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Cerro Blanco Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Chile. Approximate location -33.15072, -70.83204.

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Cerro Blanco Cement Plant is a cement plant in Chile with a reported capacity of 1,050,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Cemento Polpaico SA. By capacity it ranks #2 of 5 cement plants tracked in Chile. It emits about 273,974 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 63,863 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 28% below the median cement plant.

1,050,000t of cement
273,974t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#10CO₂ rank in Chile
0.26t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1895361.

文脈内で:この施設がどのように比較されるか

1,050,000 t of cementで、Cerro Blanco Cement PlantはChileのcement plantの中央値はるかに上 750,000 t of cementです。 サブセクター:cement。 cement plantとして、その中核的な産業操業に対して激しいプロセス熱(通常800–1400°C)が必要です。この熱はボイラー、炉、または直接燃焼によって供給される必要があり、未断熱容器および配管からの損失は無駄な燃料を表します。モジュール式脱着可能な断熱は、これらの損失を80~96%削減でき、表面を≤45°Cに冷却でき、回収期間は通常2年未満です。 セメント工場は回転キルンでセメント石を1,400°Cに加熱します。最も高温の産業プロセスの1つであり、キルン全体の温度を正確に制御する必要があります。

容量およびCO₂強度の比較はClimate TRACEの産業施設データから計算されました。セクターの役割は工学リファレンスに基づいています。

What 273,974 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

63,863cars driven for a year
35,730homes' annual energy use
4,566,233tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Chile

La Calera Cement Plant: 1,100,000 t of cement1.1MLa Calera …Cerro Blanco Cement Plant: 1,050,000 t of cement1.0MCerro Blan…Talcahuano Cement Plant: 750,000 t of cement750kTalcahuano…Curico Cement Plant: 500,000 t of cement500kCurico Cem…Antofagasta Cement Plant: 500,000 t of cement500kAntofagast…

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

Operator

Operated by Cemento Polpaico SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Cerro Blanco Cement Plant sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csb), at 33.2°S in the southern hemisphere.

~14°Ctypical annual mean
~21°Ctypical warm-season
Warm-summer mediterranean: hot summers and mild winters

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #2 largest of 5 cement plants in Chile by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -33.15072, -70.83204. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Cerro Blanco Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Cerro Blanco Cement Plant?

Cerro Blanco Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,050,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Cerro Blanco Cement Plant emit?

Cerro Blanco Cement Plant emits about 273,974 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 63,863 cars. That ranks #10 among tracked facilities in Chile.

Where is Cerro Blanco Cement Plant located?

Cerro Blanco Cement Plant is in Chile, near coordinates -33.15072, -70.83204.

Who operates Cerro Blanco Cement Plant?

Cerro Blanco Cement Plant is operated by Cemento Polpaico SA.

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