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Askale Erzurum Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Türkiye. Approximate location 39.92489, 40.67242.

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Askale Erzurum Cement Plant is a cement plant in Türkiye with a reported capacity of 1,800,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Askale Cimento Sanayi AŞ. By capacity it ranks #38 of 57 cement plants tracked in Türkiye. It emits about 738,215 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 172,078 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 14% above the median cement plant.

1,800,000t of cement
738,215t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#36CO₂ rank in Türkiye
0.41t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32439176.

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عند 1,800,000 t of cement، يكون Askale Erzurum Cement Plant حوالي متوسط cement plant في Türkiye (2,000,000 t of cement). CO₂ لكل وحدة سعة هو تقريباً 13% أعلى من متوسط cement plant. القطاع الفرعي: cement. كـ cement plant، يتطلب حرارة عملية مكثفة (عادة 800–1400°C) لعملياته الصناعية الأساسية — حرارة يجب توفيرها بواسطة الغلايات أو الأفران أو الاحتراق المباشر، والخسائر من خلال الحاويات والأنابيب غير المعزولة تمثل وقود مهدر. يمكن للعزل المعياري القابل للإزالة أن يقلل هذه الخسائر بمقدار 80-96٪، وتبريد الأسطح إلى ≤45°C، مع فترة استرجاع غالباً أقل من سنتين. تقوم مصانع الإسمنت بتسخين الحجر الجيري إلى 1,400°C في الأفران الدوارة — أحد أكثر العمليات الصناعية سخونة — ويجب التحكم في درجة الحرارة بدقة عبر طول الفرن كله.

مقارنة السعة وكثافة CO₂ محسوبة من بيانات منشآت Climate TRACE الصناعية؛ دور القطاع بناءً على مرجع الهندسة.

What 738,215 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

172,078cars driven for a year
96,272homes' annual energy use
12,303,583tree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Türkiye

Silifke Cement Plant: 7,000,000 t of cement7.0MSilifke Ce…Körfez Cement Plant: 5,700,000 t of cement5.7MKörfez Cem…Ezine Cement Plant: 5,500,000 t of cement5.5MEzine Ceme…Yüreğir Cement Plant: 5,200,000 t of cement5.2MYüreğir Ce…Gönen Cement Plant: 5,000,000 t of cement5.0MGönen Ceme…ASCim Korkuteli Cement Plant: 4,300,000 t of cement4.3MASCim Kork…Bolu Merkez Cement Plant: 4,000,000 t of cement4.0MBolu Merke…Pazarcık Cement Plant: 4,000,000 t of cement4.0MPazarcık C…

Reported capacity (t of cement), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by Askale Cimento Sanayi AŞ. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Askale Erzurum Cement Plant sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 39.9°N in the northern hemisphere.

~6°Ctypical annual mean
~19°Ctypical warm-season
Warm-summer humid continental: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #38 largest of 57 cement plants in Türkiye by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 39.92489, 40.67242. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A cement plant like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: rotary kiln shell, preheater tower, tertiary air duct & kiln hood, clinker-cooler ducts, valves (surface/process temperatures around 200–1,000 °C). These surfaces lose energy to the air year-round; removable modular insulation cuts that loss, brings outer surfaces to ≤45 °C, and unclips for inspection.

60% of cement CO2 is process calcination - NOT insulation-addressable; energy here is the fuel side only.

Indicative recoverable energy

On an already-insulated site (pipes & valves in cladding / jackets), closing the remaining gaps, flanges and damaged sections and switching to removable covers indicatively recovers about 13,000 MWh/yr (≈ 4,300 t CO₂/yr) — scaled to this site's reported CO₂ within its sector. Bare or damaged surfaces recover several times more.

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Indicative, not a measurement. Conservative floor for an already-insulated plant; a TIPCHECK on-site audit gives a measured figure. Industry context: EiiF TIPCHECK — industrial insulation can save ~14 Mtoe/yr in EU, payback typically <2 years.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Bare hot surfaces here exceed the touch-safe limit (EN ISO 13732-1); insulation to ≤45 °C is a worker-safety and compliance win. And before electrification, fuel-switching or CCS, eliminating surface heat loss is the cheapest, fastest, lowest-risk step — audit the bare spots first, rip-and-replace later.

External climate finance your country can access

Domestic energy-efficiency grants are limited here; industrial decarbonisation is mainly funded externally:

CBAM. Exporters of cement, steel, aluminium, fertiliser, hydrogen and electricity to the EU face the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism — cutting embedded emissions (efficiency + insulation) lowers the levy.

Routed via national development banks / accredited entities — not a direct factory grant. Verified 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Askale Erzurum Cement Plant?

Askale Erzurum Cement Plant is a cement plant in Türkiye. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Askale Erzurum Cement Plant?

Askale Erzurum Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,800,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Askale Erzurum Cement Plant emit?

Askale Erzurum Cement Plant emits about 738,215 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 172,078 cars. That ranks #36 among tracked facilities in Türkiye.

Where is Askale Erzurum Cement Plant located?

Askale Erzurum Cement Plant is in Türkiye, near coordinates 39.92489, 40.67242.

Who operates Askale Erzurum Cement Plant?

Askale Erzurum Cement Plant is operated by Askale Cimento Sanayi AŞ.

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