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Meknes Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Morocco. Approximate location 33.91045, -5.49584.

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Meknes Cement Plant is a cement plant in Morocco with a reported capacity of 1,750,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by LafargeHolcim Maroc SA. By capacity it ranks #4 of 14 cement plants tracked in Morocco. It emits about 904,156 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 210,759 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 43% above the median cement plant.

1,750,000t of cement
904,156t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#2CO₂ rank in Morocco
0.52t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897466.

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عند 1,750,000 t of cement، يكون Meknes Cement Plant حوالي متوسط cement plant في Morocco (1,600,000 t of cement). CO₂ لكل وحدة سعة هو تقريباً 64% 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 904,156 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

210,759cars driven for a year
117,913homes' annual energy use
15,069,267tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Morocco

Lafarge Settat Cement Plant 2: 3,000,000 t of cement3.0MLafarge Se…Tetouan Cement Plant: 2,500,000 t of cement2.5MTetouan Ce…Imi Mqourn Cement Plant: 2,200,000 t of cement2.2MImi Mqourn…Meknes Cement Plant: 1,750,000 t of cement1.8MMeknes Cem…Lafarge Settat Cement Plant 1: 1,700,000 t of cement1.7MLafarge Se…Ouled Ghanem Cement Plant: 1,600,000 t of cement1.6MOuled Ghan…Lafarge Taroudant Cement Plant: 1,600,000 t of cement1.6MLafarge Ta…Dir El Ksiba Cement Plant: 1,600,000 t of cement1.6MDir El Ksi…

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

Operator

Operated by LafargeHolcim Maroc SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Meknes Cement Plant sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 33.9°N in the northern hemisphere.

~17°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Hot-summer mediterranean: 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 14 cement plants in Morocco by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 33.91045, -5.49584. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Meknes Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Meknes Cement Plant?

Meknes Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,750,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Meknes Cement Plant emit?

Meknes Cement Plant emits about 904,156 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 210,759 cars. That ranks #2 among tracked facilities in Morocco.

Where is Meknes Cement Plant located?

Meknes Cement Plant is in Morocco, near coordinates 33.91045, -5.49584.

Who operates Meknes Cement Plant?

Meknes Cement Plant is operated by LafargeHolcim Maroc SA.

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