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Longmont Lyons Cement Plant — United States

Cement Plant in United States. Approximate location 40.20241, -105.23647.

Cement PlantUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)

Longmont Lyons 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. It is operated by CEMEX Inc. It emits about 126,804 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.02% of the CO₂e from the 1,910 facilities in United States that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.

126,804t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#561CO₂ rank in United States

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32439276.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityLongmont Lyons Cement Plant Climate TRACE
CountryUnited States Climate TRACE
Coordinates40.20241, -105.23647 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorcement Climate TRACE
Owner / operatorCEMEX Inc Climate TRACE
EPA parent companyCEMEX INC US EPA GHGRP
EPA NAICS327310 US EPA GHGRP
TRI facility recordCEMEX CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SOUTH LLC US EPA TRI
TRI parent companyCEMEX INC US EPA TRI
TRI NAICS327310 US EPA TRI
TRI reported chemicalsAmmonia, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Lead compounds, Mercury compounds US EPA TRI
TRI on-site releases4,063 lb/yr US EPA TRI
Modelled CO₂e126,804 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#561 of 1910 · top 29.4% calculated
Global cement rank#1994 of 2113 · top 94.4% calculated
Climate contextderived from coordinates calculated

Not available

Fuel typeNot available not in dataset
Thermal capacity (MW)Not available not in dataset

Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.

Similar facilities by modelled emissions

Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.

Operating power plants within 50 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 126,804 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:

703railcars of coal burned
26khomes' electricity use for a year
127kacres of US forest absorbing CO₂ for a year

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions

At its reported 127k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Longmont Lyons Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 127k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €9.6M/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).

127k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€9.6M/yrCBAM exposure on EU exports

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.

Local climate

Longmont Lyons Cement Plant sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 40.2°N in the northern hemisphere.

~10°Ctypical annual mean
~23°Ctypical warm-season
Cold semi-arid steppe: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

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.

C1ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
37/100environmental-severity index
24.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
1239 kmdistance to coast
LowCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1405 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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Location

Coordinates 40.20241, -105.23647. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Longmont Lyons Cement Plant?

Longmont Lyons 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.

How much CO₂ does Longmont Lyons Cement Plant emit?

The page uses about 126,804 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #561 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is Longmont Lyons Cement Plant located?

Longmont Lyons Cement Plant is in United States at approximately 40.20241, -105.23647.

Who operates Longmont Lyons Cement Plant?

The operator recorded in the open dataset is CEMEX Inc.

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