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SONOCC Madingou Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Congo. Approximate location -4.28977, 13.85754.

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SONOCC Madingou Cement Plant is a cement plant in Congo with a reported capacity of 300,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Société Nouvelle de Ciment du Congo. By capacity it ranks #2 of 3 cement plants tracked in Congo. It emits about 127,249 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 29,662 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 18% above the median cement plant.

300,000t of cement
127,249t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#2CO₂ rank in Congo
0.42t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1896552.

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عند 300,000 t of cement، يكون SONOCC Madingou Cement Plant حوالي متوسط cement plant في Congo (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 127,249 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

29,662cars driven for a year
16,595homes' annual energy use
2,120,817tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Congo

Mindouli Cement Plant: 700,000 t of cement700kMindouli C…SONOCC Madingou Cement Plant: 300,000 t of cement300kSONOCC Mad…Louvakou Cement Plant: 300,000 t of cement300kLouvakou C…

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

Operator

Operated by Société Nouvelle de Ciment du Congo. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

SONOCC Madingou Cement Plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 4.3°S in the southern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~29°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical savanna: 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 #2 largest of 3 cement plants in Congo by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -4.28977, 13.85754. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is SONOCC Madingou Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of SONOCC Madingou Cement Plant?

SONOCC Madingou Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 300,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does SONOCC Madingou Cement Plant emit?

SONOCC Madingou Cement Plant emits about 127,249 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 29,662 cars. That ranks #2 among tracked facilities in Congo.

Where is SONOCC Madingou Cement Plant located?

SONOCC Madingou Cement Plant is in Congo, near coordinates -4.28977, 13.85754.

Who operates SONOCC Madingou Cement Plant?

SONOCC Madingou Cement Plant is operated by Société Nouvelle de Ciment du Congo.

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