Qinghai Cement Company Limited Cement Plant — China
Cement Plant in China. Approximate location 36.90377, 101.74148.
Cement PlantChinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Qinghai Cement Company Limited Cement Plant is a cement plant in China. 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 Qinghai Cement Co Ltd. It emits about 247,829 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1896106.
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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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 247,829 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 248k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Qinghai Cement Company Limited Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 248k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €18.7M/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 Qinghai Cement Co Ltd.
Local climate
Qinghai Cement Company Limited Cement Plant sits in a monsoon warm-summer continental climate zone (Köppen Dwb), at 36.9°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 benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1456 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.12× 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
- Qinghai Qihang Trading Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant
- Qinghai Xining aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 1,434,468 t CO₂
- Qinghai Wanrong Calcium Industry Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant
- Xining, Qinghai (Wuchan Industry) aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter
- Xining Special Steel Co Ltd · Steel Plant · 1,540,950 t CO₂
- Xining Prefecture City · Aluminium Smelter · 6,191 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 36.90377, 101.74148. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Qinghai Cement Company Limited Cement Plant?
Qinghai Cement Company Limited Cement Plant is a cement plant in China. 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 Qinghai Cement Company Limited Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 247,829 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1252 among facilities in China by estimated CO₂.
Where is Qinghai Cement Company Limited Cement Plant located?
Qinghai Cement Company Limited Cement Plant is in China at approximately 36.90377, 101.74148.
Who operates Qinghai Cement Company Limited Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Qinghai Cement Co Ltd.