Kirchdorfer Cement Plant — Austria
Cement Plant in Austria. Approximate location 47.90876, 14.11638.
Cement PlantAustriaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Kirchdorfer Cement Plant is a cement plant in Austria. 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 Kirchdorfer Zementwerk Hofmann GmbH. It emits about 149,882 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.85% of the CO₂e from the 15 facilities in Austria that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32437240.
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 149,882 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 150k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Kirchdorfer Cement Plant carries €12.8M/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.
Measured CO₂: 190k t/yr — verified EUTL (reporting year 2023) (27% above the modelled estimate). Modelled estimate 150k t/yr (Climate TRACE), high-confidence match, cross-checked via the measured-vs-modelled dataset (n=711).
Carbon price: EU ETS €85/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: measured (EUTL RY2023), cross-checked vs Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Operator
Operated by Kirchdorfer Zementwerk Hofmann GmbH.
Local climate
Kirchdorfer Cement Plant sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 47.9°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 1441 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.11× 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
- Laakirchen Papier AG Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill
- Gmunden Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 286,642 t CO₂
- UPM-Kymmene Steyrermuhl Austria Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill
- Austria · Chemical Plant · 60,282 t CO₂
- Voestalpine Stahl Linz steel plant · Steel Plant · 10,095,584 t CO₂
- Linz Melamine and Fertilizers Complex · Chemical Plant · 752,400 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 47.90876, 14.11638. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Kirchdorfer Cement Plant?
Kirchdorfer Cement Plant is a cement plant in Austria. 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 Kirchdorfer Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 149,882 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #12 among facilities in Austria by estimated CO₂.
Where is Kirchdorfer Cement Plant located?
Kirchdorfer Cement Plant is in Austria at approximately 47.90876, 14.11638.
Who operates Kirchdorfer Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Kirchdorfer Zementwerk Hofmann GmbH.