cement factory

Makes binding powder

A cement factory is an industrial facility that manufactures cement—theite powder used to make concrete.

These plants process limestone, clay, and other materials at high temperatures in large rotating kilns: The cement factory dominated the skyline with its towering silos and chimneys.

Also called a cement plant.

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smokestack emissions · raw materials · gravel · limestone · clinker · slurry · hardhat · industrial · industrial zone · heavy machinery · gray · trucks · aggregate · mortar · construction · chimney · furnace · rubble

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industrial environmental impact

cement factorycarbon sink

CO2 storage reservoir

nature preserve · wildlife sanctuary · national park · old-growth forest · wetland

resource extraction vs. production

cement factoryquarry

Pit for extracting rock

gravel pit · clay pit · open-pit mine

land use type

cement factorywilderness area

Undeveloped natural land

virgin land · green space · meadow · parkland · conservation area

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G