El Palmar Cement Plant — Mexico
Cement Plant in Mexico. Approximate location 20.41712, -99.02162.
Cement PlantMexicoCO₂ estimate (modelled)
El Palmar 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. It is operated by Cementos Fortaleza SA de CV. It emits about 304,547 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.74% of the CO₂e from the 62 facilities in Mexico that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897496.
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
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 304,547 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 305k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), El Palmar Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 305k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €23.0M/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 Cementos Fortaleza SA de CV. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
El Palmar Cement Plant sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 20.4°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 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 1344 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.03× 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
Nearby industrial sites
- Vito Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 232,290 t CO₂
- Pemex Tula Refinery · Refinery · 1,973,084 t CO₂
- Tula Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 427,890 t CO₂
- Atotonilco Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 487,000 t CO₂
- Apaxco Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 242,238 t CO₂
- Huichapan Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 581,507 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 20.41712, -99.02162. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is El Palmar Cement Plant?
El Palmar 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.
How much CO₂ does El Palmar Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 304,547 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #33 among facilities in Mexico by estimated CO₂.
Where is El Palmar Cement Plant located?
El Palmar Cement Plant is in Mexico at approximately 20.41712, -99.02162.
Who operates El Palmar Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Cementos Fortaleza SA de CV.