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Pinheiro Machado Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Brazil. Approximate location -31.51358, -53.55917.

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Pinheiro Machado Cement Plant is a cement plant in Brazil with a reported capacity of 450,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Votorantim Cimentos SA. By capacity it ranks #50 of 57 cement plants tracked in Brazil. It emits about 180,310 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 42,030 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 11% above the median cement plant.

450,000t of cement
180,310t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#109CO₂ rank in Brazil
0.40t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32437323.

В контексте: как это предприятие сравнивается

На мощности 450,000 t of cement Pinheiro Machado Cement Plant — это ниже медианная cement plant в Brazil (1,461,000 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 180,310 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

42,030cars driven for a year
23,515homes' annual energy use
3,005,167tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Brazil

Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant: 7,000,000 t of cement7.0MRio Branco…Lagoa Santa Cement Plant: 4,900,000 t of cement4.9MLagoa Sant…Salto de Pirapora Cement Plant: 4,800,000 t of cement4.8MSalto de P…Ciplam Sobradinho Cement Plant: 3,800,000 t of cement3.8MCiplam Sob…Carandaí Cement Plant: 3,400,000 t of cement3.4MCarandaí C…Barroso Cement Plant: 3,200,000 t of cement3.2MBarroso Ce…Apiai Cement Plant: 3,200,000 t of cement3.2MApiai Ceme…Balsa nova Cement Plant: 2,800,000 t of cement2.8MBalsa nova…

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

Operator

Operated by Votorantim Cimentos SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Pinheiro Machado Cement Plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 31.5°S in the southern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: 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 #50 largest of 57 cement plants in Brazil by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -31.51358, -53.55917. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Pinheiro Machado Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Pinheiro Machado Cement Plant?

Pinheiro Machado Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 450,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Pinheiro Machado Cement Plant emit?

Pinheiro Machado Cement Plant emits about 180,310 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 42,030 cars. That ranks #109 among tracked facilities in Brazil.

Where is Pinheiro Machado Cement Plant located?

Pinheiro Machado Cement Plant is in Brazil, near coordinates -31.51358, -53.55917.

Who operates Pinheiro Machado Cement Plant?

Pinheiro Machado Cement Plant is operated by Votorantim Cimentos SA.

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