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Republic Iligan Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Philippines. Approximate location 8.28864, 124.26394.

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Republic Iligan Cement Plant is a cement plant in Philippines with a reported capacity of 2,699,586 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Republic Cement & Building Materials Inc. By capacity it ranks #10 of 17 cement plants tracked in Philippines. It emits about 1,267,763 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 295,516 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 30% above the median cement plant.

2,699,586t of cement
1,267,763t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#5CO₂ rank in Philippines
0.47t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897662.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 2,699,586 t of cement, Republic Iligan Cement Plant é em torno de a mediana de cement plant em Philippines (2,699,586 t of cement). Seu CO₂ por unidade de capacidade é aproximadamente 28% acima de a mediana de cement plant. Subsetor: cement. Como cement plant, requer calor de processo intenso (tipicamente 800–1400°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 cimenteiras aquecem calcário a 1.400°C em fornos rotativos — um dos processos industriais mais quentes — e devem controlar a temperatura com precisão em todo o comprimento do forno.

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 1,267,763 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

295,516cars driven for a year
165,332homes' annual energy use
21,129,383tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Philippines

Eagle Bulacan Cement Plant: 7,700,000 t of cement7.7MEagle Bula…Apo Cement City of Naga Cement Plant: 3,800,000 t of cement3.8MApo Cement…Republic Teresa Cement Plant: 3,500,000 t of cement3.5MRepublic T…Solid Cement Antipolo Cement Plant: 3,400,000 t of cement3.4MSolid Ceme…Holcim Philippines Bulacan Cement Plant: 3,300,000 t of cement3.3MHolcim Phi…Taiheiyo Cement San Fernando Cement Plant: 3,000,000 t of cement3.0MTaiheiyo C…Century Peak Pinamungajan Cement Plant: 2,803,200 t of cement2.8MCentury Pe…Republic Bulacan Cement Plant: 2,699,586 t of cement2.7MRepublic B…

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

Operator

Operated by Republic Cement & Building Materials Inc. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Republic Iligan Cement Plant sits in a tropical rainforest climate zone (Köppen Af), at 8.3°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical rainforest: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #10 largest of 17 cement plants in Philippines by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 8.28864, 124.26394. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A cement plant like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: rotary kiln shell, preheater tower, tertiary air duct & kiln hood, clinker-cooler ducts, valves (surface/process temperatures around 200–1,000 °C). These surfaces lose energy to the air year-round; removable modular insulation cuts that loss, brings outer surfaces to ≤45 °C, and unclips for inspection.

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

Indicative recoverable energy

On an already-insulated site (pipes & valves in cladding / jackets), closing the remaining gaps, flanges and damaged sections and switching to removable covers indicatively recovers about 17,000 MWh/yr (≈ 5,800 t CO₂/yr) — scaled to this site's reported CO₂ within its sector. Bare or damaged surfaces recover several times more.

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Indicative, not a measurement. Conservative floor for an already-insulated plant; a TIPCHECK on-site audit gives a measured figure. Industry context: EiiF TIPCHECK — industrial insulation can save ~14 Mtoe/yr in EU, payback typically <2 years.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Bare hot surfaces here exceed the touch-safe limit (EN ISO 13732-1); insulation to ≤45 °C is a worker-safety and compliance win. And before electrification, fuel-switching or CCS, eliminating surface heat loss is the cheapest, fastest, lowest-risk step — audit the bare spots first, rip-and-replace later.

External climate finance your country can access

Domestic energy-efficiency grants are limited here; industrial decarbonisation is mainly funded externally:

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.

Routed via national development banks / accredited entities — not a direct factory grant. Verified 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Republic Iligan Cement Plant?

Republic Iligan Cement Plant is a cement plant in Philippines. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Republic Iligan Cement Plant?

Republic Iligan Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 2,699,586 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Republic Iligan Cement Plant emit?

Republic Iligan Cement Plant emits about 1,267,763 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 295,516 cars. That ranks #5 among tracked facilities in Philippines.

Where is Republic Iligan Cement Plant located?

Republic Iligan Cement Plant is in Philippines, near coordinates 8.28864, 124.26394.

Who operates Republic Iligan Cement Plant?

Republic Iligan Cement Plant is operated by Republic Cement & Building Materials Inc.

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