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Otavalo Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Ecuador. Approximate location 0.2409, -78.31215.

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Otavalo Cement Plant is a cement plant in Ecuador with a reported capacity of 1,400,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by UNACEM Ecuador SA. By capacity it ranks #2 of 4 cement plants tracked in Ecuador. It emits about 238,916 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 55,691 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 53% below the median cement plant.

1,400,000t of cement
238,916t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#5CO₂ rank in Ecuador
0.17t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438364.

В контексте: как это предприятие сравнивается

На мощности 1,400,000 t of cement Otavalo Cement Plant — это примерно медианная cement plant в Ecuador (1,400,000 t of cement). Его выброс CO₂ на единицу мощности примерно на 58% ниже 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 238,916 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

55,691cars driven for a year
31,158homes' annual energy use
3,981,933tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Ecuador

Guayaquil Cement Plant: 5,400,000 t of cement5.4MGuayaquil …Otavalo Cement Plant: 1,400,000 t of cement1.4MOtavalo Ce…Chimborazo Cement Plant: 700,000 t of cement700kChimborazo…Guapan Cement Plant: 400,000 t of cement400kGuapan Cem…

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

Operator

Operated by UNACEM Ecuador SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Otavalo Cement Plant sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csb), at 0.2°N in the northern hemisphere.

~14°Ctypical annual mean
~21°Ctypical warm-season
Warm-summer mediterranean: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #2 largest of 4 cement plants in Ecuador by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 0.2409, -78.31215. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Otavalo Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Otavalo Cement Plant?

Otavalo Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,400,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Otavalo Cement Plant emit?

Otavalo Cement Plant emits about 238,916 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 55,691 cars. That ranks #5 among tracked facilities in Ecuador.

Where is Otavalo Cement Plant located?

Otavalo Cement Plant is in Ecuador, near coordinates 0.2409, -78.31215.

Who operates Otavalo Cement Plant?

Otavalo Cement Plant is operated by UNACEM Ecuador SA.

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