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Hannover Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Germany. Approximate location 52.37495, 9.87709.

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Hannover Cement Plant is a cement plant in Germany with a reported capacity of 700,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Heidelberg Materials AG. By capacity it ranks #25 of 32 cement plants tracked in Germany. It emits about 140,865 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 32,836 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 44% below the median cement plant.

700,000t of cement
140,865t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#132CO₂ rank in Germany
0.20t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1896608.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 700,000 t of cement ist Hannover Cement Plant unter dem Medianwert von cement plant in Germany (1,000,000 t of cement). Sein CO₂ pro Kapazitätseinheit liegt ungefähr 37% unter dem Medianwert von cement plant. Untersektor: cement. Als cement plant benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 800–1400°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. Zementanlagen erhitzen Kalkstein auf 1.400°C in Drehrohröfen — einer der heißesten Industrieprozesse — und müssen die Temperatur über die gesamte Ofenlänge präzise kontrollieren.

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

What 140,865 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

32,836cars driven for a year
18,371homes' annual energy use
2,347,750tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Germany

Deuna Cement Plant: 2,000,000 t of cement2.0MDeuna Ceme…Rudersdorf Cement Plant: 1,900,000 t of cement1.9MRudersdorf…Lengerich Cement Plant: 1,770,000 t of cement1.8MLengerich …Karsdorf Cement Plant: 1,400,000 t of cement1.4MKarsdorf C…Schelklingen Cement Plant: 1,400,000 t of cement1.4MSchelkling…Lagerdorf Cement Plant: 1,310,000 t of cement1.3MLagerdorf …Beckum-Kollenbach Cement Plant: 1,250,000 t of cement1.2MBeckum-Kol…Karlstadt Cement Plant: 1,200,000 t of cement1.2MKarlstadt …

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

Operator

Operated by Heidelberg Materials AG. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Hannover Cement Plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 52.4°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 #25 largest of 32 cement plants in Germany by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 52.37495, 9.87709. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Hannover Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Hannover Cement Plant?

Hannover Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 700,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Hannover Cement Plant emit?

Hannover Cement Plant emits about 140,865 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 32,836 cars. That ranks #132 among tracked facilities in Germany.

Where is Hannover Cement Plant located?

Hannover Cement Plant is in Germany, near coordinates 52.37495, 9.87709.

Who operates Hannover Cement Plant?

Hannover Cement Plant is operated by Heidelberg Materials AG.

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