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Vicem But Son Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Vietnam. Approximate location 20.52976, 105.86685.

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Vicem But Son Cement Plant is a cement plant in Vietnam with a reported capacity of 3,000,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Vicem But Son Cement JSC. By capacity it ranks #11 of 60 cement plants tracked in Vietnam. It emits about 1,233,378 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 287,501 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 14% above the median cement plant.

3,000,000t of cement
1,233,378t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#21CO₂ rank in Vietnam
0.41t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32439388.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 3,000,000 t of cement, Vicem But Son Cement Plant é bem acima de a mediana de cement plant em Vietnam (1,510,000 t of cement). Seu CO₂ por unidade de capacidade é aproximadamente 15% 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 1,233,378 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

287,501cars driven for a year
160,847homes' annual energy use
20,556,300tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Vietnam

Xuan Thanh Ha Nam Cement Plant: 10,000,000 t of cement10.0MXuan Thanh…Vissai Do Luong Cement Plant: 8,800,000 t of cement8.8MVissai Do …Long Son Thị xã Bỉm Sơn Cement Plant: 5,000,000 t of cement5.0MLong Son T…Dai Duong Nghi Son Cement Plant: 4,600,000 t of cement4.6MDai Duong …Nghi Son Cement Tĩnh Gia Cement Plant: 4,300,000 t of cement4.3MNghi Son C…Phuc Son Cement Kinh Môn Cement Plant: 4,000,000 t of cement4.0MPhuc Son C…Chinfon Cement Thủy Nguyên Cement Plant: 4,000,000 t of cement4.0MChinfon Ce…Bim Son Cement Thị xã Bỉm Sơn Cement Plant: 3,800,000 t of cement3.8MBim Son Ce…

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

Operator

Operated by Vicem But Son Cement JSC. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Vicem But Son Cement Plant sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 20.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

~19°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical (dry winter): warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #11 largest of 60 cement plants in Vietnam by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 20.52976, 105.86685. 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 (≈ 5,700 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 Vicem But Son Cement Plant?

Vicem But Son Cement Plant is a cement plant in Vietnam. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Vicem But Son Cement Plant?

Vicem But Son Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 3,000,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Vicem But Son Cement Plant emit?

Vicem But Son Cement Plant emits about 1,233,378 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 287,501 cars. That ranks #21 among tracked facilities in Vietnam.

Where is Vicem But Son Cement Plant located?

Vicem But Son Cement Plant is in Vietnam, near coordinates 20.52976, 105.86685.

Who operates Vicem But Son Cement Plant?

Vicem But Son Cement Plant is operated by Vicem But Son Cement JSC.

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