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Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant

Cement Plant in Colombia. Approximate location 5.85654, -74.85005.

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Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant is a cement plant in Colombia with a reported capacity of 2,300,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Cementos Argos SA. By capacity it ranks #2 of 14 cement plants tracked in Colombia. It emits about 294,517 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 68,652 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 64% below the median cement plant.

2,300,000t of cement
294,517t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#9CO₂ rank in Colombia
0.13t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1896565.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 2,300,000 t of cement, Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant jest znacznie powyżej medianę cement plant w Colombia (1,095,000 t of cement). Jego CO₂ na jednostkę pojemności wynosi w przybliżeniu 59% poniżej medianę cement plant. Podsektor: cement. Jako cement plant, wymaga intensywnego ciepła procesowego (typowo 800–1400°C) do swoich głównych operacji przemysłowych — ciepła, które musi być dostarczane przez kotły, piece lub spalanie bezpośrednie, a straty przez nieisolowane zbiorniki i rury stanowią zmarnowane paliwo. Modułowa izolacja demontowalna może zmniejszyć te straty o 80–96%, chłodząc powierzchnie do ≤45°C, z zwrotem inwestycji często poniżej 2 lat. Cementownie ogrzewają wapień do 1.400°C w piecach obracających się — jeden z najgorętszych procesów przemysłowych — i muszą precyzyjnie kontrolować temperaturę na całej długości pieca.

Porównanie pojemności i intensywności CO₂ obliczane na podstawie danych instalacji przemysłowych Climate TRACE; rola sektora oparta na odniesieniau inżynierskim.

What 294,517 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

68,652cars driven for a year
38,409homes' annual energy use
4,908,617tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Colombia

Cementos Argos Sogamoso Cement Plant: 2,300,000 t of cement2.3MCementos A…Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant: 2,300,000 t of cement2.3MCementos A…Nobsa Cement Plant: 2,100,000 t of cement2.1MNobsa Ceme…Cartagena Cement Plant: 2,000,000 t of cement2.0MCartagena …Yumbo Cement Plant: 1,500,000 t of cement1.5MYumbo Ceme…Los Patios Cement Plant: 1,106,154 t of cement1.1MLos Patios…Caracolito Cement Plant: 1,095,000 t of cement1.1MCaracolito…Tolu Cement Plant: 800,000 t of cement800kTolu Cemen…

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

Operator

Operated by Cementos Argos SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant sits in a tropical rainforest climate zone (Köppen Af), at 5.9°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical rainforest: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #2 largest of 14 cement plants in Colombia by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 5.85654, -74.85005. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant?

Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant is a cement plant in Colombia. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant?

Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant has a reported capacity of 2,300,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant emit?

Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant emits about 294,517 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 68,652 cars. That ranks #9 among tracked facilities in Colombia.

Where is Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant located?

Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant is in Colombia, near coordinates 5.85654, -74.85005.

Who operates Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant?

Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant is operated by Cementos Argos SA.

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