Cemento Ultracem Esquintla Plant — Guatemala
Cement Plant in Guatemala. Approximate location 13.96824, -90.79632.
Cement PlantGuatemalaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Cemento Ultracem Esquintla Plant is a cement plant in Guatemala. Its listed capacity is 349,518 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 Ultracem SAS. By capacity it ranks #2 among 2 cement plants in Guatemala. It emits about 109,634 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 7.1% of the CO₂e from the 4 facilities in Guatemala that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 13% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-42547412.
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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PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 349,518 t of cement, Cemento Ultracem Esquintla Plant is below the median cement plant in Guatemala (2,930,000 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 109,634 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 110k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Cemento Ultracem Esquintla Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 110k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €8.3M/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 Guatemala
Listed capacity (t of cement), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Ultracem SAS.
Local climate
Cemento Ultracem Esquintla Plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 14.0°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 a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1226 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.94× 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 #2 largest of 2 cement plants in Guatemala by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- AG Sidegua Masagua steel plant · Steel Plant · 19,957 t CO₂
- San Gabriel Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 604,834 t CO₂
- San Miguel Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 805,530 t CO₂
- Puma Energy Acajutla Refinery · Refinery · 94,476 t CO₂
- Maya Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 614,387 t CO₂
- El Ronco Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 658,646 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 13.96824, -90.79632. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Cemento Ultracem Esquintla Plant?
Cemento Ultracem Esquintla Plant is a cement plant in Guatemala. 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 Cemento Ultracem Esquintla Plant?
The open dataset lists 349,518 t of cement of capacity for Cemento Ultracem Esquintla Plant.
How much CO₂ does Cemento Ultracem Esquintla Plant emit?
The page uses about 109,634 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #3 among facilities in Guatemala by estimated CO₂.
Where is Cemento Ultracem Esquintla Plant located?
Cemento Ultracem Esquintla Plant is in Guatemala at approximately 13.96824, -90.79632.
Who operates Cemento Ultracem Esquintla Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Ultracem SAS.