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Derba Midroc Cement (DMC) Plant

Cement Plant in Ethiopia. Approximate location 9.47337, 38.65681.

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Derba Midroc Cement (DMC) Plant is a cement plant in Ethiopia with a reported capacity of 2,500,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Derba Midroc Cement PLC. By capacity it ranks #3 of 8 cement plants tracked in Ethiopia. It emits about 1,068,868 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 249,153 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 19% above the median cement plant.

2,500,000t of cement
1,068,868t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#2CO₂ rank in Ethiopia
0.43t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1896748.

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عند 2,500,000 t of cement، يكون Derba Midroc Cement (DMC) Plant حوالي متوسط cement plant في Ethiopia (2,300,000 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 1,068,868 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

249,153cars driven for a year
139,393homes' annual energy use
17,814,467tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Ethiopia

Lemi Cement Plant: 5,392,562 t of cement5.4MLemi Cemen…Dangote Mugher Cement Plant: 2,500,000 t of cement2.5MDangote Mu…Derba Midroc Cement (DMC) Plant: 2,500,000 t of cement2.5MDerba Midr…Mugher Mekoda Cement Plant: 2,300,000 t of cement2.3MMugher Mek…Messebo Cement Plant: 2,100,000 t of cement2.1MMessebo Ce…Habesha Cement Plant: 1,600,000 t of cement1.6MHabesha Ce…NCSC Dire Diwa Cement Plant: 1,300,000 t of cement1.3MNCSC Dire …Ethio Chancho Cement Plant: 770,000 t of cement770kEthio Chan…

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

Operator

Operated by Derba Midroc Cement PLC. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Derba Midroc Cement (DMC) Plant sits in a subtropical highland climate zone (Köppen Cwb), at 9.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

~15°Ctypical annual mean
~20°Ctypical warm-season
Subtropical highland: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #3 largest of 8 cement plants in Ethiopia by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 9.47337, 38.65681. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Derba Midroc Cement (DMC) Plant?

Derba Midroc Cement (DMC) Plant is a cement plant in Ethiopia. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Derba Midroc Cement (DMC) Plant?

Derba Midroc Cement (DMC) Plant has a reported capacity of 2,500,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Derba Midroc Cement (DMC) Plant emit?

Derba Midroc Cement (DMC) Plant emits about 1,068,868 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 249,153 cars. That ranks #2 among tracked facilities in Ethiopia.

Where is Derba Midroc Cement (DMC) Plant located?

Derba Midroc Cement (DMC) Plant is in Ethiopia, near coordinates 9.47337, 38.65681.

Who operates Derba Midroc Cement (DMC) Plant?

Derba Midroc Cement (DMC) Plant is operated by Derba Midroc Cement PLC.

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