Pacatuba Cement Plant is a cement plant in Brazil. 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 Mizu Cimentos SA. It emits about 71,036 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.05% of the CO₂e from the 130 facilities in Brazil that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.

71,036t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#116CO₂ rank in Brazil

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32437314.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityPacatuba Cement Plant Climate TRACE
CountryBrazil Climate TRACE
Coordinates-10.41624, -36.69863 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorcement Climate TRACE
Owner / operatorMizu Cimentos SA Climate TRACE
Modelled CO₂e71,036 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

Brazil rank#116 of 130 · top 89.2% calculated
Global cement rank#2059 of 2113 · top 97.4% 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 71,036 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:

394railcars of coal burned
15khomes' electricity use for a year
71kacres 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 71k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Pacatuba Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 71k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €5.4M/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).

71k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€5.4M/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

Pacatuba Cement Plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen As), at 10.4°S in the southern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~29°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical savanna: 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

This site 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
3.7°Cseasonal temperature swing
37 kmdistance to coast
Very highCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1248 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.96× 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 -10.41624, -36.69863. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Pacatuba Cement Plant?

Pacatuba Cement Plant is a cement plant in Brazil. 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 Pacatuba Cement Plant emit?

The page uses about 71,036 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #116 among facilities in Brazil by estimated CO₂.

Where is Pacatuba Cement Plant located?

Pacatuba Cement Plant is in Brazil at approximately -10.41624, -36.69863.

Who operates Pacatuba Cement Plant?

The operator recorded in the open dataset is Mizu Cimentos SA.

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