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Quebrada Honda Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Costa Rica. Approximate location 10.20007, -85.18216.

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Quebrada Honda Cement Plant is a cement plant in Costa Rica with a reported capacity of 900,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Cementos Progreso SA. By capacity it ranks #2 of 2 cement plants tracked in Costa Rica. It emits about 271,857 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 63,370 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 16% below the median cement plant.

900,000t of cement
271,857t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#2CO₂ rank in Costa Rica
0.30t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438297.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 900,000 t of cement, Quebrada Honda Cement Plant jest około medianę cement plant w Costa Rica (1,100,000 t of cement). Jego CO₂ na jednostkę pojemności wynosi w przybliżeniu 25% 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 271,857 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

63,370cars driven for a year
35,453homes' annual energy use
4,530,950tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Costa Rica

Agua Caliente Cement Plant: 1,100,000 t of cement1.1MAgua Calie…Quebrada Honda Cement Plant: 900,000 t of cement900kQuebrada H…

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

Operator

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

Local climate

Quebrada Honda Cement Plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 10.2°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).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #2 largest of 2 cement plants in Costa Rica by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 10.20007, -85.18216. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Quebrada Honda Cement Plant?

Quebrada Honda Cement Plant is a cement plant in Costa Rica. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Quebrada Honda Cement Plant?

Quebrada Honda Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 900,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Quebrada Honda Cement Plant emit?

Quebrada Honda Cement Plant emits about 271,857 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 63,370 cars. That ranks #2 among tracked facilities in Costa Rica.

Where is Quebrada Honda Cement Plant located?

Quebrada Honda Cement Plant is in Costa Rica, near coordinates 10.20007, -85.18216.

Who operates Quebrada Honda Cement Plant?

Quebrada Honda Cement Plant is operated by Cementos Progreso SA.

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