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Kohat Cement Togh Bala Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Pakistan. Approximate location 33.54796, 71.54937.

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Kohat Cement Togh Bala Cement Plant is a cement plant in Pakistan with a reported capacity of 2,950,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Kohat Cement Co Ltd. By capacity it ranks #13 of 31 cement plants tracked in Pakistan. It emits about 1,547,846 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 360,803 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 46% above the median cement plant.

2,950,000t of cement
1,547,846t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#14CO₂ rank in Pakistan
0.52t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897623.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 2,950,000 t of cement, Kohat Cement Togh Bala Cement Plant è ben al di sopra di la mediana di cement plant in Pakistan (2,300,000 t of cement). Il suo CO₂ per unità di capacità è approssimativamente 14% al di sopra di la mediana di cement plant. Sottosettore: cement. Come cement plant, richiede calore di processo intenso (tipicamente 800–1400°C) per le sue operazioni industriali essenziali — calore che deve essere fornito da caldaie, forni o combustione diretta, e le perdite attraverso recipienti e tubazioni non isolati rappresentano carburante sprecato. L'isolamento modulare removibile può ridurre queste perdite dell'80–96%, raffreddando superfici a ≤45°C, con payback spesso inferiore a 2 anni. Le cementerie riscaldano il calcare a 1.400°C in forni rotativi — uno dei processi industriali più caldi — e devono controllare la temperatura con precisione lungo l'intera lunghezza del forno.

Confronto di capacità e intensità di CO₂ calcolato dai dati delle strutture industriali Climate TRACE; ruolo del settore basato su riferimento ingegneristico.

What 1,547,846 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

360,803cars driven for a year
201,858homes' annual energy use
25,797,433tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Pakistan

Lucky Cement Pezu Cement Plant: 10,250,000 t of cement10.2MLucky Ceme…Maple Leaf Iskandarabad (White) Cement Plant: 8,190,000 t of cement8.2MMaple Leaf…Pioneer Cement Khushab Cement Plant: 5,190,000 t of cement5.2MPioneer Ce…Lucky Cement Karachi Cement Plant: 5,050,000 t of cement5.0MLucky Ceme…Cherat Cement Lakari Cement Plant: 4,500,000 t of cement4.5MCherat Cem…Attock Cement Hub Cement Plant: 4,300,000 t of cement4.3MAttock Cem…Bestway Cement Hattar Cement Plant: 3,900,000 t of cement3.9MBestway Ce…Fauji Cement Nizampur Cement Plant: 3,750,000 t of cement3.7MFauji Ceme…

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

Operator

Operated by Kohat Cement Co Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Kohat Cement Togh Bala Cement Plant sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 33.5°N in the northern 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 #13 largest of 31 cement plants in Pakistan by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 33.54796, 71.54937. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A cement plant like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: rotary kiln shell, preheater tower, tertiary air duct & kiln hood, clinker-cooler ducts, valves (surface/process temperatures around 200–1,000 °C). These surfaces lose energy to the air year-round; removable modular insulation cuts that loss, brings outer surfaces to ≤45 °C, and unclips for inspection.

60% of cement CO2 is process calcination - NOT insulation-addressable; energy here is the fuel side only.

Indicative recoverable energy

On an already-insulated site (pipes & valves in cladding / jackets), closing the remaining gaps, flanges and damaged sections and switching to removable covers indicatively recovers about 19,000 MWh/yr (≈ 6,500 t CO₂/yr) — scaled to this site's reported CO₂ within its sector. Bare or damaged surfaces recover several times more.

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Indicative, not a measurement. Conservative floor for an already-insulated plant; a TIPCHECK on-site audit gives a measured figure. Industry context: EiiF TIPCHECK — industrial insulation can save ~14 Mtoe/yr in EU, payback typically <2 years.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Bare hot surfaces here exceed the touch-safe limit (EN ISO 13732-1); insulation to ≤45 °C is a worker-safety and compliance win. And before electrification, fuel-switching or CCS, eliminating surface heat loss is the cheapest, fastest, lowest-risk step — audit the bare spots first, rip-and-replace later.

External climate finance your country can access

Domestic energy-efficiency grants are limited here; industrial decarbonisation is mainly funded externally:

CBAM. Exporters of cement, steel, aluminium, fertiliser, hydrogen and electricity to the EU face the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism — cutting embedded emissions (efficiency + insulation) lowers the levy.

Routed via national development banks / accredited entities — not a direct factory grant. Verified 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Kohat Cement Togh Bala Cement Plant?

Kohat Cement Togh Bala Cement Plant is a cement plant in Pakistan. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Kohat Cement Togh Bala Cement Plant?

Kohat Cement Togh Bala Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 2,950,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Kohat Cement Togh Bala Cement Plant emit?

Kohat Cement Togh Bala Cement Plant emits about 1,547,846 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 360,803 cars. That ranks #14 among tracked facilities in Pakistan.

Where is Kohat Cement Togh Bala Cement Plant located?

Kohat Cement Togh Bala Cement Plant is in Pakistan, near coordinates 33.54796, 71.54937.

Who operates Kohat Cement Togh Bala Cement Plant?

Kohat Cement Togh Bala Cement Plant is operated by Kohat Cement Co Ltd.

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