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Souselas Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Portugal. Approximate location 40.28898, -8.41818.

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Souselas Cement Plant is a cement plant in Portugal with a reported capacity of 3,500,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by InterCement Portugal SA. By capacity it ranks #1 of 6 cement plants tracked in Portugal. It emits about 953,806 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 222,332 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 24% below the median cement plant.

3,500,000t of cement
953,806t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#5CO₂ rank in Portugal
0.27t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32439040.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 3,500,000 t of cement, Souselas Cement Plant est bien au-dessus de la médiane des cement plant en Portugal (2,000,000 t of cement). Son CO₂ par unité de capacité est approximativement 22% 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 953,806 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

222,332cars driven for a year
124,388homes' annual energy use
15,896,767tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Portugal

Souselas Cement Plant: 3,500,000 t of cement3.5MSouselas C…Alhandra Cement Plant: 2,800,000 t of cement2.8MAlhandra C…Outao Cement Plant: 2,000,000 t of cement2.0MOutao Ceme…Maceirla-Liz Cement Plant: 1,450,000 t of cement1.5MMaceirla-L…Cibra-Pataias Cement Plant: 980,000 t of cement980kCibra-Pata…Loule Cement Plant: 850,000 t of cement850kLoule Ceme…

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

Operator

Operated by InterCement Portugal SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Souselas Cement Plant sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csb), at 40.3°N in the northern hemisphere.

~14°Ctypical annual mean
~21°Ctypical warm-season
Warm-summer mediterranean: 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 #1 largest of 6 cement plants in Portugal by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 40.28898, -8.41818. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Souselas Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Souselas Cement Plant?

Souselas Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 3,500,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Souselas Cement Plant emit?

Souselas Cement Plant emits about 953,806 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 222,332 cars. That ranks #5 among tracked facilities in Portugal.

Where is Souselas Cement Plant located?

Souselas Cement Plant is in Portugal, near coordinates 40.28898, -8.41818.

Who operates Souselas Cement Plant?

Souselas Cement Plant is operated by InterCement Portugal SA.

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