Lixhe Cement Plant — Belgium
Cement Plant in Belgium. Approximate location 50.76553, 5.67384.
Cement PlantBelgiumCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Lixhe Cement Plant is a cement plant in Belgium. 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 Heidelberg Materials Benelux SA. It emits about 288,016 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 1.3% of the CO₂e from the 22 facilities in Belgium that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32437252.
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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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
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- HU LIXHE · Hydro · 20 MW · 2 km
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- HU MONSIN · Hydro · 20 MW · 13 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, 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 288,016 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 288k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Lixhe Cement Plant carries €24.6M/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 Heidelberg Materials Benelux SA. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Lixhe Cement Plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 50.8°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 1402 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.08× 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
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- Chemelot-Geleen Fertilizers facility · Chemical Plant · 1,333,822 t CO₂
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Location
Coordinates 50.76553, 5.67384. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Lixhe Cement Plant?
Lixhe Cement Plant is a cement plant in Belgium. 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 Lixhe Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 288,016 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #10 among facilities in Belgium by estimated CO₂.
Where is Lixhe Cement Plant located?
Lixhe Cement Plant is in Belgium at approximately 50.76553, 5.67384.
Who operates Lixhe Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Heidelberg Materials Benelux SA.