El Alto Cement Plant — Spain
Cement Plant in Spain. Approximate location 40.24545, -3.47416.
Cement PlantSpainCO₂ estimate (modelled)
El Alto Cement Plant is a cement plant in Spain. Its listed capacity is 2,900,000 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 Portland Valderrivas SA. By capacity it ranks #1 among 20 cement plants in Spain. It emits about 1,036,498 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 2.2% of the CO₂e from the 91 facilities in Spain that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438394.
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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In context: how this facility compares
At 2,900,000 t of cement, El Alto Cement Plant is well above the median cement plant in Spain (1,250,000 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 1,036,498 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 1.0M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), El Alto Cement Plant carries €88.5M/yr of carbon at the full EU ETS price (€85/t CO₂). Free allocation phases out to 2034 (Reg. (EU) 2023/956), so today's bill is lower and rising toward this full-price figure.
Carbon price: EU ETS €85/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 Spain
Listed capacity (t of cement), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Cementos Portland Valderrivas SA. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
El Alto Cement Plant sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 40.2°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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1361 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.05× 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 #1 largest of 20 cement plants in Spain by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
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Location
Coordinates 40.24545, -3.47416. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is El Alto Cement Plant?
El Alto Cement Plant is a cement plant in Spain. 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 El Alto Cement Plant?
The open dataset lists 2,900,000 t of cement of capacity for El Alto Cement Plant.
How much CO₂ does El Alto Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 1,036,498 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #14 among facilities in Spain by estimated CO₂.
Where is El Alto Cement Plant located?
El Alto Cement Plant is in Spain at approximately 40.24545, -3.47416.
Who operates El Alto Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Cementos Portland Valderrivas SA.