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Okpotu Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Nigeria. Approximate location 7.35465, 6.40174.

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Okpotu Cement Plant is a cement plant in Nigeria with a reported capacity of 9,000,000 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 #4 of 10 cement plants tracked in Nigeria. It emits about 2,874,721 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 670,098 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 11% below the median cement plant.

9,000,000t of cement
2,874,721t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#5CO₂ rank in Nigeria
0.32t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897567.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 9,000,000 t of cement, Okpotu Cement Plant est autour de la médiane des cement plant en Nigeria (7,339,667 t of cement). Son CO₂ par unité de capacité est approximativement 12% 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 2,874,721 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

670,098cars driven for a year
374,898homes' annual energy use
47,912,017tree 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

Okpotu Cement Plant sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 7.4°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~29°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical savanna: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #4 largest of 10 cement plants in Nigeria by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 7.35465, 6.40174. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Okpotu Cement Plant?

Okpotu 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 Okpotu Cement Plant?

Okpotu Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 9,000,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Okpotu Cement Plant emit?

Okpotu Cement Plant emits about 2,874,721 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 670,098 cars. That ranks #5 among tracked facilities in Nigeria.

Where is Okpotu Cement Plant located?

Okpotu Cement Plant is in Nigeria, near coordinates 7.35465, 6.40174.

Who operates Okpotu Cement Plant?

Okpotu Cement Plant is operated by BUA International Ltd.

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