Finnsementti Oy Lappeenranta Cement Plant

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Finnsementti Oy Lappeenranta Cement Plant (Paraisten tehdas) is an integrated cement plant operating in Lappeenranta, Etelä-Karjala, Finland.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Lappeenranta, Etelä-Karjala, Finland[1]:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 61.031122, 28.174977 (exact)[2]

Background

The Lappeenranta cement plant has undergone several modernization projects in line with owner Finnsementti's goals to decrease CO2 emissions by 30% by 2030 compared to 2021 levels. In 2019, a Turbu-Flex burner systems was installed in the clinker kilns, in 2022 energy provider St1 announced plans to establish a 25,000t/yr renewably powered synthetic methanol plant, and in 2023 the owners announced plans with Aker Carbon Capture to carry out a pre-engineering study for a planned carbon capture system.

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This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.

Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type Plant status Start date
integrated[3] operating[4] 1914[5]

Table 2: Ownership Details

Additional information including parent company references and full ownership trees available at the Global Energy Ownership Tracker.
Parent company Parent company GEM ID Owner name Owner company GEM ID
CRH PLC [100.0%] E100000131458 [100.0%] Finnsementti Oy [100.0%][1] E100002006521 [100.0%]

Table 3: Capacities (million metric tonnes per annum)

Cement capacity Clinker capacity
0.55[6] 0.50[6]

Table 4: Cement Production (million metric tonnes per annum)

Primary cement color Primary cement type Clinker substitution rate 2024 -2025 Cement production
grey[7] blended[7] A[7] unknown

Table 5: Clinker Production

Clinker production method Number of operating kilns (accuracy) Number of developing kilns (accuracy) Kiln technology - preheater Kiln technology - precalciner Kiln technology - waste heat recovery
dry[8] 1 (exact)[9] unknown yes[10] unknown unknown

Table 6: Green Cement Technology

CCS/CCUS Alternative fuel Clay calcination
yes[11] yes; unknown[12] no

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://finnsementti.fi/yhteys/yrityksen-osoite/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/61%C2%B001'50.5%22N+28%C2%B010'28.7%22E/@61.0307076;28.1720751;738m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d61.030705!4d28.17465?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. SFI 2021
  4. https://finnsementti.fi/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://finnsementti.fi/yritys/historia/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://www.greenreality.fi/en/yritykset/finnsementti. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://finnsementti.fi/tuote-osasto/sementit/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. SFI 2021
  9. https://www.google.com/maps/place/61%C2%B001'46.2%22N+28%C2%B010'27.7%22E/@61.0294996;28.1737053;184m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d61.029499!4d28.174349?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTIwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://finnsementti.fi/ymparisto/sementti-materiaalina/hiilidioksidipaastot/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. https://www.globalcement.com/news/item/15249-aker-carbon-capture-appointed-for-finnsementti-s-lappeenranta-cement-plant-installation. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. https://www.globalcement.com/news/item/15805-finnsementi-carrying-out-plant-upgrades-to-meet-2030-co2-reduction-targets. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)