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Tijeras Cement Plant

Cement Plant in United States. Approximate location 35.07146, -106.39268.

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Tijeras Cement Plant is a cement plant in United States with a reported capacity of 400,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by GCC SAB de CV. By capacity it ranks #81 of 86 cement plants tracked in United States. It emits about 131,605 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 30,677 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 9% below the median cement plant.

400,000t of cement
131,605t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#601CO₂ rank in United States
0.33t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1898002.

文脈内で:この施設がどのように比較されるか

400,000 t of cementで、Tijeras Cement PlantはUnited Statesのcement plantの中央値以下 1,100,000 t of cementです。 容量あたりのCO₂は、cement plantの中央値上約10%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 131,605 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

30,677cars driven for a year
17,163homes' annual energy use
2,193,417tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in United States

Ste. Genevieve Cement Plant: 4,500,000 t of cement4.5MSte. Genev…Victorville Cement Plant: 3,000,000 t of cement3.0MVictorvill…Heidelberg Union Bridge Cement Plant: 2,816,901 t of cement2.8MHeidelberg…Festus Cement Plant: 2,700,000 t of cement2.7MFestus Cem…Heidelberg Nazareth Cement Plant: 2,663,380 t of cement2.7MHeidelberg…Heidelberg Mitchell Cement Plant: 2,400,000 t of cement2.4MHeidelberg…Alpena Cement Plant: 2,400,000 t of cement2.4MAlpena Cem…Midlothian Cement Plant: 2,350,000 t of cement2.3MMidlothian…

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

Operator

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

Local climate

Tijeras Cement Plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 35.1°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 #81 largest of 86 cement plants in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 35.07146, -106.39268. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A cement plant like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: rotary kiln shell, preheater tower, tertiary air duct & kiln hood, clinker-cooler ducts, valves (surface/process temperatures around 200–1,000 °C). These surfaces lose energy to the air year-round; removable modular insulation cuts that loss, brings outer surfaces to ≤45 °C, and unclips for inspection.

60% of cement CO2 is process calcination - NOT insulation-addressable; energy here is the fuel side only.

Indicative recoverable energy

On an already-insulated site (pipes & valves in cladding / jackets), closing the remaining gaps, flanges and damaged sections and switching to removable covers indicatively recovers about 8,000 MWh/yr (≈ 2,700 t CO₂/yr) — scaled to this site's reported CO₂ within its sector. Bare or damaged surfaces recover several times more.

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Indicative, not a measurement. Conservative floor for an already-insulated plant; a TIPCHECK on-site audit gives a measured figure. Industry context: EiiF TIPCHECK — industrial insulation can save ~14 Mtoe/yr in EU, payback typically <2 years.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Bare hot surfaces here exceed the touch-safe limit (EN ISO 13732-1); insulation to ≤45 °C is a worker-safety and compliance win. And before electrification, fuel-switching or CCS, eliminating surface heat loss is the cheapest, fastest, lowest-risk step — audit the bare spots first, rip-and-replace later.

United States: funding & obligation

Funding. Investment tax credit up to 30% of qualified investment incl. industrial decarbonization; open to small/medium/large manufacturers.

Obligation. None at federal level (voluntary). Some states have their own programs. (applies as a rule above the stated threshold — we don't hold this site's metered energy use).

Verified 2026; confirm current scheme terms before applying.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Tijeras Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Tijeras Cement Plant?

Tijeras Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 400,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Tijeras Cement Plant emit?

Tijeras Cement Plant emits about 131,605 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 30,677 cars. That ranks #601 among tracked facilities in United States.

Where is Tijeras Cement Plant located?

Tijeras Cement Plant is in United States, near coordinates 35.07146, -106.39268.

Who operates Tijeras Cement Plant?

Tijeras Cement Plant is operated by GCC SAB de CV.

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