Chaux De Provence Sacam

Chaux De Provence Sacam is a lime plant in France with a reported capacity of 353,194 t of lime. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns. By capacity it ranks #9 of 12 lime plants tracked in France. It emits about 193,379 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 45,077 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 17% below the median lime plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38467389.

В контексте: как это предприятие сравнивается

На мощности 353,194 t of lime Chaux De Provence Sacam — это ниже медианная lime plant в France (499,678 t of lime). Подсектор: lime. Как lime plant, оно требует высокотемпературного технологического тепла (обычно 600–900°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. Известковые заводы прокаливают известняк в горячих печах при 800–900°C, и горячую негашёную известь необходимо обрабатывать в изолированных сосудах, чтобы предотвратить реакцию с влагой.

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

What 193,379 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

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

Capacity vs largest lime plants in France

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

Local climate

Chaux De Provence Sacam sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 43.4°N in the northern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #9 largest of 12 lime plants in France by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Chaux De La Tour · Lime Plant · 145,882 t CO₂
• INEOS, Lavera · Petrochemical · 927,870 t CO₂
• INEOS Lavera Marseilles Refinery · Refinery · 2,443,631 t CO₂
• Bouches-du-Rhône Department · Aluminium Smelter · 47,088 t CO₂
• Societe du Craqueur de L' Aubette SCA , Berre l'etang · Petrochemical · 613,346 t CO₂
• ExxonMobil Fos-sur-Mer Refinery · Refinery · 1,213,600 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 43.38, 5.14. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A lime plant like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: kiln, preheater, hot-gas ducting, valves & dampers (surface/process temperatures around 200–900 °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.

calcination-heavy like cement; 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 7,100 MWh/yr (≈ 2,400 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.

France: funding & obligation

Funding. Energy-savings certificate premiums for efficiency works; 6th period from 1 Jan 2026 (+35% obligation, 1050 TWhc/yr).

Obligation. Now CONSUMPTION-based: if avg annual final energy >2.75 GWh over 3 yrs, mandatory regulatory energy audit; first audit for newly-covered sites by 11 Oct 2026. (applies as a rule above the stated threshold — we don't hold this site's metered energy use).

Verified 2026; confirm current scheme terms before applying.

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