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Tolu Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Colombia. Approximate location 9.47183, -75.46582.

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Tolu Cement Plant is a cement plant in Colombia with a reported capacity of 800,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Cementos Argos SA. By capacity it ranks #8 of 14 cement plants tracked in Colombia. It emits about 178,740 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 41,664 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 38% below the median cement plant.

800,000t of cement
178,740t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#12CO₂ rank in Colombia
0.22t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1896569.

В контексте: как это предприятие сравнивается

На мощности 800,000 t of cement Tolu Cement Plant — это ниже медианная cement plant в Colombia (1,095,000 t of cement). Его выброс CO₂ на единицу мощности примерно на 28% 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 178,740 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

41,664cars driven for a year
23,310homes' annual energy use
2,979,000tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Colombia

Cementos Argos Sogamoso Cement Plant: 2,300,000 t of cement2.3MCementos A…Cementos Argos Rio Claro Plant: 2,300,000 t of cement2.3MCementos A…Nobsa Cement Plant: 2,100,000 t of cement2.1MNobsa Ceme…Cartagena Cement Plant: 2,000,000 t of cement2.0MCartagena …Yumbo Cement Plant: 1,500,000 t of cement1.5MYumbo Ceme…Los Patios Cement Plant: 1,106,154 t of cement1.1MLos Patios…Caracolito Cement Plant: 1,095,000 t of cement1.1MCaracolito…Tolu Cement Plant: 800,000 t of cement800kTolu Cemen…

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

Operator

Operated by Cementos Argos SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Tolu Cement Plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 9.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~29°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical savanna: 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 #8 largest of 14 cement plants in Colombia by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 9.47183, -75.46582. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Tolu Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Tolu Cement Plant?

Tolu Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 800,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Tolu Cement Plant emit?

Tolu Cement Plant emits about 178,740 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 41,664 cars. That ranks #12 among tracked facilities in Colombia.

Where is Tolu Cement Plant located?

Tolu Cement Plant is in Colombia, near coordinates 9.47183, -75.46582.

Who operates Tolu Cement Plant?

Tolu Cement Plant is operated by Cementos Argos SA.

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