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Exshaw Plant

Lime Plant in Canada. Approximate location 51.0682, -115.1364.

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Exshaw Plant is a lime plant in Canada with a reported capacity of 300,230 t of lime. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns. By capacity it ranks #5 of 11 lime plants tracked in Canada. It emits about 168,836 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 39,356 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 15% below the median lime plant.

300,230t of lime
168,836t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#62CO₂ rank in Canada
0.56t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38467326.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 300,230 t of lime, Exshaw Plant est bien au-dessus de la médiane des lime plant en Canada (231,971 t of lime). Sous-secteur: lime. Comme lime plant, elle nécessite une chaleur de procédé intensive (typiquement 600–900°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 chaufourneries calcinent le calcaire dans des fours chauds à 800–900°C, et la chaux vive chaude doit être manipulée dans des récipients isolés pour prévenir la réaction avec l'humidité.

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 168,836 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

39,356cars driven for a year
22,018homes' annual energy use
2,813,933tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest lime plants in Canada

Dundas Operations: 760,888 t of lime761kDundas Ope…Usine De Bedford: 729,857 t of lime730kUsine De B…Beachville Operation: 679,628 t of lime680kBeachville…Usine De Marbleton: 327,082 t of lime327kUsine De M…Exshaw Plant: 300,230 t of lime300kExshaw Pla…Northern Lime Limited: 231,971 t of lime232kNorthern L…Faulkner Plant: 195,325 t of lime195kFaulkner P…Havelock Plant: 110,163 t of lime110kHavelock P…

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

Local climate

Exshaw Plant sits in a subarctic (boreal) climate zone (Köppen Dfc), at 51.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

~0°Ctypical annual mean
~14°Ctypical warm-season
Subarctic (boreal): 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 #5 largest of 11 lime plants in Canada by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 51.0682, -115.1364. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Exshaw Plant?

Exshaw Plant is a lime plant in Canada. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns.

What is the capacity of Exshaw Plant?

Exshaw Plant has a reported capacity of 300,230 t of lime.

How much CO₂ does Exshaw Plant emit?

Exshaw Plant emits about 168,836 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 39,356 cars. That ranks #62 among tracked facilities in Canada.

Where is Exshaw Plant located?

Exshaw Plant is in Canada, near coordinates 51.0682, -115.1364.

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