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Union Cement Ras Al-Khaimah Plant

Cement Plant in United Arab Emirates. Approximate location 25.96746, 56.06538.

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Union Cement Ras Al-Khaimah Plant is a cement plant in United Arab Emirates with a reported capacity of 4,800,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Union Cement Company PrJSC. By capacity it ranks #2 of 12 cement plants tracked in United Arab Emirates. It emits about 2,096,356 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 488,661 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 21% above the median cement plant.

4,800,000t of cement
2,096,356t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#8CO₂ rank in United Arab Emirates
0.44t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1895106.

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عند 4,800,000 t of cement، يكون Union Cement Ras Al-Khaimah Plant أعلى بكثير من متوسط cement plant في United Arab Emirates (2,700,000 t of cement). CO₂ لكل وحدة سعة هو تقريباً 8% 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 2,096,356 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

488,661cars driven for a year
273,390homes' annual energy use
34,939,267tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in United Arab Emirates

EMSteel Industrial City Cement Plant: 5,000,000 t of cement5.0MEMSteel In…Union Cement Ras Al-Khaimah Plant: 4,800,000 t of cement4.8MUnion Ceme…Al Saajah Cement Plant: 4,270,000 t of cement4.3MAl Saajah …Gulf Cement Ras Al Khaimah Plant: 3,800,000 t of cement3.8MGulf Cemen…Al Banah Cement Plant: 3,200,000 t of cement3.2MAl Banah C…Star Cement Ras Al-Khaimah Plant: 2,700,000 t of cement2.7MStar Cemen…Fujairah Cement Plant: 2,400,000 t of cement2.4MFujairah C…JK Cement Ras Al-Khaimah Plant: 1,600,000 t of cement1.6MJK Cement …

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

Operator

Operated by Union Cement Company PrJSC. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Union Cement Ras Al-Khaimah Plant sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 26.0°N in the northern hemisphere.

~24°Ctypical annual mean
~34°Ctypical warm-season
Hot desert: 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 #2 largest of 12 cement plants in United Arab Emirates by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 25.96746, 56.06538. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Union Cement Ras Al-Khaimah Plant?

Union Cement Ras Al-Khaimah Plant is a cement plant in United Arab Emirates. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Union Cement Ras Al-Khaimah Plant?

Union Cement Ras Al-Khaimah Plant has a reported capacity of 4,800,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Union Cement Ras Al-Khaimah Plant emit?

Union Cement Ras Al-Khaimah Plant emits about 2,096,356 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 488,661 cars. That ranks #8 among tracked facilities in United Arab Emirates.

Where is Union Cement Ras Al-Khaimah Plant located?

Union Cement Ras Al-Khaimah Plant is in United Arab Emirates, near coordinates 25.96746, 56.06538.

Who operates Union Cement Ras Al-Khaimah Plant?

Union Cement Ras Al-Khaimah Plant is operated by Union Cement Company PrJSC.

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