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East Samalout Cement Plant

Cement Plant in Egypt. Approximate location 28.3009, 30.74659.

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East Samalout Cement Plant is a cement plant in Egypt with a reported capacity of 420,000 t of cement. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement. It is operated by Cleopatra Building Materials Industries Co. By capacity it ranks #26 of 26 cement plants tracked in Egypt. It emits about 214,819 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 50,074 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 42% above the median cement plant.

420,000t of cement
214,819t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#50CO₂ rank in Egypt
0.51t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-32438387.

文脈内で:この施設がどのように比較されるか

420,000 t of cementで、East Samalout Cement PlantはEgyptのcement plantの中央値以下 2,690,000 t of cementです。 容量あたりのCO₂は、cement plantの中央値上約43%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 214,819 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

50,074cars driven for a year
28,015homes' annual energy use
3,580,317tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest cement plants in Egypt

National Cement New Beni Suef Cement Plant: 12,000,000 t of cement12.0MNational C…Lafarge Attaka Cement Plant: 10,200,000 t of cement10.2MLafarge At…Helwan Cement Plant: 8,000,000 t of cement8.0MHelwan Cem…National Cement El Hassana Cement Plant: 7,000,000 t of cement7.0MNational C…Assiuit Cement Asyut Plant: 5,700,000 t of cement5.7MAssiuit Ce…Arabian Cement Attaka Plant: 5,000,000 t of cement5.0MArabian Ce…Borg El Arab Cement Plant: 4,800,000 t of cement4.8MBorg El Ar…Tura Cement Plant: 4,000,000 t of cement4.0MTura Cemen…

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

Operator

Operated by Cleopatra Building Materials Industries Co. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

East Samalout Cement Plant sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 28.3°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 #26 largest of 26 cement plants in Egypt by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 28.3009, 30.74659. 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 8,300 MWh/yr (≈ 2,800 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 East Samalout Cement Plant?

East Samalout Cement Plant is a cement plant in Egypt. It burns limestone in high-temperature rotary kilns to make clinker and cement.

What is the capacity of East Samalout Cement Plant?

East Samalout Cement Plant has a reported capacity of 420,000 t of cement.

How much CO₂ does East Samalout Cement Plant emit?

East Samalout Cement Plant emits about 214,819 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 50,074 cars. That ranks #50 among tracked facilities in Egypt.

Where is East Samalout Cement Plant located?

East Samalout Cement Plant is in Egypt, near coordinates 28.3009, 30.74659.

Who operates East Samalout Cement Plant?

East Samalout Cement Plant is operated by Cleopatra Building Materials Industries Co.

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