Nordkalk Oy Ab, Louhi

Nordkalk Oy Ab, Louhi is a lime plant in Finland with a reported capacity of 127,370 t of lime. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns. By capacity it ranks #4 of 6 lime plants tracked in Finland. It emits about 120,415 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 28,069 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 44% above the median lime plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38467381.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 127,370 t of lime ist Nordkalk Oy Ab, Louhi unter dem Medianwert von lime plant in Finland (166,642 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 120,415 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 Finland

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

Local climate

Nordkalk Oy Ab, Louhi sits in a subarctic (boreal) climate zone (Köppen Dfc), at 61.9°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 #4 largest of 6 lime plants in Finland by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

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• Metsä Board Cartonboard Division Joutseno Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 282,244 t CO₂
• Metsä Fibre Oy - Joutseno Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 302,260 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 61.92459, 29.02752. View on OpenStreetMap.

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