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Badaguichiri Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Niger. Approximate location 14.50686, 5.4081.

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Badaguichiri Cement Plant is a cement plant in Niger 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 China Africa Building Material NIG SA. By capacity it ranks #1 of 2 cement plants tracked in Niger. It emits about 367,428 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 85,648 cars.

1,000,000t of cement
367,428t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1CO₂ rank in Niger
0.37t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-42547262.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 1,000,000 t of cement ist Badaguichiri Cement Plant etwa um dem Medianwert von cement plant in Niger (1,000,000 t of cement). Untersektor: cement. Als cement plant benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 800–1400°C) für seinen Kernbetrieb — Wärme, die durch Dampfkessel, Öfen oder direkte Verbrennung geliefert werden muss, und Verluste durch ungedämmte Behälter und Rohrleitungen stellen verschwendeten Brennstoff dar. Modulare abnehmbare Dämmung kann diese Verluste um 80–96% senken, Oberflächen auf ≤45°C kühlen, mit Amortisationszeiten oft unter 2 Jahren. Zementanlagen erhitzen Kalkstein auf 1.400°C in Drehrohröfen — einer der heißesten Industrieprozesse — und müssen die Temperatur über die gesamte Ofenlänge präzise kontrollieren.

Vergleich von Kapazität und CO₂-Intensität berechnet aus Climate TRACE Industrieanlagendaten; Sektorrolle basierend auf Ingenieurreferenz.

What 367,428 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

85,648cars driven for a year
47,917homes' annual energy use
6,123,800tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Niger

Badaguichiri Cement Plant: 1,000,000 t of cement1000kBadaguichi…Malbaza Cement Plant: 650,000 t of cement650kMalbaza Ce…

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

Operator

Operated by China Africa Building Material NIG SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Badaguichiri Cement Plant sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 14.5°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 #1 largest of 2 cement plants in Niger by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 14.50686, 5.4081. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A cement plant like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: rotary kiln shell, preheater tower, tertiary air duct & kiln hood, clinker-cooler ducts, valves (surface/process temperatures around 200–1,000 °C). These surfaces lose energy to the air year-round; removable modular insulation cuts that loss, brings outer surfaces to ≤45 °C, and unclips for inspection.

60% of cement CO2 is process calcination - NOT insulation-addressable; energy here is the fuel side only.

Indicative recoverable energy

On an already-insulated site (pipes & valves in cladding / jackets), closing the remaining gaps, flanges and damaged sections and switching to removable covers indicatively recovers about 9,600 MWh/yr (≈ 3,300 t CO₂/yr) — scaled to this site's reported CO₂ within its sector. Bare or damaged surfaces recover several times more.

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Indicative, not a measurement. Conservative floor for an already-insulated plant; a TIPCHECK on-site audit gives a measured figure. Industry context: EiiF TIPCHECK — industrial insulation can save ~14 Mtoe/yr in EU, payback typically <2 years.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Bare hot surfaces here exceed the touch-safe limit (EN ISO 13732-1); insulation to ≤45 °C is a worker-safety and compliance win. And before electrification, fuel-switching or CCS, eliminating surface heat loss is the cheapest, fastest, lowest-risk step — audit the bare spots first, rip-and-replace later.

External climate finance your country can access

Domestic energy-efficiency grants are limited here; industrial decarbonisation is mainly funded externally:

Routed via national development banks / accredited entities — not a direct factory grant. Verified 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Badaguichiri Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Badaguichiri Cement Plant?

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

How much CO₂ does Badaguichiri Cement Plant emit?

Badaguichiri Cement Plant emits about 367,428 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 85,648 cars. That ranks #1 among tracked facilities in Niger.

Where is Badaguichiri Cement Plant located?

Badaguichiri Cement Plant is in Niger, near coordinates 14.50686, 5.4081.

Who operates Badaguichiri Cement Plant?

Badaguichiri Cement Plant is operated by China Africa Building Material NIG SA.

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