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Dotternhausen Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Germany. Approximate location 48.22757, 8.77984.

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Dotternhausen Cement Plant is a cement plant in Germany with a reported capacity of 1,100,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Holcim Süddeutschland GmbH. By capacity it ranks #10 of 32 cement plants tracked in Germany. It emits about 397,174 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 92,581 cars.

1,100,000t of cement
397,174t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#44CO₂ rank in Germany
0.36t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1896617.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 1,100,000 t of cement, Dotternhausen Cement Plant est autour de la médiane des cement plant en Germany (1,000,000 t of cement). Son CO₂ par unité de capacité est approximativement 14% 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 397,174 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

92,581cars driven for a year
51,796homes' annual energy use
6,619,567tree 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 Holcim Süddeutschland GmbH. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Dotternhausen Cement Plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 48.2°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 #10 largest of 32 cement plants in Germany by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 48.22757, 8.77984. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Dotternhausen Cement Plant?

Dotternhausen 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 Dotternhausen Cement Plant?

Dotternhausen Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,100,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Dotternhausen Cement Plant emit?

Dotternhausen Cement Plant emits about 397,174 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 92,581 cars. That ranks #44 among tracked facilities in Germany.

Where is Dotternhausen Cement Plant located?

Dotternhausen Cement Plant is in Germany, near coordinates 48.22757, 8.77984.

Who operates Dotternhausen Cement Plant?

Dotternhausen Cement Plant is operated by Holcim Süddeutschland GmbH.

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