Santa Helena Cement Plant — Brazil
Cement Plant in Brazil. Approximate location -23.5944, -47.43757.
Cement PlantBrazilCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Santa Helena 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 Votorantim Cimentos SA. It emits about 704,648 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.50% of the CO₂e from the 130 facilities in Brazil that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32437329.
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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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 704,648 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 705k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Santa Helena Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 705k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €53.1M/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.
Operator
Operated by Votorantim Cimentos SA. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Santa Helena Cement Plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 23.6°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 1331 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
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- Braskem ABC Petrochemical Complex, Santo Andre,Sao Paulo · Petrochemical · 991,618 t CO₂
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Location
Coordinates -23.5944, -47.43757. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Santa Helena Cement Plant?
Santa Helena 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 Santa Helena Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 704,648 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #42 among facilities in Brazil by estimated CO₂.
Where is Santa Helena Cement Plant located?
Santa Helena Cement Plant is in Brazil at approximately -23.5944, -47.43757.
Who operates Santa Helena Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Votorantim Cimentos SA.