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Dewan Cement Karachi Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Pakistan. Approximate location 24.90886, 67.47482.

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Dewan Cement Karachi Cement Plant is a cement plant in Pakistan with a reported capacity of 1,764,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Dewan Cement Ltd. By capacity it ranks #22 of 31 cement plants tracked in Pakistan. It emits about 491,104 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 114,476 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 23% below the median cement plant.

1,764,000t of cement
491,104t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#32CO₂ rank in Pakistan
0.28t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897617.

文脈内で:この施設がどのように比較されるか

1,764,000 t of cementで、Dewan Cement Karachi Cement PlantはPakistanのcement plantの中央値以下 2,300,000 t of cementです。 容量あたりのCO₂は、cement plantの中央値下約39%です。 サブセクター:cement。 cement plantとして、その中核的な産業操業に対して激しいプロセス熱(通常800–1400°C)が必要です。この熱はボイラー、炉、または直接燃焼によって供給される必要があり、未断熱容器および配管からの損失は無駄な燃料を表します。モジュール式脱着可能な断熱は、これらの損失を80~96%削減でき、表面を≤45°Cに冷却でき、回収期間は通常2年未満です。 セメント工場は回転キルンでセメント石を1,400°Cに加熱します。最も高温の産業プロセスの1つであり、キルン全体の温度を正確に制御する必要があります。

容量およびCO₂強度の比較はClimate TRACEの産業施設データから計算されました。セクターの役割は工学リファレンスに基づいています。

What 491,104 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

114,476cars driven for a year
64,046homes' annual energy use
8,185,067tree 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 Dewan Cement Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Dewan Cement Karachi Cement Plant sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 24.9°N in the northern hemisphere.

~24°Ctypical annual mean
~34°Ctypical warm-season
Hot desert: 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 #22 largest of 31 cement plants in Pakistan by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 24.90886, 67.47482. 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 11,000 MWh/yr (≈ 3,600 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 Dewan Cement Karachi Cement Plant?

Dewan Cement Karachi 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 Dewan Cement Karachi Cement Plant?

Dewan Cement Karachi Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 1,764,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Dewan Cement Karachi Cement Plant emit?

Dewan Cement Karachi Cement Plant emits about 491,104 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 114,476 cars. That ranks #32 among tracked facilities in Pakistan.

Where is Dewan Cement Karachi Cement Plant located?

Dewan Cement Karachi Cement Plant is in Pakistan, near coordinates 24.90886, 67.47482.

Who operates Dewan Cement Karachi Cement Plant?

Dewan Cement Karachi Cement Plant is operated by Dewan Cement Ltd.

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