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Sokoto Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Nigeria. Approximate location 13.05875, 5.17178.

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Sokoto Cement Plant is a cement plant in Nigeria with a reported capacity of 12,500,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by BUA International Ltd. By capacity it ranks #2 of 10 cement plants tracked in Nigeria. It emits about 4,320,860 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 1,007,193 cars.

12,500,000t of cement
4,320,860t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#2CO₂ rank in Nigeria
0.35t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897568.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 12,500,000 t of cement ist Sokoto Cement Plant deutlich über dem Medianwert von cement plant in Nigeria (7,339,667 t of cement). Sein CO₂ pro Kapazitätseinheit liegt ungefähr 5% unter dem Medianwert von cement plant. 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 4,320,860 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

1,007,193cars driven for a year
563,492homes' annual energy use
72,014,333tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Nigeria

Obajana Cement Plant: 16,250,000 t of cement16.2MObajana Ce…Sokoto Cement Plant: 12,500,000 t of cement12.5MSokoto Cem…Ojibawo Cement Plant: 12,000,000 t of cement12.0MOjibawo Ce…Okpotu Cement Plant: 9,000,000 t of cement9.0MOkpotu Cem…Sagamu Cement Plant: 7,339,667 t of cement7.3MSagamu Cem…Gboko Cement Plant: 4,000,000 t of cement4.0MGboko Ceme…Ewekoro 1 Cement Plant: 3,900,000 t of cement3.9MEwekoro 1 …Ewekoro 2 Cement Plant: 2,500,000 t of cement2.5MEwekoro 2 …

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

Operator

Operated by BUA International Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Sokoto Cement Plant sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 13.1°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 #2 largest of 10 cement plants in Nigeria by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 13.05875, 5.17178. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Sokoto Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Sokoto Cement Plant?

Sokoto Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 12,500,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Sokoto Cement Plant emit?

Sokoto Cement Plant emits about 4,320,860 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 1,007,193 cars. That ranks #2 among tracked facilities in Nigeria.

Where is Sokoto Cement Plant located?

Sokoto Cement Plant is in Nigeria, near coordinates 13.05875, 5.17178.

Who operates Sokoto Cement Plant?

Sokoto Cement Plant is operated by BUA International Ltd.

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