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Beffes Cement Plant

Cement Plant in France. Approximate location 47.08333, 3.00304.

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Beffes Cement Plant is a cement plant in France with a reported capacity of 430,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Ciments Calcia SAS. By capacity it ranks #20 of 22 cement plants tracked in France. It emits about 191,969 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 44,748 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 24% above the median cement plant.

430,000t of cement
191,969t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#65CO₂ rank in France
0.45t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1896776.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 430,000 t of cement, Beffes Cement Plant è al di sotto di la mediana di cement plant in France (800,000 t of cement). Il suo CO₂ per unità di capacità è approssimativamente 16% al di sopra di la mediana di cement plant. Sottosettore: cement. Come cement plant, richiede calore di processo intenso (tipicamente 800–1400°C) per le sue operazioni industriali essenziali — calore che deve essere fornito da caldaie, forni o combustione diretta, e le perdite attraverso recipienti e tubazioni non isolati rappresentano carburante sprecato. L'isolamento modulare removibile può ridurre queste perdite dell'80–96%, raffreddando superfici a ≤45°C, con payback spesso inferiore a 2 anni. Le cementerie riscaldano il calcare a 1.400°C in forni rotativi — uno dei processi industriali più caldi — e devono controllare la temperatura con precisione lungo l'intera lunghezza del forno.

Confronto di capacità e intensità di CO₂ calcolato dai dati delle strutture industriali Climate TRACE; ruolo del settore basato su riferimento ingegneristico.

What 191,969 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

44,748cars driven for a year
25,035homes' annual energy use
3,199,483tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in France

Saint-Égrève Cement Plant: 2,900,000 t of cement2.9MSaint-Égrè…Martres Tolosane Cement Plant: 2,100,000 t of cement2.1MMartres To…Airvault Cement Plant: 2,080,000 t of cement2.1MAirvault C…Montalieu Cement Plant: 2,000,000 t of cement2.0MMontalieu …Saint Pierre La Cour Cement Plant: 1,600,000 t of cement1.6MSaint Pier…La Grave de Peille Cement Plant: 1,500,000 t of cement1.5MLa Grave d…Couvrot Cement Plant: 1,000,000 t of cement1000kCouvrot Ce…Xeuilley Cement Plant: 1,000,000 t of cement1000kXeuilley C…

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

Operator

Operated by Ciments Calcia SAS. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Beffes Cement Plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 47.1°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 #20 largest of 22 cement plants in France by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 47.08333, 3.00304. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Beffes Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Beffes Cement Plant?

Beffes Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 430,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Beffes Cement Plant emit?

Beffes Cement Plant emits about 191,969 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 44,748 cars. That ranks #65 among tracked facilities in France.

Where is Beffes Cement Plant located?

Beffes Cement Plant is in France, near coordinates 47.08333, 3.00304.

Who operates Beffes Cement Plant?

Beffes Cement Plant is operated by Ciments Calcia SAS.

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