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Mazadaran Abelou Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Iran. Approximate location 36.63716, 53.33674.

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Mazadaran Abelou Cement Plant is a cement plant in Iran with a reported capacity of 2,400,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Mazandaran Cement Co. By capacity it ranks #11 of 69 cement plants tracked in Iran. It emits about 884,816 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 206,251 cars.

2,400,000t of cement
884,816t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#44CO₂ rank in Iran
0.37t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438676.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 2,400,000 t of cement, Mazadaran Abelou Cement Plant è ben al di sopra di la mediana di cement plant in Iran (1,200,000 t of cement). Il suo CO₂ per unità di capacità è approssimativamente 13% al di sotto 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 884,816 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

206,251cars driven for a year
115,391homes' annual energy use
14,746,933tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Iran

Tehran Cement Plant: 5,208,333 t of cement5.2MTehran Cem…Diziche Cement Plant: 4,000,000 t of cement4.0MDiziche Ce…Seyyedabad Cement Plant: 3,157,895 t of cement3.2MSeyyedabad…Abyek Cement Plant: 3,100,000 t of cement3.1MAbyek Ceme…Poli Kan Cement Plant: 3,060,000 t of cement3.1MPoli Kan C…Ghaen Cement Plant: 2,900,000 t of cement2.9MGhaen Ceme…Tonbak Cement Plant: 2,760,000 t of cement2.8MTonbak Cem…Qomishe-ye mirqāsem Cement Plant: 2,736,842 t of cement2.7MQomishe-ye…

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

Operator

Operated by Mazandaran Cement Co. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Mazadaran Abelou Cement Plant sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 36.6°N in the northern hemisphere.

~17°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Hot-summer mediterranean: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #11 largest of 69 cement plants in Iran by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 36.63716, 53.33674. 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 14,000 MWh/yr (≈ 4,700 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:

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

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Mazadaran Abelou Cement Plant?

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

What is the capacity of Mazadaran Abelou Cement Plant?

Mazadaran Abelou Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 2,400,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Mazadaran Abelou Cement Plant emit?

Mazadaran Abelou Cement Plant emits about 884,816 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 206,251 cars. That ranks #44 among tracked facilities in Iran.

Where is Mazadaran Abelou Cement Plant located?

Mazadaran Abelou Cement Plant is in Iran, near coordinates 36.63716, 53.33674.

Who operates Mazadaran Abelou Cement Plant?

Mazadaran Abelou Cement Plant is operated by Mazandaran Cement Co.

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