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San Marcos Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Colombia. Approximate location 3.67322, -76.45033.

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San Marcos Cement Plant is a cement plant in Colombia 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 Cementos San Marcos SAS. By capacity it ranks #10 of 14 cement plants tracked in Colombia. It emits about 185,156 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 43,160 cars.

500,000t of cement
185,156t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#11CO₂ rank in Colombia
0.37t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1896556.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 500,000 t of cement, San Marcos Cement 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 19% 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 185,156 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

43,160cars driven for a year
24,147homes' annual energy use
3,085,933tree 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 San Marcos SAS. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

San Marcos Cement Plant sits in a tropical rainforest climate zone (Köppen Af), at 3.7°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical rainforest: 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 #10 largest of 14 cement plants in Colombia by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 3.67322, -76.45033. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is San Marcos Cement Plant?

San Marcos Cement 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 San Marcos Cement Plant?

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

How much CO₂ does San Marcos Cement Plant emit?

San Marcos Cement Plant emits about 185,156 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 43,160 cars. That ranks #11 among tracked facilities in Colombia.

Where is San Marcos Cement Plant located?

San Marcos Cement Plant is in Colombia, near coordinates 3.67322, -76.45033.

Who operates San Marcos Cement Plant?

San Marcos Cement Plant is operated by Cementos San Marcos SAS.

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