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Thies Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Senegal. Approximate location 14.79609, -17.04053.

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Thies Cement Plant is a cement plant in Senegal with a reported capacity of 1,500,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Dangote Cement PLC. By capacity it ranks #3 of 3 cement plants tracked in Senegal. It emits about 359,215 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 83,733 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 34% below the median cement plant.

1,500,000t of cement
359,215t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#3CO₂ rank in Senegal
0.24t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897790.

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عند 1,500,000 t of cement، يكون Thies Cement Plant أقل من متوسط cement plant في Senegal (3,000,000 t of cement). CO₂ لكل وحدة سعة هو تقريباً 16% 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 359,215 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

83,733cars driven for a year
46,846homes' annual energy use
5,986,917tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Senegal

Dakar Cement Plant: 3,500,000 t of cement3.5MDakar Ceme…Kirene Cement Plant: 3,000,000 t of cement3.0MKirene Cem…Thies Cement Plant: 1,500,000 t of cement1.5MThies Ceme…

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

Operator

Operated by Dangote Cement PLC. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Thies Cement Plant sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 14.8°N in the northern hemisphere.

~23°Ctypical annual mean
~31°Ctypical warm-season
Hot semi-arid steppe: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

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

How it compares & nearby sites

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

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Location

Coordinates 14.79609, -17.04053. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Thies Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Thies Cement Plant?

Thies Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,500,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Thies Cement Plant emit?

Thies Cement Plant emits about 359,215 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 83,733 cars. That ranks #3 among tracked facilities in Senegal.

Where is Thies Cement Plant located?

Thies Cement Plant is in Senegal, near coordinates 14.79609, -17.04053.

Who operates Thies Cement Plant?

Thies Cement Plant is operated by Dangote Cement PLC.

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