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Hoa Phat Cement Thanh Liêm Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Vietnam. Approximate location 20.48192, 105.8821.

Cement PlantVietnamCO₂ reported

Hoa Phat Cement Thanh Liêm Cement Plant is a cement plant in Vietnam. 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 Vissai Ninh Binh JSC. It emits about 898,370 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE, roughly comparable to the annual emissions of 209k passenger cars.

898,370t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#28CO₂ rank in Vietnam

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1898083.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityHoa Phat Cement Thanh Liêm Cement Plant Climate TRACE
CountryVietnam Climate TRACE
Coordinates20.48192, 105.8821 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorcement Climate TRACE
Owner / operatorVissai Ninh Binh JSC Climate TRACE
Modelled CO₂e898,370 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

Vietnam rank#28 of 90 · top 31.1% calculated
Global cement rank#522 of 2113 · top 24.7% calculated
Climate contextderived from coordinates calculated

Not available

Fuel typeNot available not in dataset
Thermal capacity (MW)Not available not in dataset

Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.

Similar facilities by modelled emissions

Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.

Operating power plants within 50 km

PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.

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 — heat that must be supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion, and losses through uninsulated vessels and piping represent wasted fuel. Removable modular insulation can cut those losses by 80–96%, surface-cooling equipment to ≤45°C, with payback often under 2 years. 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 898,370 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

209kcars driven for a year
117khomes' annual energy use
15 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Carbon cost, Scope 1 & decarbonization potential

At its reported 898k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Hoa Phat Cement Thanh Liêm Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 898k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €67.7M/yr of exposure on EU-bound exports. CBAM share rises from 2.5% (2026) to 100% by 2034. The fastest decarbonization lever is energy efficiency: eliminating heat loss on hot equipment (removable insulation, steam & waste-heat recovery) typically cuts 2–5% of fuel-related CO₂ — here ≈18k t–45k t/yr, worth €1.4M€3.4M, with payback up to 2 years. 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).

898k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€67.7M/yrCBAM exposure on EU exports
18k t–45k t/yr ≈ €1.4M€3.4MDecarbonization potential

Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €79/t, July 2, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Efficiency range: US DOE / ASTM C680 (method). Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice. Estimate the saving for this site →

Operator

Operated by Vissai Ninh Binh JSC. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Hoa Phat Cement Thanh Liêm Cement Plant sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 20.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

~19°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical (dry winter): warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

The local climate sets how fast unprotected steel, protective coatings and the insulation on hot process equipment degrade at this site. It sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
41/100environmental-severity index
12.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
83 kmdistance to coast
ModerateCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1262 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.97× the loss at a 20 °C reference; removable insulation recovers about 1199 W/m² of that. 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).

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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

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Location

Coordinates 20.48192, 105.8821. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

For a cement plant, the main modular-insulation targets are rotary kiln shell, preheater tower, tertiary air duct & kiln hood, clinker-cooler ducts, valves. Typical hot-surface ranges used for screening: 200–1,000 °C °C.

60% of cement CO2 is process calcination - NOT insulation-addressable; energy here is the fuel side only.

Indicative recoverable energy

A first-pass insulation screen suggests about 14,000 MWh/year of recoverable heat-loss reduction and about 4,700 t CO₂e/year of avoided emissions. Screening estimate scaled from installed process-heat projects and surface-temperature reduction data.

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Screening calculation from facility class, capacity and open emissions/energy context. Engineering survey required before procurement.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Start with a thermal survey of valves, flanges, doors and bends. Removable modular insulation keeps maintenance access open while lowering exposed-surface temperature and wasted heat.

External climate finance your country can access

For energy-efficiency projects around process heat, likely external funding channels include:

CBAM. Exporters of cement, steel, aluminium, fertiliser, hydrogen and electricity to the EU face the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism — cutting embedded emissions (efficiency + insulation) lowers the levy.

Sources: country climate-finance facilities and public development-bank programmes.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Hoa Phat Cement Thanh Liêm Cement Plant?

Hoa Phat Cement Thanh Liêm Cement Plant is a cement plant in Vietnam. 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 Hoa Phat Cement Thanh Liêm Cement Plant emit?

The page uses about 898,370 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #28 among facilities in Vietnam by reported CO₂.

Where is Hoa Phat Cement Thanh Liêm Cement Plant located?

Hoa Phat Cement Thanh Liêm Cement Plant is in Vietnam at approximately 20.48192, 105.8821.

Who operates Hoa Phat Cement Thanh Liêm Cement Plant?

The operator recorded in the open dataset is Vissai Ninh Binh JSC.

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