Home / Europe / Belgium / Lime plants / Lhoist Industrie Sa - Site De On

Lhoist Industrie Sa - Site De On

Lime Plant in Belgium. Approximate location 50.1649, 5.268.

Lime PlantBelgiumCO₂ reported

Lhoist Industrie Sa - Site De On is a lime plant in Belgium with a reported capacity of 1,965,685 t of lime. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns. It emits about 419,400 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 97,762 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 68% below the median lime plant.

1,965,685t of lime
419,400t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#9CO₂ rank in Belgium
0.21t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38467373.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 1,965,685 t of lime ist Lhoist Industrie Sa - Site De On etwa um dem Medianwert von lime plant in Belgium (1,965,685 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 419,400 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

97,762cars driven for a year
54,695homes' annual energy use
6,990,000tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Local climate

Lhoist Industrie Sa - Site De On sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 50.2°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

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 50.1649, 5.268. View on OpenStreetMap.

Hot industrial equipment? Cut the heat loss.

Kilns, furnaces, boilers, heat exchangers, valves and steam lines on sites like this lose energy continuously. Inzonex makes patented removable modular insulation for hot industrial equipment:

  • Up to 96% less heat loss from insulated surfaces
  • Surface temperature down to ≤45°C for worker safety
  • 6× faster maintenance access — removable and refittable
  • Typical payback up to 2 years

See Inzonex process-equipment insulation →

Inzonex modular insulation on industrial equipment

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Lhoist Industrie Sa - Site De On?

Lhoist Industrie Sa - Site De On is a lime plant in Belgium. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns.

What is the capacity of Lhoist Industrie Sa - Site De On?

Lhoist Industrie Sa - Site De On has a reported capacity of 1,965,685 t of lime.

How much CO₂ does Lhoist Industrie Sa - Site De On emit?

Lhoist Industrie Sa - Site De On emits about 419,400 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 97,762 cars. That ranks #9 among tracked facilities in Belgium.

Where is Lhoist Industrie Sa - Site De On located?

Lhoist Industrie Sa - Site De On is in Belgium, near coordinates 50.1649, 5.268.

Built from open public data; no personal information. Operate this site? Request a correction or removal.