Toral de los Vados Cement Plant — Spain
Cement Plant in Spain. Approximate location 42.55432, -6.7683.
Cement PlantSpainCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Toral de los Vados Cement Plant is a cement plant in Spain. 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 244,641 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.51% of the CO₂e from the 91 facilities in Spain that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438417.
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 244,641 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 245k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Toral de los Vados Cement Plant carries €20.9M/yr of carbon at the full EU ETS price (€85/t CO₂). Free allocation phases out to 2034 (Reg. (EU) 2023/956), so today's bill is lower and rising toward this full-price figure.
Carbon price: EU ETS €85/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
Toral de los Vados Cement Plant sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csb), at 42.6°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 1395 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.07× 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
- Oural Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 152,863 t CO₂
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- Fabrica De Piensos Nº2 · Food & Beverage
- La Robla Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 387,217 t CO₂
- Lactiber Leon , S.L. · Food & Beverage · 53,231 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 42.55432, -6.7683. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Toral de los Vados Cement Plant?
Toral de los Vados Cement Plant is a cement plant in Spain. 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 Toral de los Vados Cement Plant emit?
The page uses about 244,641 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #43 among facilities in Spain by estimated CO₂.
Where is Toral de los Vados Cement Plant located?
Toral de los Vados Cement Plant is in Spain at approximately 42.55432, -6.7683.
Who operates Toral de los Vados Cement Plant?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Votorantim Cimentos SA.