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Bunol Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Spain. Approximate location 39.43697, -0.77564.

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Bunol Cement Plant is a cement plant in Spain with a reported capacity of 690,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Çimsa España Operaciones SLU. By capacity it ranks #27 of 29 cement plants tracked in Spain. It emits about 242,869 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 56,613 cars.

690,000t of cement
242,869t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#44CO₂ rank in Spain
0.35t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438398.

В контексте: как это предприятие сравнивается

На мощности 690,000 t of cement Bunol Cement Plant — это ниже медианная cement plant в Spain (1,361,000 t of cement). Его выброс CO₂ на единицу мощности примерно на 23% выше медианной cement plant. 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 242,869 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

56,613cars driven for a year
31,673homes' annual energy use
4,047,817tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Spain

El Alto Cement Plant: 2,900,000 t of cement2.9MEl Alto Ce…Aboño Cement Plant: 2,400,000 t of cement2.4MAboño Ceme…Villaluenga de la Sagra Cement Plant: 2,350,000 t of cement2.3MVillalueng…Alcanar Cement Plant: 2,185,000 t of cement2.2MAlcanar Ce…Sagunto Cement Plant: 1,800,000 t of cement1.8MSagunto Ce…Monjos Cement Plant: 1,800,000 t of cement1.8MMonjos Cem…Sant Vicent dels Horts Cement Plant: 1,780,000 t of cement1.8MSant Vicen…Castillejo Cement Plant: 1,730,000 t of cement1.7MCastillejo…

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

Operator

Operated by Çimsa España Operaciones SLU. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Bunol Cement Plant sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 39.4°N in the northern hemisphere.

~17°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Hot-summer mediterranean: 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 #27 largest of 29 cement plants in Spain by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 39.43697, -0.77564. 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 8,600 MWh/yr (≈ 2,900 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 Bunol Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Bunol Cement Plant?

Bunol Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 690,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Bunol Cement Plant emit?

Bunol Cement Plant emits about 242,869 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 56,613 cars. That ranks #44 among tracked facilities in Spain.

Where is Bunol Cement Plant located?

Bunol Cement Plant is in Spain, near coordinates 39.43697, -0.77564.

Who operates Bunol Cement Plant?

Bunol Cement Plant is operated by Çimsa España Operaciones SLU.

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