Nordkalk Oy Ab, Louhi

Nordkalk Oy Ab, Louhi is a lime plant in Finland with a reported capacity of 127,370 t of lime. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns. By capacity it ranks #4 of 6 lime plants tracked in Finland. It emits about 120,415 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 28,069 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 44% above the median lime plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38467381.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 127,370 t of lime, Nordkalk Oy Ab, Louhi é abaixo de a mediana de lime plant em Finland (166,642 t of lime). Subsetor: lime. Como lime plant, requer calor de processo intenso (tipicamente 600–900°C) para suas operações industriais centrais — calor que deve ser fornecido por caldeiras, fornos ou combustão direta, e as perdas através de vasos e tubulações não isolados representam combustível desperdiçado. O isolamento modular removível pode reduzir essas perdas em 80–96%, esfriando superfícies a ≤45°C, com payback geralmente inferior a 2 anos. As plantas de cal calcinam calcário em fornos quentes a 800–900°C, e a cal viva quente deve ser manuseada em vasos isolados para evitar reação com a umidade.

Comparação de capacidade e intensidade de CO₂ calculada a partir dos dados de instalações industriais Climate TRACE; função do setor baseada em referência de engenharia.

What 120,415 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the 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 Finland

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

Local climate

Nordkalk Oy Ab, Louhi sits in a subarctic (boreal) climate zone (Köppen Dfc), at 61.9°N in the northern hemisphere.

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #4 largest of 6 lime plants in Finland by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

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• Metsä Board Cartonboard Division Joutseno Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 282,244 t CO₂
• Metsä Fibre Oy - Joutseno Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 302,260 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 61.92459, 29.02752. View on OpenStreetMap.

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