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UCWL Udaipur Cement Plant

Cement Plant in India. Approximate location 24.65857, 73.8746.

Cement PlantIndiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)

UCWL Udaipur Cement Plant is a cement plant in India. Its listed capacity is 4,700,000 t of cement. 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 Udaipur Cement Works Ltd. By capacity it ranks #25 among 88 cement plants in India. It emits about 1,677,481 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE, roughly comparable to the annual emissions of 391k passenger cars.

4,700,000t of cement
1,677,481t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#82CO₂ rank in India
0.36t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897132.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityUCWL Udaipur Cement Plant Climate TRACE
CountryIndia Climate TRACE
Coordinates24.65857, 73.8746 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorcement Climate TRACE
Reported capacity4,700,000 t of cement Climate TRACE
Owner / operatorUdaipur Cement Works Ltd Climate TRACE
Modelled CO₂e1,677,481 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

India rank#82 of 297 · top 27.6% calculated
Global cement rank#175 of 2113 · top 8.3% calculated
Climate contextderived from coordinates calculated

Not available

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 4,700,000 t of cement, UCWL Udaipur Cement Plant is well above the median cement plant in India (2,750,000 t of cement). Subsector: cement. As cement plant, it requires high process heat (typically 800–1400°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. 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 1,677,481 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:

391kcars driven for a year
219khomes' annual energy use
28 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Carbon cost, Scope 1 & decarbonization potential

At its reported 1.7M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), UCWL Udaipur Cement Plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 1.7M t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €126M/yr of exposure on EU-bound exports. CBAM share rises from 2.5% (2026) to 100% by 2034. 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 ≈34k t–84k t/yr, worth €2.5M€6.3M, 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).

1.7M t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€126M/yrCBAM exposure on EU exports
34k t–84k t/yr ≈ €2.5M€6.3MDecarbonization 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 →

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

Operator

Operated by Udaipur Cement Works Ltd.

Local climate

UCWL Udaipur Cement Plant sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 24.7°N in the northern hemisphere.

~23°Ctypical annual mean
~31°Ctypical warm-season
Hot semi-arid steppe: 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 benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.

C1ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
44/100environmental-severity index
16.6°Cseasonal temperature swing
413 kmdistance to coast
LowCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1247 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.96× the loss at a 20 °C reference; removable insulation recovers about 1185 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 #25 largest of 88 cement plants in India by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 24.65857, 73.8746. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

For a cement plant, the main modular-insulation targets are rotary kiln shell, preheater tower, tertiary air duct & kiln hood, clinker-cooler ducts, valves. Typical hot-surface ranges used for screening: 200–1,000 °C.

60% of cement CO2 is process calcination - NOT insulation-addressable; energy here is the fuel side only.

Indicative recoverable energy

A first-pass insulation screen suggests about 19,000 MWh/year of recoverable heat-loss reduction and about 6,500 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 UCWL Udaipur Cement Plant?

UCWL Udaipur Cement Plant is a cement plant in India. 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.

What capacity is listed for UCWL Udaipur Cement Plant?

The open dataset lists 4,700,000 t of cement of capacity for UCWL Udaipur Cement Plant.

How much CO₂ does UCWL Udaipur Cement Plant emit?

The page uses about 1,677,481 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #82 among facilities in India by estimated CO₂.

Where is UCWL Udaipur Cement Plant located?

UCWL Udaipur Cement Plant is in India at approximately 24.65857, 73.8746.

Who operates UCWL Udaipur Cement Plant?

The operator recorded in the open dataset is Udaipur Cement Works Ltd.

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