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Tudela de Vegin Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Spain. Approximate location 43.3301, -5.7751.

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Tudela de Vegin Cement Plant is a cement plant in Spain 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 Cementos Tudela Veguín SA. By capacity it ranks #29 of 29 cement plants tracked in Spain. It emits about 78,869 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 18,384 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 10% above the median cement plant.

200,000t of cement
78,869t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#74CO₂ rank in Spain
0.39t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438405.

En contexto: cómo se compara esta instalación

Con 200,000 t of cement, Tudela de Vegin Cement Plant está por debajo de la mediana de cement plant en Spain (1,361,000 t of cement). Su CO₂ por unidad de capacidad es aproximadamente 37% por encima 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 78,869 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

18,384cars driven for a year
10,285homes' annual energy use
1,314,483tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Spain

El Alto Cement Plant: 2,900,000 t of cement2.9MEl Alto Ce…Aboño Cement Plant: 2,400,000 t of cement2.4MAboño Ceme…Villaluenga de la Sagra Cement Plant: 2,350,000 t of cement2.3MVillalueng…Alcanar Cement Plant: 2,185,000 t of cement2.2MAlcanar Ce…Sagunto Cement Plant: 1,800,000 t of cement1.8MSagunto Ce…Monjos Cement Plant: 1,800,000 t of cement1.8MMonjos Cem…Sant Vicent dels Horts Cement Plant: 1,780,000 t of cement1.8MSant Vicen…Castillejo Cement Plant: 1,730,000 t of cement1.7MCastillejo…

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

Operator

Operated by Cementos Tudela Veguín SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Tudela de Vegin Cement Plant sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csb), at 43.3°N in the northern hemisphere.

~14°Ctypical annual mean
~21°Ctypical warm-season
Warm-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 #29 largest of 29 cement plants in Spain by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 43.3301, -5.7751. 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 8,000 MWh/yr (≈ 2,700 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.

EU: funding & obligation

Obligation. Under the EU Energy Efficiency Directive (Art. 8), large undertakings (>250 staff or >€50M turnover / >€43M balance) must run an energy audit every 4 years or operate a certified energy management system (ISO 50001).

Funding. National energy-efficiency grants and white-certificate schemes typically apply — check the local programme.

EED Article 8, transposed nationally. Confirm current national terms.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Tudela de Vegin Cement Plant?

Tudela de Vegin Cement Plant is a cement plant in Spain. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Tudela de Vegin Cement Plant?

Tudela de Vegin Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 200,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Tudela de Vegin Cement Plant emit?

Tudela de Vegin Cement Plant emits about 78,869 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 18,384 cars. That ranks #74 among tracked facilities in Spain.

Where is Tudela de Vegin Cement Plant located?

Tudela de Vegin Cement Plant is in Spain, near coordinates 43.3301, -5.7751.

Who operates Tudela de Vegin Cement Plant?

Tudela de Vegin Cement Plant is operated by Cementos Tudela Veguín SA.

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