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Shanggao County Anfa Lime Factory.

Lime Plant in China. Approximate location 28.19771, 114.90495.

Lime PlantChinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)

Shanggao County Anfa Lime Factory. is a lime plant in China. Its listed capacity is 10,000 t of lime. Lime plants calcine limestone in hot kilns at 800–900°C, and the hot quicklime must be handled in insulated vessels to prevent reaction with moisture. By capacity it ranks #85 among 94 lime plants in China. It emits about 6,585 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE, roughly comparable to the annual emissions of 1.5k passenger cars.

10,000t of lime
6,585t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1472CO₂ rank in China
0.66t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38467966.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityShanggao County Anfa Lime Factory. Climate TRACE
CountryChina Climate TRACE
Coordinates28.19771, 114.90495 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorlime Climate TRACE
Reported capacity10,000 t of lime Climate TRACE
Modelled CO₂e6,585 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

China rank#1471 of 1485 · top 99.1% calculated
Global lime rank#230 of 242 · top 95.0% calculated
Climate contextderived from coordinates calculated

Not available

Owner / operatorNot available not in dataset
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 10,000 t of lime, Shanggao County Anfa Lime Factory. is below the median lime plant in China (220,000 t of lime). Subsector: lime. As lime plant, it requires high process heat (typically 600–900°C) for its core industrial operations — heat that must be supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion, and losses through uninsulated vessels and piping represent wasted fuel. Removable modular insulation can cut those losses by 80–96%, surface-cooling equipment to ≤45°C, with payback often under 2 years. Lime plants calcine limestone in hot kilns at 800–900°C, and the hot quicklime must be handled in insulated vessels to prevent reaction with moisture.

Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.

What 6,585 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:

1.5kcars driven for a year
859homes' annual energy use
110ktree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Carbon cost, Scope 1 & decarbonization potential

At its reported 7k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Shanggao County Anfa Lime Factory. carries no domestic carbon price; lime plants are not a CBAM-covered good, so there is no border-carbon liability. At the EU ETS reference price (€75/t) the emissions carry an indicative carbon value of €496k/yr. The fastest decarbonization lever is energy efficiency: eliminating heat loss on hot equipment (removable insulation, steam & waste-heat recovery) typically cuts 2–5% of fuel-related CO₂ — here ≈132 t–329 t/yr, worth €10k€25k, with payback up to 2 years. 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).

7k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€496k/yrindicative carbon value (not a CBAM liability)
132 t–329 t/yr ≈ €10k€25kDecarbonization potential

Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €79/t, July 2, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Efficiency range: US DOE / ASTM C680 (method). Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice. Estimate the saving for this site →

Capacity vs largest lime plants in China

Guangxi Huili New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.: 20,000,000 t of lime20.0MGuangxi Hu…Changsheng Caichi Co., Ltd., Leping City: 10,000,000 t of lime10.0MChangsheng…Guangxi Liugang New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.: 5,400,000 t of lime5.4MGuangxi Li…Huangshi Port Hongxin Materials Technology Co., Ltd.: 5,000,000 t of lime5.0MHuangshi P…Pingliang New Century Building Materials Co., Ltd.: 4,000,000 t of lime4.0MPingliang …Xingye Willow Steel New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.: 3,600,000 t of lime3.6MXingye Wil…Shanxi Jin Can New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.: 2,800,000 t of lime2.8MShanxi Jin…Pingding County Hengyue Building Materials Co., Ltd.: 2,800,000 t of lime2.8MPingding C…

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

Local climate

Shanggao County Anfa Lime Factory. sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 28.2°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: hot summers and mild winters

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

The local climate sets how fast unprotected steel, protective coatings and the insulation on hot process equipment degrade at this site. It sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
40/100environmental-severity index
23.9°Cseasonal temperature swing
510 kmdistance to coast
ModerateCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1323 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.02× the loss at a 20 °C reference; removable insulation recovers about 1257 W/m² of that. 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).

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #85 largest of 94 lime plants in China by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 28.19771, 114.90495. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

For a lime plant, the main modular-insulation targets are kiln, preheater, hot-gas ducting, valves & dampers. Typical hot-surface ranges used for screening: 200–900 °C.

calcination-heavy like cement; fuel side only.

Indicative recoverable energy

A first-pass insulation screen suggests about 4,000 MWh/year of recoverable heat-loss reduction and about 1,400 t CO₂e/year of avoided emissions. Screening estimate scaled from installed process-heat projects and surface-temperature reduction data.

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Screening calculation from facility class, capacity and open emissions/energy context. Engineering survey required before procurement.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Start with a thermal survey of valves, flanges, doors and bends. Removable modular insulation keeps maintenance access open while lowering exposed-surface temperature and wasted heat.

External climate finance your country can access

For energy-efficiency projects around process heat, likely external funding channels include:

CBAM. Exporters of cement, steel, aluminium, fertiliser, hydrogen and electricity to the EU face the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism — cutting embedded emissions (efficiency + insulation) lowers the levy.

Sources: country climate-finance facilities and public development-bank programmes.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Shanggao County Anfa Lime Factory.?

Shanggao County Anfa Lime Factory. is a lime plant in China. Lime plants calcine limestone in hot kilns at 800–900°C, and the hot quicklime must be handled in insulated vessels to prevent reaction with moisture.

What capacity is listed for Shanggao County Anfa Lime Factory.?

The open dataset lists 10,000 t of lime of capacity for Shanggao County Anfa Lime Factory..

How much CO₂ does Shanggao County Anfa Lime Factory. emit?

The page uses about 6,585 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1472 among facilities in China by estimated CO₂.

Where is Shanggao County Anfa Lime Factory. located?

Shanggao County Anfa Lime Factory. is in China at approximately 28.19771, 114.90495.

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