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Kirchdorfer Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Austria. Approximate location 47.90876, 14.11638.

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Kirchdorfer Cement Plant is a cement plant in Austria with a reported capacity of 500,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Kirchdorfer Zementwerk Hofmann GmbH. By capacity it ranks #5 of 8 cement plants tracked in Austria. It emits about 149,882 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 34,938 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 17% below the median cement plant.

500,000t of cement
149,882t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#20CO₂ rank in Austria
0.30t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32437240.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 500,000 t of cement, Kirchdorfer Cement Plant est autour de la médiane des cement plant en Austria (625,000 t of cement). Son CO₂ par unité de capacité est approximativement 10% en dessous 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 149,882 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

34,938cars driven for a year
19,546homes' annual energy use
2,498,033tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Austria

Mannersdorf Cement Plant: 1,200,000 t of cement1.2MMannersdor…Gartenau Cement Plant: 1,100,000 t of cement1.1MGartenau C…Gmunden Cement Plant: 800,000 t of cement800kGmunden Ce…Retznei Cement Plant: 625,000 t of cement625kRetznei Ce…Kirchdorfer Cement Plant: 500,000 t of cement500kKirchdorfe…Wopfinger Cement Plant: 500,000 t of cement500kWopfinger …Wietersdorf Cement Plant: 500,000 t of cement500kWietersdor…Vils Cement Plant: 300,000 t of cement300kVils Cemen…

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

Operator

Operated by Kirchdorfer Zementwerk Hofmann GmbH. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Kirchdorfer Cement Plant sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 47.9°N in the northern hemisphere.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~19°Ctypical warm-season
Warm-summer humid continental: 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 8 cement plants in Austria by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 47.90876, 14.11638. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Kirchdorfer Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Kirchdorfer Cement Plant?

Kirchdorfer Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 500,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Kirchdorfer Cement Plant emit?

Kirchdorfer Cement Plant emits about 149,882 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 34,938 cars. That ranks #20 among tracked facilities in Austria.

Where is Kirchdorfer Cement Plant located?

Kirchdorfer Cement Plant is in Austria, near coordinates 47.90876, 14.11638.

Who operates Kirchdorfer Cement Plant?

Kirchdorfer Cement Plant is operated by Kirchdorfer Zementwerk Hofmann GmbH.

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