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Sesto Campano Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Italy. Approximate location 41.44524, 14.06627.

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Sesto Campano Cement Plant is a cement plant in Italy with a reported capacity of 1,971,831 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Colacem SpA. By capacity it ranks #1 of 29 cement plants tracked in Italy. It emits about 273,970 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 63,862 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 61% below the median cement plant.

1,971,831t of cement
273,970t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#35CO₂ rank in Italy
0.14t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438768.

En contexto: cómo se compara esta instalación

Con 1,971,831 t of cement, Sesto Campano Cement Plant está muy por encima de la mediana de cement plant en Italy (1,180,592 t of cement). Su CO₂ por unidad de capacidad es aproximadamente 60% por debajo de la mediana de cement plant. Subsector: cement. Como cement plant, requiere calor de proceso intenso (típicamente 800–1400°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 plantas de cemento calientan piedra caliza a 1.400°C en hornos rotativos — uno de los procesos industriales más calientes — y deben controlar la temperatura con precisión en toda la longitud del horno.

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 273,970 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

63,862cars driven for a year
35,729homes' annual energy use
4,566,167tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Italy

Sesto Campano Cement Plant: 1,971,831 t of cement2.0MSesto Camp…Augusta Cement Plant: 1,900,000 t of cement1.9MAugusta Ce…Guidonia Cement Plant: 1,900,000 t of cement1.9MGuidonia C…Colacem Gubbio Cement Plant: 1,690,141 t of cement1.7MColacem Gu…Pian Sottano Cement Plant: 1,600,000 t of cement1.6MPian Sotta…Calusco d'Adda Cement Plant: 1,500,000 t of cement1.5MCalusco d'…Colleferro Cement Plant: 1,500,000 t of cement1.5MColleferro…Begliano Cement Plant: 1,408,451 t of cement1.4MBegliano C…

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

Operator

Operated by Colacem SpA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Sesto Campano Cement Plant sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 41.4°N in the northern hemisphere.

~17°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Hot-summer mediterranean: 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 #1 largest of 29 cement plants in Italy by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 41.44524, 14.06627. 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 8,800 MWh/yr (≈ 3,000 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.

Italy: funding & obligation

Funding. MIMIT plan (~EUR 12.7B): tax credits for efficiency/decarbonization investments (requires a certified energy diagnosis to access).

Obligation. Mandatory energy diagnosis every 4 yrs for large enterprises (>250 staff or >EUR 50M) and energy-intensive companies (>10 TJ/yr from 2026); ENEA penalties up to EUR 40,000. (applies as a rule above the stated threshold — we don't hold this site's metered energy use).

Verified 2026; confirm current scheme terms before applying.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Sesto Campano Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Sesto Campano Cement Plant?

Sesto Campano Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,971,831 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Sesto Campano Cement Plant emit?

Sesto Campano Cement Plant emits about 273,970 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 63,862 cars. That ranks #35 among tracked facilities in Italy.

Where is Sesto Campano Cement Plant located?

Sesto Campano Cement Plant is in Italy, near coordinates 41.44524, 14.06627.

Who operates Sesto Campano Cement Plant?

Sesto Campano Cement Plant is operated by Colacem SpA.

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