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Data layer · est. 2023

Cement in North Korea: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

10 tracked facilities, ≈5,667,328 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 North Korea at a glance

MetricValueNote
Facilities tracked10with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO25,667,328 t/yrClimate TRACE 2023
Average per facility566,733 t/yr
Indicative carbon value€427M/yrat €75.36/t CBAM
📦 Cement is a CBAM sector. EU-bound exports from North Korea 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 North Korea

#FacilityOwnert CO2/yr (est. 2023)Indicative value
1Korea Building Materials Sunchon Cement PlantMinistry of Construction and Building-Materials Industry (North Korea)1,179,824€88.9M
2Korea Building Materials Gomusan Cement PlantMinistry of Construction and Building-Materials Industry (North Korea)785,982€59.2M
3Korea Building Materials Chonnae Cement PlantMinistry of Construction and Building-Materials Industry (North Korea)667,233€50.3M
4Korea Building Materials Ryongdam Cement PlantMinistry of Construction and Building-Materials Industry (North Korea)565,514€42.6M
5Korea Building Materials Puhung Cement PlantMinistry of Construction and Building-Materials Industry (North Korea)565,514€42.6M
6Korea Building Materials Kyongamsan Cement PlantMinistry of Construction and Building-Materials Industry (North Korea)565,514€42.6M
7Korea Building Materials Manpho Cement PlantMinistry of Construction and Building-Materials Industry (North Korea)565,514€42.6M
8Korea Building Materials Pusan-ri Cement PlantMinistry of Construction and Building-Materials Industry (North Korea)565,514€42.6M
9Korea Building Materials Madong Cement PlantMinistry of Construction and Building-Materials Industry (North Korea)157,196€11.8M
10Korea Building Materials Sunghori Cement PlantMinistry of Construction and Building-Materials Industry (North Korea)49,523€3.7M

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

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Same industry, other countries
Cement in China
602,762,095 t CO2/yr
Cement in India
163,155,130 t CO2/yr
Cement in Türkiye
47,650,818 t CO2/yr
Cement in Iran
42,318,071 t CO2/yr
Cement in Vietnam
42,004,994 t CO2/yr
FAQ

Questions

How many cement facilities does North Korea have with tracked emissions?
10 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈5,667,328 t CO2/yr.
What is the largest cement emitter in North Korea?
Korea Building Materials Sunchon Cement Plant — ≈1,179,824 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.
What would this CO2 cost at the CBAM price?
≈€427M 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.
Source: Inzonex Carbon Hub — inzonex.co.uk/carbon · prices dated as shown on each figure · schedule per Regulation (EU) 2023/956 · indicative analytics, not compliance advice.