Knoxville Cement Plant — United States
Cement Plant in United States. Approximate location 36.02257, -83.83492.
Cement PlantUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Knoxville Cement Plant is a cement plant in United States. Its listed capacity is 650,000 t of cement. 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 CEMEX Inc. By capacity it ranks #28 among 32 cement plants in United States. It emits about 153,970 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.03% of the CO₂e from the 1,910 facilities in United States that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 35% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32439275.
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
At 650,000 t of cement, Knoxville Cement Plant is below the median cement plant in United States (1,180,000 t of cement). 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 153,970 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 154k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Knoxville Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 154k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €11.6M/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.
Capacity vs largest cement plants in United States
Listed capacity (t of cement), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by CEMEX Inc. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Knoxville Cement Plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 36.0°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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1357 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.04× 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 #28 largest of 32 cement plants in United States by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
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Location
Coordinates 36.02257, -83.83492. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Knoxville Cement Plant?
Knoxville Cement Plant is a cement plant in United States. 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.
What capacity is listed for Knoxville Cement Plant?
The open dataset lists 650,000 t of cement of capacity for Knoxville Cement Plant.
How much CO₂ does Knoxville Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 153,970 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #511 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.
Where is Knoxville Cement Plant located?
Knoxville Cement Plant is in United States at approximately 36.02257, -83.83492.
Who operates Knoxville Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is CEMEX Inc.