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Djebel Ressas Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Tunisia. Approximate location 35.84997, 8.59319.

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Djebel Ressas Cement Plant is a cement plant in Tunisia with a reported capacity of 2,200,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Carthage Cement SA. By capacity it ranks #1 of 7 cement plants tracked in Tunisia. It emits about 584,911 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 136,343 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 26% below the median cement plant.

2,200,000t of cement
584,911t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#3CO₂ rank in Tunisia
0.27t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1897845.

文脈内で:この施設がどのように比較されるか

2,200,000 t of cementで、Djebel Ressas Cement PlantはTunisiaのcement plantの中央値約 1,800,000 t of cementです。 容量あたりのCO₂は、cement plantの中央値下約19%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 584,911 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

136,343cars driven for a year
76,279homes' annual energy use
9,748,517tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Tunisia

Djebel Ressas Cement Plant: 2,200,000 t of cement2.2MDjebel Res…Ain Garci Cement Plant: 2,100,000 t of cement2.1MAin Garci …Al Hammah Cement Plant: 2,000,000 t of cement2.0MAl Hammah …Bir Mcherga Gare Cement Plant: 1,800,000 t of cement1.8MBir Mcherg…Ain Jalulah Cement Plant: 1,460,000 t of cement1.5MAin Jalula…Bizerte Cement Plant: 1,350,000 t of cement1.4MBizerte Ce…Tunis Cement Plant: 1,000,000 t of cement1000kTunis Ceme…

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

Operator

Operated by Carthage Cement SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Djebel Ressas Cement Plant sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 35.8°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 #1 largest of 7 cement plants in Tunisia by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 35.84997, 8.59319. 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 (≈ 3,900 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 Djebel Ressas Cement Plant?

Djebel Ressas Cement Plant is a cement plant in Tunisia. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of Djebel Ressas Cement Plant?

Djebel Ressas Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 2,200,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does Djebel Ressas Cement Plant emit?

Djebel Ressas Cement Plant emits about 584,911 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 136,343 cars. That ranks #3 among tracked facilities in Tunisia.

Where is Djebel Ressas Cement Plant located?

Djebel Ressas Cement Plant is in Tunisia, near coordinates 35.84997, 8.59319.

Who operates Djebel Ressas Cement Plant?

Djebel Ressas Cement Plant is operated by Carthage Cement SA.

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