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Sinoma Gansu Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant

Cement Plant in China. Approximate location 36.59428, 104.11994.

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Sinoma Gansu Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant is a cement plant in China with a reported capacity of 1,250,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Sinoma Gansu Cement Co Ltd. By capacity it ranks #540 of 739 cement plants tracked in China. It emits about 444,337 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 103,575 cars.

1,250,000t of cement
444,337t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1161CO₂ rank in China
0.36t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32437730.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 1,250,000 t of cement ist Sinoma Gansu Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant unter dem Medianwert von cement plant in China (2,000,000 t of cement). 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 444,337 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

103,575cars driven for a year
57,947homes' annual energy use
7,405,617tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in China

Jinfeng Cement Plant: 20,000,000 t of cement20.0MJinfeng Ce…Jiangxi Ya Dong Cement Corp Ltd Cement Plant: 14,000,000 t of cement14.0MJiangxi Ya…China Resources Cement (Fengkai) Ltd Cement Plant: 12,000,000 t of cement12.0MChina Reso…Sichuan Xingchuancheng Cement Co.,Ltd. Cement Plant: 12,000,000 t of cement12.0MSichuan Xi…Sichuan Easun Cement Group Co. Cement Plant: 12,000,000 t of cement12.0MSichuan Ea…Sichuan Esheng Cement Group Co Ltd Cement Plant: 12,000,000 t of cement12.0MSichuan Es…Dongfang Hope Chongqing Cement Co.,Ltd. Cement Plant: 10,000,000 t of cement10.0MDongfang H…Shandong Shenfeng Cement Group Co. Cement Plant: 10,000,000 t of cement10.0MShandong S…

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

Operator

Operated by Sinoma Gansu Cement Co Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Sinoma Gansu Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 36.6°N in the northern hemisphere.

~10°Ctypical annual mean
~23°Ctypical warm-season
Cold semi-arid steppe: 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 #540 largest of 739 cement plants in China by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 36.59428, 104.11994. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A cement plant like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: rotary kiln shell, preheater tower, tertiary air duct & kiln hood, clinker-cooler ducts, valves (surface/process temperatures around 200–1,000 °C). These surfaces lose energy to the air year-round; removable modular insulation cuts that loss, brings outer surfaces to ≤45 °C, and unclips for inspection.

60% of cement CO2 is process calcination - NOT insulation-addressable; energy here is the fuel side only.

Indicative recoverable energy

On an already-insulated site (pipes & valves in cladding / jackets), closing the remaining gaps, flanges and damaged sections and switching to removable covers indicatively recovers about 10,000 MWh/yr (≈ 3,500 t CO₂/yr) — scaled to this site's reported CO₂ within its sector. Bare or damaged surfaces recover several times more.

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Indicative, not a measurement. Conservative floor for an already-insulated plant; a TIPCHECK on-site audit gives a measured figure. Industry context: EiiF TIPCHECK — industrial insulation can save ~14 Mtoe/yr in EU, payback typically <2 years.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Bare hot surfaces here exceed the touch-safe limit (EN ISO 13732-1); insulation to ≤45 °C is a worker-safety and compliance win. And before electrification, fuel-switching or CCS, eliminating surface heat loss is the cheapest, fastest, lowest-risk step — audit the bare spots first, rip-and-replace later.

External climate finance your country can access

Domestic energy-efficiency grants are limited here; industrial decarbonisation is mainly funded externally:

CBAM. Exporters of cement, steel, aluminium, fertiliser, hydrogen and electricity to the EU face the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism — cutting embedded emissions (efficiency + insulation) lowers the levy.

Routed via national development banks / accredited entities — not a direct factory grant. Verified 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Sinoma Gansu Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant?

Sinoma Gansu Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant is a cement plant in China. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Sinoma Gansu Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant?

Sinoma Gansu Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,250,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Sinoma Gansu Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant emit?

Sinoma Gansu Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant emits about 444,337 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 103,575 cars. That ranks #1161 among tracked facilities in China.

Where is Sinoma Gansu Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant located?

Sinoma Gansu Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant is in China, near coordinates 36.59428, 104.11994.

Who operates Sinoma Gansu Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant?

Sinoma Gansu Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant is operated by Sinoma Gansu Cement Co Ltd.

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