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El Palmar Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Mexico. Approximate location 20.41712, -99.02162.

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El Palmar Cement Plant is a cement plant in Mexico with a reported capacity of 1,100,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Cementos Fortaleza SA de CV. By capacity it ranks #20 of 35 cement plants tracked in Mexico. It emits about 304,547 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 70,990 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 23% below the median cement plant.

1,100,000t of cement
304,547t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#33CO₂ rank in Mexico
0.28t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897496.

Bağlamda: bu tesis nasıl karşılaştırılır

1,100,000 t of cement'de, El Palmar Cement Plant Mexico'daki cement plant'lerin medyanı yaklaşık 1,300,000 t of cement'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 304,547 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

70,990cars driven for a year
39,717homes' annual energy use
5,075,783tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Mexico

Tepeaca Cement Plant: 7,600,000 t of cement7.6MTepeaca Ce…Lagunas Cement Plant: 3,400,000 t of cement3.4MLagunas Ce…Huichapan Cement Plant: 3,200,000 t of cement3.2MHuichapan …Apazapan Cement Plant: 2,750,000 t of cement2.8MApazapan C…Cerritos Cement Plant: 2,700,000 t of cement2.7MCerritos C…Tepetzingo Cement Plant: 2,500,000 t of cement2.5MTepetzingo…Tecoman Cement Plant: 2,500,000 t of cement2.5MTecoman Ce…Tepezala Cement Plant: 2,100,000 t of cement2.1MTepezala C…

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

Operator

Operated by Cementos Fortaleza SA de CV. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

El Palmar Cement Plant sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 20.4°N in the northern hemisphere.

~10°Ctypical annual mean
~23°Ctypical warm-season
Cold semi-arid steppe: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #20 largest of 35 cement plants in Mexico by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 20.41712, -99.02162. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is El Palmar Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of El Palmar Cement Plant?

El Palmar Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,100,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does El Palmar Cement Plant emit?

El Palmar Cement Plant emits about 304,547 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 70,990 cars. That ranks #33 among tracked facilities in Mexico.

Where is El Palmar Cement Plant located?

El Palmar Cement Plant is in Mexico, near coordinates 20.41712, -99.02162.

Who operates El Palmar Cement Plant?

El Palmar Cement Plant is operated by Cementos Fortaleza SA de CV.

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