Home / South America / Chile / Cement plants / Antofagasta Cement Plant

Antofagasta Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Chile. Approximate location -23.78182, -70.31906.

Cement PlantChileCO₂ reported

Antofagasta Cement Plant is a cement plant in Chile with a reported capacity of 500,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Cementos Bio Bio SA. By capacity it ranks #5 of 5 cement plants tracked in Chile. It emits about 160,635 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 37,444 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 11% below the median cement plant.

500,000t of cement
160,635t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#12CO₂ rank in Chile
0.32t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32437357.

Bağlamda: bu tesis nasıl karşılaştırılır

500,000 t of cement'de, Antofagasta Cement Plant Chile'daki cement plant'lerin medyanı altında 750,000 t of cement'dir. Kapasite başına CO₂'si cement plant'nin medyanı üstünde kabaca 23%'dir. Alt sektör: cement. cement plant olarak, temel endüstriyel işlemleri için yoğun proses ısısı (tipik olarak 800–1400°C) gerektirir — kazanlar, fırınlar veya doğrudan yanma ile sağlanması gereken ısı, ve izolasyon yapılmamış kaplar ve boruların kayıpları harcanan yakıtı temsil eder. Modüler çıkarılabilir yalıtım bu kayıpları %80–96 oranında azaltabilir, yüzeyleri ≤45°C'ye soğutabilir, geri ödeme süresi genellikle 2 yıldan azdır. Çimento fabrikaları kireci döner ocaklarda 1.400°C'ye ısıtır — en sıcak endüstriyel işlemlerden biridir — ve sıcaklığı fırının tüm uzunluğunda hassasiyetle kontrol etmelidir.

Kapasite ve CO₂ yoğunluğu karşılaştırması Climate TRACE endüstriyel tesis verilerinden hesaplanmıştır; sektör rolü mühendislik referansına dayanmaktadır.

What 160,635 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

37,444cars driven for a year
20,949homes' annual energy use
2,677,250tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Chile

La Calera Cement Plant: 1,100,000 t of cement1.1MLa Calera …Cerro Blanco Cement Plant: 1,050,000 t of cement1.0MCerro Blan…Talcahuano Cement Plant: 750,000 t of cement750kTalcahuano…Curico Cement Plant: 500,000 t of cement500kCurico Cem…Antofagasta Cement Plant: 500,000 t of cement500kAntofagast…

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

Operator

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

Local climate

Antofagasta Cement Plant sits in a cold desert climate zone (Köppen BWk), at 23.8°S in the southern hemisphere.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~26°Ctypical warm-season
Cold desert: 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 #5 largest of 5 cement plants in Chile by reported capacity.

Location

Coordinates -23.78182, -70.31906. View on OpenStreetMap.

Hot industrial equipment? Cut the heat loss.

Kilns, furnaces, boilers, heat exchangers, valves and steam lines on sites like this lose energy continuously. Inzonex makes patented removable modular insulation for hot industrial equipment:

  • Up to 96% less heat loss from insulated surfaces
  • Surface temperature down to ≤45°C for worker safety
  • 6× faster maintenance access — removable and refittable
  • Typical payback up to 2 years

See Inzonex process-equipment insulation →

Inzonex modular insulation on industrial equipment

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Antofagasta Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Antofagasta Cement Plant?

Antofagasta Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 500,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Antofagasta Cement Plant emit?

Antofagasta Cement Plant emits about 160,635 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 37,444 cars. That ranks #12 among tracked facilities in Chile.

Where is Antofagasta Cement Plant located?

Antofagasta Cement Plant is in Chile, near coordinates -23.78182, -70.31906.

Who operates Antofagasta Cement Plant?

Antofagasta Cement Plant is operated by Cementos Bio Bio SA.

Built from open public data; no personal information. Operate this site? Request a correction or removal.