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Sobral Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Brazil. Approximate location -3.68573, -40.3737.

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Sobral Cement Plant is a cement plant in Brazil with a reported capacity of 2,200,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Votorantim Cimentos SA. By capacity it ranks #14 of 57 cement plants tracked in Brazil. It emits about 825,966 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 192,533 cars.

2,200,000t of cement
825,966t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#39CO₂ rank in Brazil
0.38t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32437328.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 2,200,000 t of cement ist Sobral Cement Plant deutlich über dem Medianwert von cement plant in Brazil (1,461,000 t of cement). Sein CO₂ pro Kapazitätseinheit liegt ungefähr 15% über 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 825,966 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

192,533cars driven for a year
107,716homes' annual energy use
13,766,100tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Brazil

Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant: 7,000,000 t of cement7.0MRio Branco…Lagoa Santa Cement Plant: 4,900,000 t of cement4.9MLagoa Sant…Salto de Pirapora Cement Plant: 4,800,000 t of cement4.8MSalto de P…Ciplam Sobradinho Cement Plant: 3,800,000 t of cement3.8MCiplam Sob…Carandaí Cement Plant: 3,400,000 t of cement3.4MCarandaí C…Barroso Cement Plant: 3,200,000 t of cement3.2MBarroso Ce…Apiai Cement Plant: 3,200,000 t of cement3.2MApiai Ceme…Balsa nova Cement Plant: 2,800,000 t of cement2.8MBalsa nova…

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

Operator

Operated by Votorantim Cimentos SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Sobral Cement Plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 3.7°S in the southern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~29°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical savanna: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #14 largest of 57 cement plants in Brazil by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -3.68573, -40.3737. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Sobral Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Sobral Cement Plant?

Sobral Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 2,200,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Sobral Cement Plant emit?

Sobral Cement Plant emits about 825,966 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 192,533 cars. That ranks #39 among tracked facilities in Brazil.

Where is Sobral Cement Plant located?

Sobral Cement Plant is in Brazil, near coordinates -3.68573, -40.3737.

Who operates Sobral Cement Plant?

Sobral Cement Plant is operated by Votorantim Cimentos SA.

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