Nordkalk / Köping — Sweden
Lime Plant in Sweden. Approximate location 59.49812, 16.02848.
Lime PlantSwedenCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Nordkalk / Köping is a lime plant in Sweden. Its listed capacity is 1,207,331 t of lime. Lime plants calcine limestone in kilns at 800–900°C; the quicklime they produce reacts with moisture and has to be kept dry. It emits about 227,931 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 1.6% of the CO₂e from the 29 facilities in Sweden that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 71% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38467393.
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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- Aroskraft power station · Oil · 250 MW · 29 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 1,207,331 t of lime, Nordkalk / Köping is around the median lime plant in Sweden (1,207,331 t of lime). Subsector: lime. As lime plant, it requires high process heat (typically 600–900°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Lime plants calcine limestone in kilns at 800–900°C; the quicklime they produce reacts with moisture and has to be kept dry.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 227,931 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 228k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Nordkalk / Köping carries €19.5M/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.
Local climate
Nordkalk / Köping sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 59.5°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 1438 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.11× 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
- Outokumpu Avesta steel plant · Steel Plant · 45,577 t CO₂
- SSAB Oxelösund steel plant · Steel Plant · 2,006,276 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 59.49812, 16.02848. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Nordkalk / Köping?
Nordkalk / Köping is a lime plant in Sweden. Lime plants calcine limestone in kilns at 800–900°C; the quicklime they produce reacts with moisture and has to be kept dry.
What capacity is listed for Nordkalk / Köping?
The open dataset lists 1,207,331 t of lime of capacity for Nordkalk / Köping.
How much CO₂ does Nordkalk / Köping emit?
The page uses about 227,931 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #18 among facilities in Sweden by estimated CO₂.
Where is Nordkalk / Köping located?
Nordkalk / Köping is in Sweden at approximately 59.49812, 16.02848.