Otavalo Cement Plant — Ecuador
Cement Plant in Ecuador. Approximate location 0.2409, -78.31215.
Cement PlantEcuadorCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Otavalo Cement Plant is a cement plant in Ecuador. 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 UNACEM Ecuador SA. It emits about 238,916 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 5.5% of the CO₂e from the 8 facilities in Ecuador that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438364.
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.
Similar facilities by modelled emissions
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- Demopolis Cement Plant · 238,253 t CO₂e/yr · United States
- Dorado Cement Plant · 239,601 t CO₂e/yr · Puerto Rico
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
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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 238,916 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 239k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Otavalo Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 239k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €18.0M/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).
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.
Operator
Operated by UNACEM Ecuador SA.
Local climate
Otavalo Cement Plant sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csb), at 0.2°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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with heat / UV the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1422 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.09× 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
- Ecopetrol Orito Refinery · Refinery · 13,651 t CO₂
- Petroecuador Shushufindi Refinery · Refinery · 120,575 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 0.2409, -78.31215. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Otavalo Cement Plant?
Otavalo Cement Plant is a cement plant in Ecuador. 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 Otavalo Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 238,916 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #5 among facilities in Ecuador by estimated CO₂.
Where is Otavalo Cement Plant located?
Otavalo Cement Plant is in Ecuador at approximately 0.2409, -78.31215.
Who operates Otavalo Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is UNACEM Ecuador SA.