Apazapan Cement Plant — Mexico
Cement Plant in Mexico. Approximate location 19.34255, -96.70129.
Cement PlantMexicoCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Apazapan Cement Plant is a cement plant in Mexico. Its listed capacity is 2,750,000 t of cement. Cement plants heat limestone to 1,400°C in rotary kilns — one of the hottest industrial processes — and must control temperature precisely across the entire kiln length. It is operated by Corporación Moctezuma SAB de CV. By capacity it ranks #4 among 12 cement plants in Mexico. It emits about 617,655 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 1.5% of the CO₂e from the 62 facilities in Mexico that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 38% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897475.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
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- Azucarera La Concepción · Biomass · 4 MW · 36 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 2,750,000 t of cement, Apazapan Cement Plant is around the median cement plant in Mexico (2,500,000 t of cement). Subsector: cement. As cement plant, it requires high process heat (typically 800–1400°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Cement plants heat limestone to 1,400°C in rotary kilns — one of the hottest industrial processes — and must control temperature precisely across the entire kiln length.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 617,655 t CO₂e a year looks like
This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 618k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Apazapan Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 618k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €46.5M/yr of exposure on EU-bound exports. CBAM share rises from 2.5% (2026) to 100% by 2034. No domestic carbon price — but cement, steel, aluminium, fertilizer and hydrogen exported to the EU face CBAM at €75/t (rising to 100% by 2034).
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Capacity vs largest cement plants in Mexico
Listed capacity (t of cement), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Corporación Moctezuma SAB de CV. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Apazapan Cement Plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 19.3°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1299 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.00× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby sites
The #4 largest of 12 cement plants in Mexico by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Tenaris TAMSA Veracruz steel plant · Steel Plant · 138,092 t CO₂
- TYASA steel plant · Steel Plant · 81,786 t CO₂
- Orizaba Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 649,858 t CO₂
- Kimberly-Clark de México S.A. de C.V. - Orizaba Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill
- Puebla Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 474,769 t CO₂
- Tepeaca Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 2,772,979 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 19.34255, -96.70129. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Apazapan Cement Plant?
Apazapan Cement Plant is a cement plant in Mexico. Cement plants heat limestone to 1,400°C in rotary kilns — one of the hottest industrial processes — and must control temperature precisely across the entire kiln length.
What capacity is listed for Apazapan Cement Plant?
The open dataset lists 2,750,000 t of cement of capacity for Apazapan Cement Plant.
How much CO₂ does Apazapan Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 617,655 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #17 among facilities in Mexico by estimated CO₂.
Where is Apazapan Cement Plant located?
Apazapan Cement Plant is in Mexico at approximately 19.34255, -96.70129.
Who operates Apazapan Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Corporación Moctezuma SAB de CV.