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Trbovlje Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Slovenia. Approximate location 46.12852, 15.03558.

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Trbovlje Cement Plant is a cement plant in Slovenia with a reported capacity of 500,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Lafarge Cement doo. By capacity it ranks #2 of 2 cement plants tracked in Slovenia. It emits about 200,363 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 46,705 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 11% above the median cement plant.

500,000t of cement
200,363t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#2CO₂ rank in Slovenia
0.40t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32439135.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 500,000 t of cement, Trbovlje Cement Plant é abaixo de a mediana de cement plant em Slovenia (1,300,000 t of cement). 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 200,363 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

46,705cars driven for a year
26,130homes' annual energy use
3,339,383tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Slovenia

Deskle Cement Plant: 1,300,000 t of cement1.3MDeskle Cem…Trbovlje Cement Plant: 500,000 t of cement500kTrbovlje C…

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

Operator

Operated by Lafarge Cement doo. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Trbovlje Cement Plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 46.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season
Temperate oceanic: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #2 largest of 2 cement plants in Slovenia by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 46.12852, 15.03558. 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 8,200 MWh/yr (≈ 2,800 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.

EU: funding & obligation

Obligation. Under the EU Energy Efficiency Directive (Art. 8), large undertakings (>250 staff or >€50M turnover / >€43M balance) must run an energy audit every 4 years or operate a certified energy management system (ISO 50001).

Funding. National energy-efficiency grants and white-certificate schemes typically apply — check the local programme.

EED Article 8, transposed nationally. Confirm current national terms.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Trbovlje Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Trbovlje Cement Plant?

Trbovlje Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 500,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Trbovlje Cement Plant emit?

Trbovlje Cement Plant emits about 200,363 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 46,705 cars. That ranks #2 among tracked facilities in Slovenia.

Where is Trbovlje Cement Plant located?

Trbovlje Cement Plant is in Slovenia, near coordinates 46.12852, 15.03558.

Who operates Trbovlje Cement Plant?

Trbovlje Cement Plant is operated by Lafarge Cement doo.

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