Union Corp Cheongju Cement Plant

Union Corp Cheongju Cement Plant is a cement plant in South Korea with a reported capacity of 200,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Union Corp. By capacity it ranks #12 of 12 cement plants tracked in South Korea. It emits about 104,036 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 24,251 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 44% above the median cement plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897423.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 200,000 t of cement ist Union Corp Cheongju Cement Plant unter dem Medianwert von cement plant in South Korea (3,750,000 t of cement). Sein CO₂ pro Kapazitätseinheit liegt ungefähr 30% 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 104,036 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 cement plants in South Korea

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

Operator

Operated by Union Corp. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Union Corp Cheongju Cement Plant sits in a monsoon hot-summer continental climate zone (Köppen Dwa), at 36.5°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 #12 largest of 12 cement plants in South Korea by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Leejo Dyeing&Coating Co.,Ltd · Textiles · 2,584 t CO₂
• Saeban Textile Co., Ltd · Textiles · 2,584 t CO₂
• South Korea · Chemical Plant · 130,609 t CO₂
• Framas Korea · Textiles · 2,584 t CO₂
• Eyesome Co., Ltd. · Textiles · 2,584 t CO₂
• Keien South Korea · Textiles · 2,584 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 36.52262, 127.51329. View on OpenStreetMap.

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