El Alto Department Cement Plant — Argentina
Cement Plant in Argentina. Approximate location -28.46772, -65.22812.
Cement PlantArgentinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
El Alto Department Cement Plant is a cement plant in Argentina. 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 Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina SA. It emits about 789,820 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 3.7% of the CO₂e from the 33 facilities in Argentina that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1895115.
Data status
Known source data
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.
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In context: how this facility compares
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 789,820 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 790k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), El Alto Department Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 790k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €59.5M/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.
Operator
Operated by Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina SA. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
El Alto Department Cement Plant sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 28.5°S in the southern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1297 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.
Location
Coordinates -28.46772, -65.22812. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is El Alto Department Cement Plant?
El Alto Department Cement Plant is a cement plant in Argentina. 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.
How much CO₂ does El Alto Department Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 789,820 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #8 among facilities in Argentina by estimated CO₂.
Where is El Alto Department Cement Plant located?
El Alto Department Cement Plant is in Argentina at approximately -28.46772, -65.22812.
Who operates El Alto Department Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina SA.