Integrated cement plant — La Calera Plant
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La Calera Plant

La Calera, Chile

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Overview

Historic Chilean plant founded in 1908, supplying central Chile with cement, concrete and mortars.

What's done here
  • Clinker & cement
  • Ready-mix
  • Aggregates
Production & operations
Operating company
Cementos Melón S.A.
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Operating status
Operating
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Kiln technology
Dry process
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Capacity
1.6 Mt cement/yr
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Founded / commissioned
1908
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Key events

Milestones reconstructed from the public record for this site and its operator.

  1. 1908
    Site founded / commissioned
    La Calera Plant
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  2. Kiln technology in service
    Dry process
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  3. Nameplate capacity
    1.6 Mt cement/yr
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  4. today
    Current status
    Operating
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Every field & its source

One row per field shown anywhere in the app. Solid links are curated primary references; dashed ones run a scoped public search you can review yourself.

FieldValueSource
Site nameLa Calera PlantGlobal Cement & Concrete Tracker
CityLa CaleraGlobal Cement & Concrete Tracker
CountryChile (CL)Global Cement & Concrete Tracker
Operating companyCementos Melón S.A.Global Cement & Concrete Tracker
Site typeIntegrated cement plantGlobal Cement & Concrete Tracker
Operating statusOperatingGlobal Cement & Concrete Tracker
Founded / commissioned1908Global Cement & Concrete Tracker
Capacity1.6 Mt cement/yrGlobal Cement & Concrete Tracker
ProductionGlobal Cement & Concrete Tracker
CO₂ intensityGlobal Cement & Concrete Tracker
EmployeesGlobal Cement & Concrete Tracker
Kiln technologyDry processGlobal Cement & Concrete Tracker
Alternative fuelsGlobal Cement & Concrete Tracker
ActivitiesClinker & cement · Ready-mix · AggregatesGlobal Cement & Concrete Tracker
DescriptionHistoric Chilean plant founded in 1908, supplying central Chile with cement, concrete and mortars.Global Cement & Concrete Tracker
Coordinates-32.7900, -71.1900Global Cement & Concrete Tracker
WebsiteGlobal Cement & Concrete Tracker

Data compiled from public sources incl. company websites & Wikipedia. Unofficial visualization.