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Dir El Ksiba Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Morocco. Approximate location 32.56678, -6.1361.

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Dir El Ksiba Cement Plant is a cement plant in Morocco with a reported capacity of 1,600,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Ciments de L'Atlas SA. By capacity it ranks #8 of 14 cement plants tracked in Morocco. It emits about 423,115 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 98,628 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 27% below the median cement plant.

1,600,000t of cement
423,115t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#10CO₂ rank in Morocco
0.26t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897455.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 1,600,000 t of cement, Dir El Ksiba Cement Plant est autour de la médiane des cement plant en Morocco (1,600,000 t of cement). Son CO₂ par unité de capacité est approximativement 16% en dessous de la médiane des cement plant. Sous-secteur: cement. Comme cement plant, elle nécessite une chaleur de procédé intensive (typiquement 800–1400°C) pour ses opérations industrielles essentielles — chaleur qui doit être fournie par des chaudières, fours ou combustion directe, et les pertes par les récipients et tuyauteries non isolés représentent du combustible gaspillé. L'isolation modulaire amovible peut réduire ces pertes de 80–96%, refroidissant les surfaces à ≤45°C, avec des délais d'amortissement souvent inférieurs à 2 ans. Les cimenteries chauffent le calcaire à 1.400°C dans des fours rotatifs — l'un des processus industriels les plus chauds — et doivent contrôler la température avec précision sur toute la longueur du four.

Comparaison de capacité et d'intensité de CO₂ calculée à partir des données des installations industrielles Climate TRACE; rôle du secteur basé sur la référence d'ingénierie.

What 423,115 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

98,628cars driven for a year
55,179homes' annual energy use
7,051,917tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Morocco

Lafarge Settat Cement Plant 2: 3,000,000 t of cement3.0MLafarge Se…Tetouan Cement Plant: 2,500,000 t of cement2.5MTetouan Ce…Imi Mqourn Cement Plant: 2,200,000 t of cement2.2MImi Mqourn…Meknes Cement Plant: 1,750,000 t of cement1.8MMeknes Cem…Lafarge Settat Cement Plant 1: 1,700,000 t of cement1.7MLafarge Se…Ouled Ghanem Cement Plant: 1,600,000 t of cement1.6MOuled Ghan…Lafarge Taroudant Cement Plant: 1,600,000 t of cement1.6MLafarge Ta…Dir El Ksiba Cement Plant: 1,600,000 t of cement1.6MDir El Ksi…

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

Operator

Operated by Ciments de L'Atlas SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Dir El Ksiba Cement Plant sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 32.6°N in the northern hemisphere.

~17°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Hot-summer mediterranean: 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 #8 largest of 14 cement plants in Morocco by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 32.56678, -6.1361. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Dir El Ksiba Cement Plant?

Dir El Ksiba Cement Plant is a cement plant in Morocco. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Dir El Ksiba Cement Plant?

Dir El Ksiba Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,600,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Dir El Ksiba Cement Plant emit?

Dir El Ksiba Cement Plant emits about 423,115 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 98,628 cars. That ranks #10 among tracked facilities in Morocco.

Where is Dir El Ksiba Cement Plant located?

Dir El Ksiba Cement Plant is in Morocco, near coordinates 32.56678, -6.1361.

Who operates Dir El Ksiba Cement Plant?

Dir El Ksiba Cement Plant is operated by Ciments de L'Atlas SA.

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