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Cimentas Lalapaşa Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Türkiye. Approximate location 41.79776, 26.70022.

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Cimentas Lalapaşa Cement Plant is a cement plant in Türkiye with a reported capacity of 2,100,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Çimentas Izmir Çimento Fabrikasi Türk AŞ. By capacity it ranks #24 of 57 cement plants tracked in Türkiye. It emits about 1,276,946 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 297,656 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 69% above the median cement plant.

2,100,000t of cement
1,276,946t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#18CO₂ rank in Türkiye
0.61t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897862.

Bağlamda: bu tesis nasıl karşılaştırılır

2,100,000 t of cement'de, Cimentas Lalapaşa Cement Plant Türkiye'daki cement plant'lerin medyanı yaklaşık 2,000,000 t of cement'dir. Kapasite başına CO₂'si cement plant'nin medyanı üstünde kabaca 68%'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 1,276,946 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

297,656cars driven for a year
166,529homes' annual energy use
21,282,433tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Türkiye

Silifke Cement Plant: 7,000,000 t of cement7.0MSilifke Ce…Körfez Cement Plant: 5,700,000 t of cement5.7MKörfez Cem…Ezine Cement Plant: 5,500,000 t of cement5.5MEzine Ceme…Yüreğir Cement Plant: 5,200,000 t of cement5.2MYüreğir Ce…Gönen Cement Plant: 5,000,000 t of cement5.0MGönen Ceme…ASCim Korkuteli Cement Plant: 4,300,000 t of cement4.3MASCim Kork…Bolu Merkez Cement Plant: 4,000,000 t of cement4.0MBolu Merke…Pazarcık Cement Plant: 4,000,000 t of cement4.0MPazarcık C…

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

Operator

Operated by Çimentas Izmir Çimento Fabrikasi Türk AŞ. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Cimentas Lalapaşa Cement Plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 41.8°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #24 largest of 57 cement plants in Türkiye by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 41.79776, 26.70022. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A cement plant like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: rotary kiln shell, preheater tower, tertiary air duct & kiln hood, clinker-cooler ducts, valves (surface/process temperatures around 200–1,000 °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.

60% of cement CO2 is process calcination - NOT insulation-addressable; energy here is the 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 17,000 MWh/yr (≈ 5,800 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.

External climate finance your country can access

Domestic energy-efficiency grants are limited here; industrial decarbonisation is mainly funded externally:

CBAM. Exporters of cement, steel, aluminium, fertiliser, hydrogen and electricity to the EU face the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism — cutting embedded emissions (efficiency + insulation) lowers the levy.

Routed via national development banks / accredited entities — not a direct factory grant. Verified 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Cimentas Lalapaşa Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Cimentas Lalapaşa Cement Plant?

Cimentas Lalapaşa Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 2,100,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Cimentas Lalapaşa Cement Plant emit?

Cimentas Lalapaşa Cement Plant emits about 1,276,946 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 297,656 cars. That ranks #18 among tracked facilities in Türkiye.

Where is Cimentas Lalapaşa Cement Plant located?

Cimentas Lalapaşa Cement Plant is in Türkiye, near coordinates 41.79776, 26.70022.

Who operates Cimentas Lalapaşa Cement Plant?

Cimentas Lalapaşa Cement Plant is operated by Çimentas Izmir Çimento Fabrikasi Türk AŞ.

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