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Wittekind Erwitte Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Germany. Approximate location 51.59481, 8.3362.

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Wittekind Erwitte Cement Plant is a cement plant in Germany with a reported capacity of 1,000,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Portlandzementwerk Wittekind Hugo Miebach Soehne KG. By capacity it ranks #11 of 32 cement plants tracked in Germany. It emits about 639,531 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 149,075 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 78% above the median cement plant.

1,000,000t of cement
639,531t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#39CO₂ rank in Germany
0.64t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438324.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 1,000,000 t of cement ist Wittekind Erwitte Cement Plant etwa um dem Medianwert von cement plant in Germany (1,000,000 t of cement). Sein CO₂ pro Kapazitätseinheit liegt ungefähr 102% 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 639,531 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

149,075cars driven for a year
83,403homes' annual energy use
10,658,850tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Germany

Deuna Cement Plant: 2,000,000 t of cement2.0MDeuna Ceme…Rudersdorf Cement Plant: 1,900,000 t of cement1.9MRudersdorf…Lengerich Cement Plant: 1,770,000 t of cement1.8MLengerich …Karsdorf Cement Plant: 1,400,000 t of cement1.4MKarsdorf C…Schelklingen Cement Plant: 1,400,000 t of cement1.4MSchelkling…Lagerdorf Cement Plant: 1,310,000 t of cement1.3MLagerdorf …Beckum-Kollenbach Cement Plant: 1,250,000 t of cement1.2MBeckum-Kol…Karlstadt Cement Plant: 1,200,000 t of cement1.2MKarlstadt …

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

Operator

Operated by Portlandzementwerk Wittekind Hugo Miebach Soehne KG. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Wittekind Erwitte Cement Plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 51.6°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

The #11 largest of 32 cement plants in Germany by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 51.59481, 8.3362. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Wittekind Erwitte Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Wittekind Erwitte Cement Plant?

Wittekind Erwitte Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,000,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Wittekind Erwitte Cement Plant emit?

Wittekind Erwitte Cement Plant emits about 639,531 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 149,075 cars. That ranks #39 among tracked facilities in Germany.

Where is Wittekind Erwitte Cement Plant located?

Wittekind Erwitte Cement Plant is in Germany, near coordinates 51.59481, 8.3362.

Who operates Wittekind Erwitte Cement Plant?

Wittekind Erwitte Cement Plant is operated by Portlandzementwerk Wittekind Hugo Miebach Soehne KG.

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