Lappeenranta Cement Plant — Finland
Cement Plant in Finland. Approximate location 61.0335, 28.177.
Cement PlantFinlandCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Lappeenranta Cement Plant is a cement plant in Finland. Its listed capacity is 550,000 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 Finnsementti Oy. It emits about 106,600 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.88% of the CO₂e from the 28 facilities in Finland that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 46% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438427.
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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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Lappeenranta Kaukaan tehdas · Biomass · 119 MW · 3 km
- Lappeenranta TG9 · Biomass · 67 MW · 3 km
- Lappeenranta kombi · Gas · 26 MW · 3 km
- Mertaniemi 1 ja 2 · Other · 102 MW · 3 km
- Sunila · Biomass · 36 MW · 8 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 550,000 t of cement, Lappeenranta Cement Plant is around the median cement plant in Finland (550,000 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 106,600 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 107k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Lappeenranta Cement Plant carries €9.1M/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.
Operator
Operated by Finnsementti Oy. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Lappeenranta Cement Plant sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 61.0°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 thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1461 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.12× 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
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- Metsä Board Cartonboard Division Joutseno Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill
- Ovako Imatra steel plant · Steel Plant · 49,870 t CO₂
- Pulp Invest LLC - Svetogorsk Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 83,766 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 61.0335, 28.177. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Lappeenranta Cement Plant?
Lappeenranta Cement Plant is a cement plant in Finland. 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 Lappeenranta Cement Plant?
The open dataset lists 550,000 t of cement of capacity for Lappeenranta Cement Plant.
How much CO₂ does Lappeenranta Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 106,600 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #23 among facilities in Finland by estimated CO₂.
Where is Lappeenranta Cement Plant located?
Lappeenranta Cement Plant is in Finland at approximately 61.0335, 28.177.
Who operates Lappeenranta Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Finnsementti Oy.