Unicalce S.P.A. - Stabilimento Di Val Brembilla — Italy
Lime Plant in Italy. Approximate location 45.78861, 9.62611.
Lime PlantItalyCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Unicalce S.P.A. - Stabilimento Di Val Brembilla is a lime plant in Italy. Its listed capacity is 277,725 t of lime. Lime plants calcine limestone in kilns at 800–900°C; the quicklime they produce reacts with moisture and has to be kept dry. By capacity it ranks #1 among 5 lime plants in Italy. It emits about 258,904 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.65% of the CO₂e from the 70 facilities in Italy that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 42% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38467597.
Data status
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Calculated from the dataset
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Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
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Operating power plants within 50 km
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PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 277,725 t of lime, Unicalce S.P.A. - Stabilimento Di Val Brembilla is well above the median lime plant in Italy (164,698 t of lime). Subsector: lime. As lime plant, it requires high process heat (typically 600–900°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Lime plants calcine limestone in kilns at 800–900°C; the quicklime they produce reacts with moisture and has to be kept dry.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 258,904 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 259k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Unicalce S.P.A. - Stabilimento Di Val Brembilla carries €22.1M/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.
Capacity vs largest lime plants in Italy
Listed capacity (t of lime), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Local climate
Unicalce S.P.A. - Stabilimento Di Val Brembilla sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 45.8°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 1375 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.06× 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
The #1 largest of 5 lime plants in Italy by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Tenaris Dalmine steel plant · Steel Plant · 120,375 t CO₂
- Calusco d'Adda Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 399,279 t CO₂
- Unicalce S.P.A. · Lime Plant
- Laterlite S.P.A. | Gras Calce Division · Lime Plant
- Tavernola Bergamasca Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 209,018 t CO₂
- Ferrero Industriale Italia S.R.L Con Socio Unico -Stabilimento Di Pozzuolo Martesana · Food & Beverage
Location
Coordinates 45.78861, 9.62611. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Unicalce S.P.A. - Stabilimento Di Val Brembilla?
Unicalce S.P.A. - Stabilimento Di Val Brembilla is a lime plant in Italy. Lime plants calcine limestone in kilns at 800–900°C; the quicklime they produce reacts with moisture and has to be kept dry.
What capacity is listed for Unicalce S.P.A. - Stabilimento Di Val Brembilla?
The open dataset lists 277,725 t of lime of capacity for Unicalce S.P.A. - Stabilimento Di Val Brembilla.
How much CO₂ does Unicalce S.P.A. - Stabilimento Di Val Brembilla emit?
The page uses about 258,904 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #37 among facilities in Italy by estimated CO₂.
Where is Unicalce S.P.A. - Stabilimento Di Val Brembilla located?
Unicalce S.P.A. - Stabilimento Di Val Brembilla is in Italy at approximately 45.78861, 9.62611.