Tolu Cement Plant — Colombia
Cement Plant in Colombia. Approximate location 9.47183, -75.46582.
Cement PlantColombiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Tolu Cement Plant is a cement plant in Colombia. 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 Argos SA. It emits about 178,740 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 2.1% of the CO₂e from the 20 facilities in Colombia that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1896569.
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.
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 178,740 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 179k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Tolu Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 179k t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €13.5M/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 Argos SA. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Tolu Cement Plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 9.5°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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1224 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.94× 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
- Ecopetrol Cartagena Refinery · Refinery · 2,190,934 t CO₂
- Cartagena Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 467,462 t CO₂
- COL-Cartagena de Indias_ammonia · Chemical Plant · 389,944 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 9.47183, -75.46582. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Tolu Cement Plant?
Tolu Cement Plant is a cement plant in Colombia. 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 Tolu Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 178,740 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #12 among facilities in Colombia by estimated CO₂.
Where is Tolu Cement Plant located?
Tolu Cement Plant is in Colombia at approximately 9.47183, -75.46582.
Who operates Tolu Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Cementos Argos SA.