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Longyan City Yongding District Baiyan Building Materials Co., Ltd.

Lime Plant in Hong Kong. Approximate location 22.34761, 114.20989.

Lime PlantHong KongCO₂ estimate (modelled)

Longyan City Yongding District Baiyan Building Materials Co., Ltd. is a lime plant in Hong Kong. Its listed capacity is 60,000 t of lime. Lime plants calcine limestone in hot kilns at 800–900°C, and the hot quicklime must be handled in insulated vessels to prevent reaction with moisture. It emits about 39,508 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE, roughly comparable to the annual emissions of 9.2k passenger cars.

60,000t of lime
39,508t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#2CO₂ rank in Hong Kong
0.66t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38467800.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityLongyan City Yongding District Baiyan Building Materials Co., Ltd. Climate TRACE
CountryHong Kong Climate TRACE
Coordinates22.34761, 114.20989 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorlime Climate TRACE
Reported capacity60,000 t of lime Climate TRACE
Modelled CO₂e39,508 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

Hong Kong rank#2 of 2 · top 100.0% calculated
Global lime rank#216 of 242 · top 89.3% calculated
Climate contextderived from coordinates calculated

Not available

Owner / operatorNot available not in dataset
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

At 60,000 t of lime, Longyan City Yongding District Baiyan Building Materials Co., Ltd. is around the median lime plant in Hong Kong (60,000 t of lime). Subsector: lime. As lime plant, it requires high process heat (typically 600–900°C) for its core industrial operations — heat that must be supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion, and losses through uninsulated vessels and piping represent wasted fuel. Removable modular insulation can cut those losses by 80–96%, surface-cooling equipment to ≤45°C, with payback often under 2 years. Lime plants calcine limestone in hot kilns at 800–900°C, and the hot quicklime must be handled in insulated vessels to prevent reaction with moisture.

Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.

What 39,508 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:

9.2kcars driven for a year
5.2khomes' annual energy use
658ktree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Carbon cost, Scope 1 & decarbonization potential

At its reported 40k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Longyan City Yongding District Baiyan Building Materials Co., Ltd. carries no domestic carbon price; lime plants are not a CBAM-covered good, so there is no border-carbon liability. At the EU ETS reference price (€75/t) the emissions carry an indicative carbon value of €3.0M/yr. The fastest decarbonization lever is energy efficiency: eliminating heat loss on hot equipment (removable insulation, steam & waste-heat recovery) typically cuts 2–5% of fuel-related CO₂ — here ≈790 t–2k t/yr, worth €60k€149k, with payback up to 2 years. 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).

40k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€3.0M/yrindicative carbon value (not a CBAM liability)
790 t–2k t/yr ≈ €60k€149kDecarbonization potential

Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €79/t, July 2, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Efficiency range: US DOE / ASTM C680 (method). Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice. Estimate the saving for this site →

Local climate

Longyan City Yongding District Baiyan Building Materials Co., Ltd. sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 22.3°N in the northern hemisphere.

~19°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical (dry winter): warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

The local climate sets how fast unprotected steel, protective coatings and the insulation on hot process equipment degrade at this site. It sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.

C5ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
48/100environmental-severity index
13.0°Cseasonal temperature swing
22 kmdistance to coast
Very highCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1277 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.98× the loss at a 20 °C reference; removable insulation recovers about 1213 W/m² of that. 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).

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 22.34761, 114.20989. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

For a lime plant, the main modular-insulation targets are kiln, preheater, hot-gas ducting, valves & dampers. Typical hot-surface ranges used for screening: 200–900 °C.

calcination-heavy like cement; fuel side only.

Indicative recoverable energy

A first-pass insulation screen suggests about 4,000 MWh/year of recoverable heat-loss reduction and about 1,400 t CO₂e/year of avoided emissions. Screening estimate scaled from installed process-heat projects and surface-temperature reduction data.

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Screening calculation from facility class, capacity and open emissions/energy context. Engineering survey required before procurement.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Start with a thermal survey of valves, flanges, doors and bends. Removable modular insulation keeps maintenance access open while lowering exposed-surface temperature and wasted heat.

External climate finance your country can access

For energy-efficiency projects around process heat, likely external funding channels include:

Sources: country climate-finance facilities and public development-bank programmes.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Longyan City Yongding District Baiyan Building Materials Co., Ltd.?

Longyan City Yongding District Baiyan Building Materials Co., Ltd. is a lime plant in Hong Kong. Lime plants calcine limestone in hot kilns at 800–900°C, and the hot quicklime must be handled in insulated vessels to prevent reaction with moisture.

What capacity is listed for Longyan City Yongding District Baiyan Building Materials Co., Ltd.?

The open dataset lists 60,000 t of lime of capacity for Longyan City Yongding District Baiyan Building Materials Co., Ltd..

How much CO₂ does Longyan City Yongding District Baiyan Building Materials Co., Ltd. emit?

The page uses about 39,508 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #2 among facilities in Hong Kong by estimated CO₂.

Where is Longyan City Yongding District Baiyan Building Materials Co., Ltd. located?

Longyan City Yongding District Baiyan Building Materials Co., Ltd. is in Hong Kong at approximately 22.34761, 114.20989.

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