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Matrubah Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Libya. Approximate location 32.61697, 22.7274.

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Matrubah Cement Plant is a cement plant in Libya with a reported capacity of 1,000,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Libyan Cement Co. By capacity it ranks #4 of 5 cement plants tracked in Libya. It emits about 274,013 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 63,872 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 24% below the median cement plant.

1,000,000t of cement
274,013t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#7CO₂ rank in Libya
0.27t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897442.

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عند 1,000,000 t of cement، يكون Matrubah Cement Plant حوالي متوسط cement plant في Libya (1,000,000 t of cement). CO₂ لكل وحدة سعة هو تقريباً 36% أقل 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 274,013 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

63,872cars driven for a year
35,735homes' annual energy use
4,566,883tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Libya

AHCC Zliten Cement Plant: 2,000,000 t of cement2.0MAHCC Zlite…Benghazi Cement Plant: 1,600,000 t of cement1.6MBenghazi C…Al Ahlia Khoms Cement Plant 2: 1,000,000 t of cement1000kAl Ahlia K…Matrubah Cement Plant: 1,000,000 t of cement1000kMatrubah C…Al Ahlia Khoms Cement Plant 1: 330,000 t of cement330kAl Ahlia K…

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

Operator

Operated by Libyan Cement Co. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Matrubah Cement Plant sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 32.6°N in the northern hemisphere.

~23°Ctypical annual mean
~31°Ctypical warm-season
Hot semi-arid steppe: 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 #4 largest of 5 cement plants in Libya by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 32.61697, 22.7274. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Matrubah Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Matrubah Cement Plant?

Matrubah Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,000,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Matrubah Cement Plant emit?

Matrubah Cement Plant emits about 274,013 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 63,872 cars. That ranks #7 among tracked facilities in Libya.

Where is Matrubah Cement Plant located?

Matrubah Cement Plant is in Libya, near coordinates 32.61697, 22.7274.

Who operates Matrubah Cement Plant?

Matrubah Cement Plant is operated by Libyan Cement Co.

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