Integrated cement plant — Rio Branco do Sul Plant
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Rio Branco do Sul Plant

Rio Branco do Sul, PR, Brazil

Illustrative photography of this facility class — not a photograph of the specific site.

Overview

Historic integrated plant in southern Brazil, Votorantim's largest.

What's done here
  • Grey cement
Key events

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

  1. 1950
    Site founded / commissioned
    Rio Branco do Sul Plant
    Global Energy Monitor — Votorantim Cimentos Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant
  2. 1933
    Operator founded
    Votorantim Cimentos S.A.
    Global Energy Monitor — Votorantim Cimentos Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant
  3. Kiln technology in service
    Dry — precalciner
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  4. Nameplate capacity
    7.00 Mt/y cement
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  5. Alternative-fuel substitution
    20%
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  6. Operator listed
    Private (Votorantim S.A.)
    Global Energy Monitor — Votorantim Cimentos Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant
  7. 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 nameRio Branco do Sul PlantGlobal Energy Monitor — Votorantim Cimentos Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant
CityRio Branco do Sul, PRGlobal Energy Monitor — Votorantim Cimentos Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant
CountryBrazil (BR)Global Energy Monitor — Votorantim Cimentos Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant
Operating companyVotorantim CimentosGlobal Energy Monitor — Votorantim Cimentos Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant
Site typeIntegrated cement plantGlobal Energy Monitor — Votorantim Cimentos Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant
Operating statusOperatingGlobal Energy Monitor — Votorantim Cimentos Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant
Founded / commissioned1950Global Energy Monitor — Votorantim Cimentos Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant
Capacity7.00 Mt/y cementGlobal Energy Monitor — Votorantim Cimentos Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant
Production~2.8 Mt cement/yGlobal Energy Monitor — Votorantim Cimentos Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant
CO₂ intensity~630 kg CO₂/t cementGlobal Energy Monitor — Votorantim Cimentos Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant
Employees500Global Energy Monitor — Votorantim Cimentos Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant
Kiln technologyDry — precalcinerGlobal Energy Monitor — Votorantim Cimentos Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant
Alternative fuels20%Global Energy Monitor — Votorantim Cimentos Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant
ActivitiesGrey cementGlobal Energy Monitor — Votorantim Cimentos Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant
DescriptionHistoric integrated plant in southern Brazil, Votorantim's largest.Global Energy Monitor — Votorantim Cimentos Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant
Coordinates-25.1924, -49.3258Global Energy Monitor — Votorantim Cimentos Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant
WebsiteGlobal Energy Monitor — Votorantim Cimentos Rio Branco do Sul Cement Plant

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