Cement in Laos: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

10 tracked facilities, ≈4,966,428 t CO2/yr combined — here are the largest, what that CO2 is worth at current prices, and the sector's reduction pathway. Full sector pathway: decarbonizing cement.

The numbers

Cement in Laos at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	10	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	4,966,428 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	496,643 t/yr
Indicative carbon value	€374M/yr	at €75.36/t CBAM

📦 Cement is a CBAM sector. EU-bound exports from Laos pay the border price on the 2026→2034 phase-in — how CBAM works.

No carbon-pricing instrument is tracked for this country on this hub — exporters of CBAM goods to the EU still pay the border price with no domestic deduction.

Largest emitters

Top 10 cement CO2 emitters in Laos

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	Lao Cement Ban Nadou Cement Plant	Lao Cement PCL	774,012	€58.3M
2	Khammouance Cement Mahaxay Cement Plant	Khammouane Cement Co Ltd	722,229	€54.4M
3	Hongshi Hin Huep Cement Plant	Hongshi Holding Group Co Ltd	677,240	€51.0M
4	Oudomxay Jiangge Namor Cement Plant	Oudomxay Jiangge Cement Sole Co Ltd	677,240	€51.0M
5	Lao-Savannakhet Cement Plant	Lao-Savannakhet Cement Co Ltd	615,673	€46.4M
6	Lanexang Cement Khoun Ngeun Cement Plant	Lane Xang Lao Cement Co	410,449	€30.9M
7	Lao Cement Vang Vieng III Cement Plant	Lao Cement PCL	410,449	€30.9M
8	Conch Luang Prabang Cement Plant III	Luang Prabang Conch Cement Co	410,449	€30.9M
9	Zhongyayici Salavan Cement Plant	Zhongyayici Company	228,618	€17.2M
10	Conch Luang Prabang Cement Plant I	Luang Prabang Conch Cement Co	40,069	€3.0M

Climate TRACE satellite estimates via IndustryAtlas — modelled, not verified; some entries aggregate clusters. Corrections welcome.

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FAQ

Questions

How many cement facilities does Laos have with tracked emissions?

10 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈4,966,428 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest cement emitter in Laos?

Lao Cement Ban Nadou Cement Plant — ≈774,012 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the CBAM price?

≈€374M per year at €75.36/t — indicative full-price value; actual cost depends on the EU-bound export share.

How this page is built: heat-loss figures follow ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 (the method behind our public calculators); facility emissions from Climate TRACE & EU ETS verified data across 30,000+ industrial sites; the 2026–2034 schedule is Regulation (EU) 2023/956, not a forecast. Published by Inzonex — manufacturer of modular removable insulation (UK Patent GB2508992.1). Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.