Redding Cement Plant is a cement plant in United States. Its listed capacity is 635,000 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 CalPortland Co. By capacity it ranks #29 among 32 cement plants in United States. It emits about 210,249 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.04% of the CO₂e from the 1,910 facilities in United States that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 9% below the national median for this sector.

635,000t of cement
210,249t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#434CO₂ rank in United States
0.33t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1898011.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityRedding Cement Plant Climate TRACE
CountryUnited States Climate TRACE
Coordinates40.73705, -122.32232 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorcement Climate TRACE
Reported capacity635,000 t of cement Climate TRACE
Owner / operatorCalPortland Co Climate TRACE
EPA parent companyTAIHEIYO CEMENT USA INC US EPA GHGRP
EPA NAICS327310 US EPA GHGRP
TRI facility recordCALPORTLAND REDDING CEMENT PLANT US EPA TRI
TRI parent companyTAIHEIYO CEMENT USA INC US EPA TRI
TRI NAICS327310 US EPA TRI
TRI reported chemicalsChromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Mercury compounds US EPA TRI
TRI on-site releases15 lb/yr US EPA TRI
Modelled CO₂e210,249 t/yr Climate TRACE
Measured CO₂ cross-check363,985 t/yr measured cross-check · GHGRP 2023

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#434 of 1910 · top 22.7% calculated
Global cement rank#1830 of 2113 · top 86.6% 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

At 635,000 t of cement, Redding Cement Plant is below the median cement plant in United States (1,180,000 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 210,249 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:

1.2krailcars of coal burned
44khomes' electricity use for a year
210kacres 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 210k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Redding Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 210k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €15.8M/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).

Measured CO₂: 364k t/yr — verified GHGRP (reporting year 2023) (73% above the modelled estimate). Modelled estimate 210k t/yr (Climate TRACE), high-confidence match, cross-checked via the measured-vs-modelled dataset (n=711).

210k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€15.8M/yrCBAM exposure on EU exports

Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: measured (GHGRP RY2023), cross-checked vs Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.

Capacity vs largest cement plants in United States

Ste. Genevieve Cement Plant: 4,500,000 t of cement4.5MSte. Genev…Heidelberg Union Bridge Cement Plant: 2,816,901 t of cement2.8MHeidelberg…Festus Cement Plant: 2,700,000 t of cement2.7MFestus Cem…Heidelberg Nazareth Cement Plant: 2,663,380 t of cement2.7MHeidelberg…Heidelberg Mitchell Cement Plant: 2,400,000 t of cement2.4MHeidelberg…Alpena Cement Plant: 2,400,000 t of cement2.4MAlpena Cem…Midlothian Cement Plant: 2,350,000 t of cement2.3MMidlothian…Heidelberg Fleetwood Cement Plant: 2,221,127 t of cement2.2MHeidelberg…

Listed capacity (t of cement), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Local climate

Redding Cement Plant sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 40.7°N in the northern hemisphere.

~17°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Hot-summer mediterranean: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

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 humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
32/100environmental-severity index
19.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
163 kmdistance to coast
LowCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1334 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.03× 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 #29 largest of 32 cement plants in United States by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 40.73705, -122.32232. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Redding Cement Plant?

Redding Cement Plant is a cement plant in United States. 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 Redding Cement Plant?

The open dataset lists 635,000 t of cement of capacity for Redding Cement Plant.

How much CO₂ does Redding Cement Plant emit?

The page uses about 210,249 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #434 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is Redding Cement Plant located?

Redding Cement Plant is in United States at approximately 40.73705, -122.32232.

Who operates Redding Cement Plant?

The operator recorded in the open dataset is CalPortland Co.

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