Fours À Chaux De Sorcy — France
Lime Plant in France. Approximate location 48.71, 5.66.
Lime PlantFranceCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Fours À Chaux De Sorcy is a lime plant in France. Its listed capacity is 637,243 t of lime. Lime plants calcine limestone in kilns at 800–900°C; the quicklime they produce reacts with moisture and has to be kept dry. By capacity it ranks #3 among 9 lime plants in France. It emits about 341,882 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.65% of the CO₂e from the 117 facilities in France that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 19% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38467386.
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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In context: how this facility compares
At 637,243 t of lime, Fours À Chaux De Sorcy is around the median lime plant in France (526,987 t of lime). Subsector: lime. As lime plant, it requires high process heat (typically 600–900°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Lime plants calcine limestone in kilns at 800–900°C; the quicklime they produce reacts with moisture and has to be kept dry.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 341,882 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 342k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Fours À Chaux De Sorcy carries €29.2M/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 lime plants in France
Listed capacity (t of lime), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Local climate
Fours À Chaux De Sorcy sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 48.7°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 1406 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.08× 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 #3 largest of 9 lime plants in France by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
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- Novacarb Chemical Plant · Chemical Plant · 231,818 t CO₂
- Carrières Et Fours À Chaux De Dugny · Lime Plant · 284,882 t CO₂
- Dombasle-sur-Meurthe Soda Ash Plant · Chemical Plant · 193,182 t CO₂
- Bg · Food & Beverage
Location
Coordinates 48.71, 5.66. View on OpenStreetMap. Location shown at industrial-zone / municipality precision (shared source geocode).
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Fours À Chaux De Sorcy?
Fours À Chaux De Sorcy is a lime plant in France. Lime plants calcine limestone in kilns at 800–900°C; the quicklime they produce reacts with moisture and has to be kept dry.
What capacity is listed for Fours À Chaux De Sorcy?
The open dataset lists 637,243 t of lime of capacity for Fours À Chaux De Sorcy.
How much CO₂ does Fours À Chaux De Sorcy emit?
The page uses about 341,882 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #34 among facilities in France by estimated CO₂.
Where is Fours À Chaux De Sorcy located?
Fours À Chaux De Sorcy is in France at approximately 48.71, 5.66.