Unita' Produttiva Di Montichiari

Unita' Produttiva Di Montichiari is a lime plant in Italy. Its listed capacity is 187,303 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 #2 among 5 lime plants in Italy. It emits about 174,610 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE, roughly comparable to the annual emissions of 41k passenger cars. 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-38467595.

In context: how this facility compares

At 187,303 t of lime, Unita' Produttiva Di Montichiari is around 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 — 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 174,610 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.

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

Unita' Produttiva Di Montichiari sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 45.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

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.

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1374 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.06× the loss at a 20 °C reference; removable insulation recovers about 1305 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 #2 largest of 5 lime plants in Italy by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).

Nearby industrial sites

• Rezzato-Mazzano Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 698,043 t CO₂
• Iveco S.P.A. Stabilimento Di Brescia · Food & Beverage
• Alfa Acciai Brescia steel plant · Steel Plant · 99,834 t CO₂
• Feralpi Calvisano steel plant · Steel Plant
• Duferco Travi e Profilati San Zeno Naviglio steel plant · Steel Plant · 69,235 t CO₂
• Feralpi Siderurgica Lonato steel plant · Steel Plant · 60,699 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 45.45944, 10.33159. 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 4,900 MWh/year of recoverable heat-loss reduction and about 1,700 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.

Italy: funding & obligation

Funding. MIMIT plan (~EUR 12.7B): tax credits for efficiency/decarbonization investments (requires a certified energy diagnosis to access). official source · verified 2026
Status: Plan window/budget evolving — confirm current terms.

Obligation. Mandatory energy diagnosis every 4 yrs for large enterprises (>250 staff or >EUR 50M) and energy-intensive companies (>10 TJ/yr from 2026); ENEA penalties up to EUR 40,000. (applies as a rule above the stated threshold — we do not hold this site's metered energy use). official source · verified 2026

Programme terms verified 2026-06-18; confirm the current open phase before applying. Eligibility depends on a site's energy use / headcount, which we do not hold — not a per-facility eligibility determination.

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