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Sephaku Ditsobotla Cement Plant

Cement Plant in South Africa. Approximate location -26.14469, 25.85141.

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Sephaku Ditsobotla Cement Plant is a cement plant in South Africa with a reported capacity of 1,300,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Sephaku Cement Pty Ltd. By capacity it ranks #5 of 13 cement plants tracked in South Africa. It emits about 687,791 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 160,324 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 47% above the median cement plant.

1,300,000t of cement
687,791t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#10CO₂ rank in South Africa
0.53t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32439414.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 1,300,000 t of cement, Sephaku Ditsobotla Cement Plant est autour de la médiane des cement plant en South Africa (1,200,000 t of cement). Son CO₂ par unité de capacité est approximativement 59% au-dessus 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 687,791 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

160,324cars driven for a year
89,696homes' annual energy use
11,463,183tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in South Africa

Lichtenburg Cement Plant: 2,400,000 t of cement2.4MLichtenbur…Slurry Cement Plant: 1,900,000 t of cement1.9MSlurry Cem…Ditsobotla Cement Plant: 1,800,000 t of cement1.8MDitsobotla…Ray Nkonyeni Cement Plant: 1,480,000 t of cement1.5MRay Nkonye…Sephaku Ditsobotla Cement Plant: 1,300,000 t of cement1.3MSephaku Di…Delportshoop Cement Plant: 1,250,000 t of cement1.2MDelportsho…Thabazimbi Local Municipality Cement Plant: 1,200,000 t of cement1.2MThabazimbi…Pretoria Cement Plant: 1,000,000 t of cement1000kPretoria C…

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

Operator

Operated by Sephaku Cement Pty Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Sephaku Ditsobotla Cement Plant sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 26.1°S in the southern hemisphere.

~23°Ctypical annual mean
~31°Ctypical warm-season
Hot semi-arid steppe: 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 #5 largest of 13 cement plants in South Africa by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -26.14469, 25.85141. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Sephaku Ditsobotla Cement Plant?

Sephaku Ditsobotla Cement Plant is a cement plant in South Africa. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Sephaku Ditsobotla Cement Plant?

Sephaku Ditsobotla Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,300,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Sephaku Ditsobotla Cement Plant emit?

Sephaku Ditsobotla Cement Plant emits about 687,791 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 160,324 cars. That ranks #10 among tracked facilities in South Africa.

Where is Sephaku Ditsobotla Cement Plant located?

Sephaku Ditsobotla Cement Plant is in South Africa, near coordinates -26.14469, 25.85141.

Who operates Sephaku Ditsobotla Cement Plant?

Sephaku Ditsobotla Cement Plant is operated by Sephaku Cement Pty Ltd.

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