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Birkenhead Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Australia. Approximate location -34.8313, 138.50258.

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Birkenhead Cement Plant is a cement plant in Australia with a reported capacity of 1,600,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd. By capacity it ranks #1 of 5 cement plants tracked in Australia. It emits about 552,941 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 128,891 cars.

1,600,000t of cement
552,941t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#23CO₂ rank in Australia
0.35t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1895133.

В контексте: как это предприятие сравнивается

На мощности 1,600,000 t of cement Birkenhead Cement Plant — это примерно медианная cement plant в Australia (1,500,000 t of cement). Подсектор: cement. Как cement plant, оно требует высокотемпературного технологического тепла (обычно 800–1400°C) для основных промышленных операций — тепла, которое должно подаваться котлами, печами или прямым сжиганием, и потери через неизолированные сосуды и трубопроводы представляют потраченное впустую топливо. Съёмная модульная теплоизоляция может снизить эти потери на 80–96%, охладив поверхность оборудования до ≤45°C, с окупаемостью часто менее 2 лет. Цементные заводы нагревают известняк до 1400°C во вращающихся печах — один из самых горячих промышленных процессов — и должны точно контролировать температуру по всей длине печи.

Сравнение производительности и интенсивности CO₂ рассчитано на основе данных промышленных объектов Climate TRACE; роль сектора основана на инженерных справочниках.

What 552,941 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

128,891cars driven for a year
72,110homes' annual energy use
9,215,683tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Australia

Birkenhead Cement Plant: 1,600,000 t of cement1.6MBirkenhead…Gladstone Cement Plant: 1,600,000 t of cement1.6MGladstone …New Berrima Cement Plant: 1,500,000 t of cement1.5MNew Berrim…Railton Cement Plant: 1,400,000 t of cement1.4MRailton Ce…Angaston Cement Plant: 280,000 t of cement280kAngaston C…

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

Operator

Operated by Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Birkenhead Cement Plant sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csb), at 34.8°S in the southern hemisphere.

~14°Ctypical annual mean
~21°Ctypical warm-season
Warm-summer mediterranean: hot summers and mild winters

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #1 largest of 5 cement plants in Australia by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -34.8313, 138.50258. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Birkenhead Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Birkenhead Cement Plant?

Birkenhead Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,600,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Birkenhead Cement Plant emit?

Birkenhead Cement Plant emits about 552,941 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 128,891 cars. That ranks #23 among tracked facilities in Australia.

Where is Birkenhead Cement Plant located?

Birkenhead Cement Plant is in Australia, near coordinates -34.8313, 138.50258.

Who operates Birkenhead Cement Plant?

Birkenhead Cement Plant is operated by Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd.

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