Ray Nkonyeni Cement Plant

Ray Nkonyeni Cement Plant is a cement plant in South Africa with a reported capacity of 1,480,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Natal Portland Cement Company Pty Ltd. By capacity it ranks #4 of 13 cement plants tracked in South Africa. It emits about 630,424 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 146,952 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 18% above the median cement plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32439415.

在上下文中：该设施如何比较

在1,480,000 t of cement时，Ray Nkonyeni Cement Plant是South Africa中cement plant的中位数约 1,200,000 t of cement。 其单位容量的CO₂约为cement plant中位数的高于 28%。 子部门：cement。 作为cement plant，它需要强烈的工艺热量（通常800–1400°C）来进行其核心工业操作——必须通过锅炉、炉或直接燃烧供应的热量，通过未隔热的容器和管道的损失代表浪费的燃料。可拆卸模块化绝缘可以将这些损失减少80-96%，将表面冷却至≤45°C，投资回收期通常不到2年。 水泥厂在回转窑中将石灰石加热到1,400°C——是最热的工业过程之一——必须在整个窑长上精确控制温度。

容量和CO₂强度比较从Climate TRACE工业设施数据计算得出；部门角色基于工程参考。

What 630,424 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in South Africa

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

Operator

Operated by Natal Portland Cement Company Pty Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Ray Nkonyeni Cement Plant sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 30.7°S in the southern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #4 largest of 13 cement plants in South Africa by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Engen Durban Refinery · Refinery
• SAPREF Durban Refinery · Refinery
• Vimal Clothing Enterprise Cc · Textiles · 3,282 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates -30.67523, 30.34639. View on OpenStreetMap.

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