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Imporbamas S A

Textiles in Argentina. Approximate location -34.67111, -58.53012.

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Imporbamas S A is a textile mill in Argentina with a reported capacity of 149,911,890 USD. It spins, dyes and finishes textiles, leather or apparel using process steam. By capacity it ranks #7 of 35 textile mills tracked in Argentina. It emits about 3,282 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 765 cars.

3,282t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#37CO₂ rank in Argentina

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38479613.

En contexto: cómo se compara esta instalación

Con 149,911,890 USD, Imporbamas S A está alrededor de la mediana de textile mill en Argentina (149,911,890 USD). Subsector: textiles-leather-apparel. Como textile mill, requiere calor de proceso intenso (típicamente 60–150°C) para sus operaciones industriales centrales — calor que debe ser suministrado por calderas, hornos o combustión directa, y las pérdidas a través de recipientes y tuberías sin aislar representan combustible desperdiciado. El aislamiento modular desmontable puede reducir esas pérdidas en un 80–96%, enfriando superficies a ≤45°C, con amortización a menudo inferior a 2 años. Las fábricas textiles utilizan vapor de proceso para teñido, acabado y secado, a menudo requiriendo control de temperatura muy ajustado durante largos tiempos de funcionamiento — la pérdida de calor continua erosiona ganancias.

Comparación de capacidad e intensidad de CO₂ calculada a partir de datos de instalaciones industriales de Climate TRACE; papel del sector basado en referencia de ingeniería.

What 3,282 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

765cars driven for a year
428homes' annual energy use
54,700tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest textile mills in Argentina

R.A. Intertrading S.A.: 149,911,890 USD149.9MR.A. Inter…Will Der Pacheco: 149,911,890 USD149.9MWill Der P…Puma Sports Argentina Sa: 149,911,890 USD149.9MPuma Sport…Industria Argentina De La Indumentaria Sa_San Luis: 149,911,890 USD149.9MIndustria …Der Will S.A.: 149,911,890 USD149.9MDer Will S…Dass Eldorado Srl: 149,911,890 USD149.9MDass Eldor…Imporbamas S A: 149,911,890 USD149.9MImporbamas…Materia Prima S.A.: 149,911,890 USD149.9MMateria Pr…

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

Local climate

Imporbamas S A sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 34.7°S in the southern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: hot summers and mild winters

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #7 largest of 35 textile mills in Argentina by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates -34.67111, -58.53012. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A textile mill like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: dyeing vessels, stenters/dryers, steam lines, hot-water & boiler house (surface/process temperatures around 80–200 °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.

effectively industrial laundries/dyeing - steam & hot water; 500-3000 MWh typical.

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 1,600 MWh/yr (≈ 320 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:

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

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Imporbamas S A?

Imporbamas S A is a textile mill in Argentina. It spins, dyes and finishes textiles, leather or apparel using process steam.

What is the capacity of Imporbamas S A?

Imporbamas S A has a reported capacity of 149,911,890 USD.

How much CO₂ does Imporbamas S A emit?

Imporbamas S A emits about 3,282 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 765 cars. That ranks #37 among tracked facilities in Argentina.

Where is Imporbamas S A located?

Imporbamas S A is in Argentina, near coordinates -34.67111, -58.53012.

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