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Cementos del Oriente Sogamoso Plant

Cement Plant in Colombia. Approximate location 5.7494, -72.90995.

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Cementos del Oriente Sogamoso Plant is a cement plant in Colombia with a reported capacity of 375,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Cementos del Oriente SA. By capacity it ranks #12 of 14 cement plants tracked in Colombia. It emits about 131,141 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 30,569 cars.

375,000t of cement
131,141t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#15CO₂ rank in Colombia
0.35t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438284.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 375,000 t of cement, Cementos del Oriente Sogamoso Plant est en dessous de la médiane des cement plant en Colombia (1,095,000 t of cement). Son CO₂ par unité de capacité est approximativement 13% au-dessus de la médiane des cement plant. Sous-secteur: cement. Comme cement plant, elle nécessite une chaleur de procédé intensive (typiquement 800–1400°C) pour ses opérations industrielles essentielles — chaleur qui doit être fournie par des chaudières, fours ou combustion directe, et les pertes par les récipients et tuyauteries non isolés représentent du combustible gaspillé. L'isolation modulaire amovible peut réduire ces pertes de 80–96%, refroidissant les surfaces à ≤45°C, avec des délais d'amortissement souvent inférieurs à 2 ans. Les cimenteries chauffent le calcaire à 1.400°C dans des fours rotatifs — l'un des processus industriels les plus chauds — et doivent contrôler la température avec précision sur toute la longueur du four.

Comparaison de capacité et d'intensité de CO₂ calculée à partir des données des installations industrielles Climate TRACE; rôle du secteur basé sur la référence d'ingénierie.

What 131,141 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

30,569cars driven for a year
17,102homes' annual energy use
2,185,683tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Colombia

Cementos Argos Sogamoso Cement Plant: 2,300,000 t of cement2.3MCementos A…Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant: 2,300,000 t of cement2.3MCementos A…Nobsa Cement Plant: 2,100,000 t of cement2.1MNobsa Ceme…Cartagena Cement Plant: 2,000,000 t of cement2.0MCartagena …Yumbo Cement Plant: 1,500,000 t of cement1.5MYumbo Ceme…Los Patios Cement Plant: 1,106,154 t of cement1.1MLos Patios…Caracolito Cement Plant: 1,095,000 t of cement1.1MCaracolito…Tolu Cement Plant: 800,000 t of cement800kTolu Cemen…

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

Operator

Operated by Cementos del Oriente SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Cementos del Oriente Sogamoso Plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 5.7°N in the northern hemisphere.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season
Temperate oceanic: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #12 largest of 14 cement plants in Colombia by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 5.7494, -72.90995. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Cementos del Oriente Sogamoso Plant?

Cementos del Oriente Sogamoso Plant is a cement plant in Colombia. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Cementos del Oriente Sogamoso Plant?

Cementos del Oriente Sogamoso Plant has a reported capacity of 375,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Cementos del Oriente Sogamoso Plant emit?

Cementos del Oriente Sogamoso Plant emits about 131,141 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 30,569 cars. That ranks #15 among tracked facilities in Colombia.

Where is Cementos del Oriente Sogamoso Plant located?

Cementos del Oriente Sogamoso Plant is in Colombia, near coordinates 5.7494, -72.90995.

Who operates Cementos del Oriente Sogamoso Plant?

Cementos del Oriente Sogamoso Plant is operated by Cementos del Oriente SA.

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