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Buraydah Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Saudi Arabia. Approximate location 26.49335, 43.96482.

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Buraydah Cement Plant is a cement plant in Saudi Arabia with a reported capacity of 4,000,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Qassim Cement Company SJSC. By capacity it ranks #10 of 19 cement plants tracked in Saudi Arabia. It emits about 1,432,064 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 333,814 cars.

4,000,000t of cement
1,432,064t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#32CO₂ rank in Saudi Arabia
0.36t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897764.

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عند 4,000,000 t of cement، يكون Buraydah Cement Plant حوالي متوسط cement plant في Saudi Arabia (4,000,000 t of cement). 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 1,432,064 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

333,814cars driven for a year
186,758homes' annual energy use
23,867,733tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Saudi Arabia

Al Nabah Cement Plant: 10,000,000 t of cement10.0MAl Nabah C…Al Oyun Cement Plant: 9,700,000 t of cement9.7MAl Oyun Ce…Al Manakh Cement Plant: 7,960,000 t of cement8.0MAl Manakh …Rabigh Cement Plant: 6,000,000 t of cement6.0MRabigh Cem…Ahad Al Masarihah Cement Plant: 4,900,000 t of cement4.9MAhad Al Ma…Al Ardiyat Cement Plant: 4,900,000 t of cement4.9MAl Ardiyat…Bisha Cement Plant: 4,900,000 t of cement4.9MBisha Ceme…Dhubaya-Jumah Cement Plant: 4,400,000 t of cement4.4MDhubaya-Ju…

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

Operator

Operated by Qassim Cement Company SJSC. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Buraydah Cement Plant sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 26.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

~24°Ctypical annual mean
~34°Ctypical warm-season
Hot desert: hot summers and mild winters

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #10 largest of 19 cement plants in Saudi Arabia by reported capacity.

Location

Coordinates 26.49335, 43.96482. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Buraydah Cement Plant?

Buraydah Cement Plant is a cement plant in Saudi Arabia. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Buraydah Cement Plant?

Buraydah Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 4,000,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Buraydah Cement Plant emit?

Buraydah Cement Plant emits about 1,432,064 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 333,814 cars. That ranks #32 among tracked facilities in Saudi Arabia.

Where is Buraydah Cement Plant located?

Buraydah Cement Plant is in Saudi Arabia, near coordinates 26.49335, 43.96482.

Who operates Buraydah Cement Plant?

Buraydah Cement Plant is operated by Qassim Cement Company SJSC.

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