Quixere Cement Plant — Brazil
Cement Plant in Brazil. Approximate location -5.04202, -37.77472.
Cement PlantBrazilCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Quixere Cement Plant is a cement plant in Brazil. Its listed capacity is 1,461,000 t of cement. 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 Cimento Apodi SA. By capacity it ranks #13 among 31 cement plants in Brazil. It emits about 664,493 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.47% of the CO₂e from the 130 facilities in Brazil that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 26% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1895264.
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.
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Apodi · Solar · 132 MW · 3 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 1,461,000 t of cement, Quixere Cement Plant is well above the median cement plant in Brazil (1,080,000 t of cement). 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 664,493 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 664k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Quixere Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 664k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €50.1M/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.
Capacity vs largest cement plants in Brazil
Listed capacity (t of cement), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Cimento Apodi SA.
Local climate
Quixere Cement Plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen As), at 5.0°S in the southern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1233 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.95× 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
The #13 largest of 31 cement plants in Brazil by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Barauna Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 801,708 t CO₂
- Itaú Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 367,460 t CO₂
- Petrobras LUBNOR Fortaleza Refinery · Refinery · 61,476 t CO₂
- ArcelorMittal Pecém steel plant · Steel Plant · 4,697,227 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates -5.04202, -37.77472. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Quixere Cement Plant?
Quixere 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.
What capacity is listed for Quixere Cement Plant?
The open dataset lists 1,461,000 t of cement of capacity for Quixere Cement Plant.
How much CO₂ does Quixere Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 664,493 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #47 among facilities in Brazil by estimated CO₂.
Where is Quixere Cement Plant located?
Quixere Cement Plant is in Brazil at approximately -5.04202, -37.77472.
Who operates Quixere Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Cimento Apodi SA.