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San Rafael del Sur Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Nicaragua. Approximate location 11.86067, -86.42416.

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San Rafael del Sur Cement Plant is a cement plant in Nicaragua with a reported capacity of 420,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by CEMEX SAB de CV. It emits about 93,400 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 21,772 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 38% below the median cement plant.

420,000t of cement
93,400t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1CO₂ rank in Nicaragua
0.22t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438962.

文脈内で:この施設がどのように比較されるか

420,000 t of cementで、San Rafael del Sur Cement PlantはNicaraguaのcement plantの中央値約 420,000 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 93,400 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

21,772cars driven for a year
12,180homes' annual energy use
1,556,667tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Operator

Operated by CEMEX SAB de CV. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

San Rafael del Sur Cement Plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 11.9°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~29°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical savanna: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

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

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Location

Coordinates 11.86067, -86.42416. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is San Rafael del Sur Cement Plant?

San Rafael del Sur Cement Plant is a cement plant in Nicaragua. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of San Rafael del Sur Cement Plant?

San Rafael del Sur Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 420,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does San Rafael del Sur Cement Plant emit?

San Rafael del Sur Cement Plant emits about 93,400 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 21,772 cars. That ranks #1 among tracked facilities in Nicaragua.

Where is San Rafael del Sur Cement Plant located?

San Rafael del Sur Cement Plant is in Nicaragua, near coordinates 11.86067, -86.42416.

Who operates San Rafael del Sur Cement Plant?

San Rafael del Sur Cement Plant is operated by CEMEX SAB de CV.

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