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Sic - Lime Plant Company Ltd.

Lime Plant in Italy. Approximate location 45.36714, 9.21704.

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Sic - Lime Plant Company Ltd. is a lime plant in Italy with a reported capacity of 192,058 t of lime. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns. By capacity it ranks #9 of 24 lime plants tracked in Italy. It emits about 179,043 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 41,735 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 42% above the median lime plant.

192,058t of lime
179,043t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#49CO₂ rank in Italy
0.93t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-31716812.

Bağlamda: bu tesis nasıl karşılaştırılır

192,058 t of lime'de, Sic - Lime Plant Company Ltd. Italy'daki lime plant'lerin medyanı yaklaşık 192,058 t of lime'dir. Alt sektör: lime. lime plant olarak, temel endüstriyel işlemleri için yoğun proses ısısı (tipik olarak 600–900°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. Kireç fabrikaları, 800–900°C'de sıcak ocaklarda kireci kalsinize eder ve sıcak quicklime, nemi ile reaksiyon önlemek için izole edilmiş kaplarda taşınmalıdır.

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

What 179,043 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

41,735cars driven for a year
23,349homes' annual energy use
2,984,050tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest lime plants in Italy

Unicalce S.P.A. - Stabilimento Di Val Brembilla: 277,725 t of lime278kUnicalce S…Unicalce Spa Terni: 192,058 t of lime192kUnicalce S…Calceforte Srl: 192,058 t of lime192kCalceforte…Italcalce Srl: 192,058 t of lime192kItalcalce …Lime & Cork: 192,058 t of lime192kLime & CorkCalce Molignini Bio Productions Srl: 192,058 t of lime192kCalce Moli…Edilcalce Spa Lime Mortar And Intoflor Plant: 192,058 t of lime192kEdilcalce …South Lime Ltd: 192,058 t of lime192kSouth Lime…

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

Local climate

Sic - Lime Plant Company Ltd. sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 45.4°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 #9 largest of 24 lime plants in Italy by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 45.36714, 9.21704. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A lime plant like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: kiln, preheater, hot-gas ducting, valves & dampers (surface/process temperatures around 200–900 °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.

calcination-heavy like cement; 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 6,800 MWh/yr (≈ 2,300 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.

Italy: funding & obligation

Funding. MIMIT plan (~EUR 12.7B): tax credits for efficiency/decarbonization investments (requires a certified energy diagnosis to access).

Obligation. Mandatory energy diagnosis every 4 yrs for large enterprises (>250 staff or >EUR 50M) and energy-intensive companies (>10 TJ/yr from 2026); ENEA penalties up to EUR 40,000. (applies as a rule above the stated threshold — we don't hold this site's metered energy use).

Verified 2026; confirm current scheme terms before applying.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Sic - Lime Plant Company Ltd.?

Sic - Lime Plant Company Ltd. is a lime plant in Italy. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns.

What is the capacity of Sic - Lime Plant Company Ltd.?

Sic - Lime Plant Company Ltd. has a reported capacity of 192,058 t of lime.

How much CO₂ does Sic - Lime Plant Company Ltd. emit?

Sic - Lime Plant Company Ltd. emits about 179,043 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 41,735 cars. That ranks #49 among tracked facilities in Italy.

Where is Sic - Lime Plant Company Ltd. located?

Sic - Lime Plant Company Ltd. is in Italy, near coordinates 45.36714, 9.21704.

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