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Couvrot Cement Plant

Cement Plant in France. Approximate location 48.76804, 4.56607.

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Couvrot Cement Plant is a cement plant in France with a reported capacity of 1,000,000 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 #7 of 22 cement plants tracked in France. It emits about 502,875 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 117,220 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 40% above the median cement plant.

1,000,000t of cement
502,875t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#21CO₂ rank in France
0.50t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438439.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 1,000,000 t of cement, Couvrot Cement Plant jest około medianę cement plant w France (800,000 t of cement). Jego CO₂ na jednostkę pojemności wynosi w przybliżeniu 31% powyżej 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 502,875 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

117,220cars driven for a year
65,581homes' annual energy use
8,381,250tree 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

Couvrot Cement Plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 48.8°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 #7 largest of 22 cement plants in France by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 48.76804, 4.56607. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Couvrot Cement Plant?

Couvrot 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 Couvrot Cement Plant?

Couvrot Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,000,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Couvrot Cement Plant emit?

Couvrot Cement Plant emits about 502,875 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 117,220 cars. That ranks #21 among tracked facilities in France.

Where is Couvrot Cement Plant located?

Couvrot Cement Plant is in France, near coordinates 48.76804, 4.56607.

Who operates Couvrot Cement Plant?

Couvrot Cement Plant is operated by Ciments Calcia SAS.

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