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Gweru Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Zimbabwe. Approximate location -19.41811, 30.0498.

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Gweru Cement Plant is a cement plant in Zimbabwe with a reported capacity of 250,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Sino Zimbabwe Cement Company Pvt Ltd. By capacity it ranks #2 of 2 cement plants tracked in Zimbabwe. It emits about 62,646 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 14,603 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 30% below the median cement plant.

250,000t of cement
62,646t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#3CO₂ rank in Zimbabwe
0.25t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1898181.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 250,000 t of cement, Gweru Cement Plant est en dessous de la médiane des cement plant en Zimbabwe (830,000 t of cement). Son CO₂ par unité de capacité est approximativement 59% 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 62,646 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

14,603cars driven for a year
8,170homes' annual energy use
1,044,100tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Zimbabwe

Colleen Bawn Cement Plant: 830,000 t of cement830kColleen Ba…Gweru Cement Plant: 250,000 t of cement250kGweru Ceme…

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

Operator

Operated by Sino Zimbabwe Cement Company Pvt Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Gweru Cement Plant sits in a subtropical highland climate zone (Köppen Cwb), at 19.4°S in the southern hemisphere.

~15°Ctypical annual mean
~20°Ctypical warm-season
Subtropical highland: 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 2 cement plants in Zimbabwe by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -19.41811, 30.0498. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Gweru Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Gweru Cement Plant?

Gweru Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 250,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Gweru Cement Plant emit?

Gweru Cement Plant emits about 62,646 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 14,603 cars. That ranks #3 among tracked facilities in Zimbabwe.

Where is Gweru Cement Plant located?

Gweru Cement Plant is in Zimbabwe, near coordinates -19.41811, 30.0498.

Who operates Gweru Cement Plant?

Gweru Cement Plant is operated by Sino Zimbabwe Cement Company Pvt Ltd.

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