KCP Macherla Cement Plant — India
Cement Plant in India. Approximate location 16.46897, 79.43545.
Cement PlantIndiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
KCP Macherla Cement Plant is a cement plant in India. 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 KCP Ltd. It emits about 334,839 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.07% of the CO₂e from the 297 facilities in India that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438558.
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
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 334,839 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 335k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), KCP Macherla Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 335k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €25.2M/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 KCP Ltd. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
KCP Macherla Cement Plant sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 16.5°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 1211 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.93× 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
- Parasakti Cement Goli Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 572,345 t CO₂
- Shree Cement Guntur Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 867,800 t CO₂
- Sri Chakra Cements Guntur Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 106,448 t CO₂
- India Cements Wadapally Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 747,686 t CO₂
- Andhra Cements Dachepalli Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 481,942 t CO₂
- Chettinad Cement Dachepalli Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 940,118 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 16.46897, 79.43545. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is KCP Macherla Cement Plant?
KCP Macherla Cement Plant is a cement plant in India. 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 KCP Macherla Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 334,839 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #235 among facilities in India by estimated CO₂.
Where is KCP Macherla Cement Plant located?
KCP Macherla Cement Plant is in India at approximately 16.46897, 79.43545.
Who operates KCP Macherla Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is KCP Ltd.