Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant — Colombia
Cement Plant in Colombia. Approximate location 5.85654, -74.85005.
Cement PlantColombiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant is a cement plant in Colombia. Its listed capacity is 2,300,000 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 Cementos Argos SA. By capacity it ranks #2 among 8 cement plants in Colombia. It emits about 294,517 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 3.5% of the CO₂e from the 20 facilities in Colombia that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 65% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1896565.
Data status
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Calculated from the dataset
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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.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Miel I · Hydro · 396 MW · 33 km
- San Carlos · Hydro · 1,240 MW · 39 km
- Termodorada power station · Gas · 50 MW · 50 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 2,300,000 t of cement, Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant is well above the median cement plant in Colombia (1,106,154 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 294,517 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 295k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 295k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €22.2M/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 Colombia
Listed 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.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1227 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 8 cement plants in Colombia by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Nare Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 89,009 t CO₂
- Suesca Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 136,650 t CO₂
- Ecopetrol Barrancabaermeja-Santander Refinery · Refinery · 1,519,536 t CO₂
- Ecopetrol, Barrancabermeja,Santander · Petrochemical · 139,123 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 5.85654, -74.85005. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant?
Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant is a cement plant in Colombia. 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 Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant?
The open dataset lists 2,300,000 t of cement of capacity for Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant.
How much CO₂ does Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant emit?
The page uses about 294,517 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #9 among facilities in Colombia by estimated CO₂.
Where is Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant located?
Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant is in Colombia at approximately 5.85654, -74.85005.
Who operates Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Cementos Argos SA.