San Gabriel Cement Plant — Guatemala
Cement Plant in Guatemala. Approximate location 14.73533, -90.7014.
Cement PlantGuatemalaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
San Gabriel Cement Plant is a cement plant in Guatemala. 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 Cementos Progreso SA. It emits about 604,834 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 39% of the CO₂e from the 4 facilities in Guatemala that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1896848.
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
- Korday Cement Plant · 604,733 t CO₂e/yr · Kazakhstan
- ACC Chanda Cement Plant · 604,347 t CO₂e/yr · India
- Momtazan Kerman Cement Plant · 603,259 t CO₂e/yr · Iran
- Benghazi Cement Plant · 602,893 t CO₂e/yr · Libya
- National Cement Dubai Plant · 606,822 t CO₂e/yr · United Arab Emirates
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- GECSA · Oil · 54 MW · 16 km
- Las Vacas · Hydro · 39 MW · 22 km
- La Libertad · Coal · 20 MW · 29 km
- Industria Textiles Del Lago · Oil · 70 MW · 31 km
- Electrogeneracion · Oil · 16 MW · 31 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 604,834 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 605k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), San Gabriel Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 605k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €45.6M/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 Cementos Progreso SA. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
San Gabriel Cement Plant sits in a subtropical highland climate zone (Köppen Cwb), at 14.7°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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1332 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.02× 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
- San Miguel Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 805,530 t CO₂
- AG Sidegua Masagua steel plant · Steel Plant · 19,957 t CO₂
- Cemento Ultracem Esquintla Plant · Cement Plant · 109,634 t CO₂
- Maya Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 614,387 t CO₂
- El Ronco Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 658,646 t CO₂
- Puma Energy Acajutla Refinery · Refinery · 94,476 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 14.73533, -90.7014. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is San Gabriel Cement Plant?
San Gabriel Cement Plant is a cement plant in Guatemala. 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 San Gabriel Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 604,834 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #2 among facilities in Guatemala by estimated CO₂.
Where is San Gabriel Cement Plant located?
San Gabriel Cement Plant is in Guatemala at approximately 14.73533, -90.7014.
Who operates San Gabriel Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Cementos Progreso SA.