera Marseilles Refinery · Refinery · 2,443,631 t CO₂
• Societe du Craqueur de L' Aubette SCA , Berre l'etang · Petrochemical · 613,346 t CO₂
• Bouches-du-Rhône Department · Aluminium Smelter · 47,088 t CO₂
• La Malle Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 160,723 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 43.35, 5.19. View on OpenStreetMap.

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